Of NDP and Fireworks

Before I begin, I want to wish Daniel a very happy 21st birthday!! =)

Alright, I'm extremely exhausted. After lunch, I just fell asleep on the sofa for 2 hours. I'll be attending ACJC Choir's concert tonight. It'll be my first time attending their concert and I can't wait to hear them sing... wahaha...

Yesterday's NE Show was............. okay, no too bad. The only exciting stuff this year are the combined performance of SAF band and MP, the air display by the black knights, and the fireworks. They're very very very cool! Especially the air display! Here are some photos of the air display...

Here are some photos of the SAF Band and the MP doing their display stuff.

And lastly, some nice photos of the fireworks! Woohoo!!

I have some random photos here too... of umbrellas and other things........

The main character in this photograph is the parade commander... not the umbrellas...

I quote, "Please rise to welcome the cabinet ministers...... simulated"

This MP was standing at that exact same spot throughout the whole 4 hours of the show. Cool...

Yup, that's it for NDP. Most of the photos are close ups of the Montfort section of the choir. Don't ask why... wahaha...

=)

For a funny reason, I woke up automatically at 10am today, the time when results are released. Since I was awake, I thought, why not check out my results then. A B pop into my mind when I was about to check it out, though I didn't really expect much. And so, the moment of truth came... I got a B+! I'm extremely happy about it because I didn't expect myself to do this "well". Yes, I know it's not an A, but after going through all the shit, I'm actually very happy to get what I have. Praise God for His blessings eh!! =)

I'm quite exhausted now actually. 10am might be quite late but I've been waking up late recently because I haven't been sleeping early since the beginning of my short holidays. Hee...
I'll be going for the NDP NE show tomorrow. Thanks to the choir teacher in charge for inviting me! It will be interesting to go to see the 37 montfort boys shake their booties with the other 360 ppl on the floating platform. =)

Results...

Results for my module will be out tomorrow at 10am. I'm thankful that I am feeling very peaceful and calm about it. I've come to the point where whatever results I get won't matter anymore. In fact, as I was sitting in front of the television during dinner, I felt warmth, comfort and peace which is definitely blessed upon me by God. I actually felt this calmness spreading through me from head to toe. I'm going to lift my results up to God for whatever my results maybe, it is a blessing from Him! Be it good or bad, it doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that I've learnt and now know that no matter what difficulty I face, God is always holding my hands and guiding me through it. It is all God's blessing! So whatever my results may be, let it be so! =)

Aussieland, here I come!!

And so I've made my decision. I'll be going to Perth in July for a short short holiday!! I will be flying off on 23 July (wednesday) at 9.05am and will be back in Singapore on 27 July (sunday) at 8.55pm. I'm so so so so looking forward to it!!! It's quite a huge surprise for me because I didn't even plan it in advance. Now, I have less than a month to plan where to within the short 5 days. It's going to be winter there so I guess there will be lots of sightseeing instead! I hope I'll be able to take more pictures this time round!! Andre is nice enough to allow me to stay at his place so I'm not complaining anything. This short holiday is self funded!! So I'm quite proud of myself (haaa... my hard earned money, sweat and blood involved) and at the same time, I feel the pinch because it took me quite long to save to that amount in my bank! If I did not buy my laptop and go for this holiday (and the previous perth trip as well), I could have reached my all time high record! But I guess what's more important is our physical well being than money. I can always earn back the amount of money spent (it will take a super long time unless I get myself a well-paid job). Wahaha... Oh well.. Praise God for taking away all my inhibitions and allowing me to have a clear mind to make this decision! =)

Should I or should I not?

I was out with Andre today since he has flown back to our sunny island for the holidays. I was telling him how much I would want to go back to Perth again for a short holiday and he actually asked me to fly back with him in July. After checking the Qantas website, I realised that no seats are available on the day he is flying back! But I can always fly over on another day if I wanted to. I am so tempted by the offer! Was hoping all this while that I could just go somewhere for a short holiday before going back to school to face studying all over again. However, there is this problem of money because air tickets are not cheap these days. Even though I get an offer price for flying off next month, the overall price of the return tickets (after adding tax) is a whopping $800 plus, more than what I paid for last year where the price before tax i much more than that now. Oh well, I guess I'll have to discuss with my parents before I make the decision. But I so want to go!!! It's winter there now!! I miss the relax and laid back life over there at Aussieland! well well well...

Anyway, I've watched the movie "Get Smart" today. Not too bad a show. It's definitely very very funny! But I don't think it's worth watching the second time. Wahaha... Andre also showed me a video taken 2 years back which brings back so much fond memories of my NS times. Wahaha... It' super embarassing though. I act like a crazy deranged clown in it but it is still very very funny! Missed those times... wahaha...

Of AO pang be bobby ao ao and dada

Finally, after one million years (1 year 4 months 21 days to be exact), I got to see AO pang be bobby ao ao aka bob the builder aka spongeybob rotten pants aka bobby aka bo'en (real name) today. Wahaha... It's great to have finally met him after so so long. The last time I saw him was the day he ORD-ed and that is like a long long long time ago lar. Tsk... And of course, got to see dada again! The last time i saw him was last december which is quite long ago as well! So yippee! Get to crap with pang be in person! The friendly exchange of insults is so thrilling! Never fails to crack me up! haha... The photo below shows Pang Be's electric personality (or him chanelling storm... both works fine)...

And this other photo shows the dark side of dada... wahaha... He looks dangerous...

So funny! Enjoyed myself today. Could have been able to come up with more witty comments to spar with bobby but I was too tired (slept at 5am in the morning because I couldn't sleep.. dunno why also.. hurr) to do so. Haha... But it was funny nevertheless =) Praise God for the day =)

Life's uncertainty...

Looking back at the things I've done and am doing, I kind of wonder where I'm actually going. I guess I've reached this stage where everything seems to be in auto mode, i.e. each day has become a routine and everything just seems to fall into place nicely. Hmmm... I just feel a little weird suddenly. Half a year has just gone by unknowingly. It feels as though I've just attended watchnight service yesterday. It's quite unbelieveable that I just completed Special Semester Part 1 and I'm having my holidays now. I just feel as if I've never even stepped into NUS before and all the things that I've done and learnt just appear right in front of me. Being in the music room at Montfort seems weird too. There's this familiar feeling in the room but everything looks so different. It feels very deja vu-ish but the fact is, I was a student at montfort and was prancing around the room as president 5 years back. 5 years seems like a long way back but to me, it feels as if it's just yesterday. This brings me to the question of whether I've grown up at all...

Looking back at all the things I've been through, I can say I've grown to a certain extent. God has guided me through a long long way and I'm really thankful to have come to know Him, our God who lives and reigns forever. Seriously, I don't know where I get the strength to persevere through my A levels, the mental energy to actually withstand the harsh environment (though I was a clerk, the stress is still there due to the nature of my work) and the key to start my engine for special sem... All these are God's work and I give Him thanks and praise for helping me through each phase of my life. I don't know how my life will be like without His guidance... I think I might be in Mental Hospital by now knowing how I can get. God is so great! Without His healing touch, my A levels would have been a repeat of my O levels. Without His presence, I would have given up University education altogether, knowing how tough things can get. Without His forgiveness, kindness and care, I wouldn't have been who I am today. I'm thankful and blessed. Very very blessed. =)

Therefore, who cares what happens tomorrow right? Life is like a mist, you'll never know when you will leave this world. All my treasures are up there in heaven so why should I focus on all things temporal? Jesus said, "Who of you can add a single hour to your lives by worrying?" (I think I've quoted that before... hee) S0 why worry about tomorrow when you can spend all that time treasuring the things that are happening today? Jesus also said, "Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough worries of its own." Matthew 6:34 Which brings us back to the question, why worry? I shall see to it that all worries will be dissolved from my little mind and just have faith in Him. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! Phillipians 4:13 No matter how difficult a situation is, He will provide a way! That I shall remind myself always. Praise God for His words and promises.

Teaching... Hmmm...

The size of my tuition class has increased from 3 to 10 students. I was telling Daren the other day that I would very much prefer to teach a larger class but regretted saying that last week. The more students I have, the noisier the class becomes which means the more shouting I have to do. But luckily for me, I managed to capture their attention yesterday (Praise God for that!) with new techniques employed... Wahaha... I've moved on to using powerpoint instead of journal to present to the class and I did live demonstrations for them to see the wonders of Science... wahaha... But they were surprisingly better (note: better, not well...) behaved than usual and I am super happy with them.

Over the weekend, I toiled over the stove, boiling red cabbage in water so that I can extract the pigment in the leaves to get a pH indicator. The colour change happened at home but it didn't work for bakin soda yesterday night. I guess the baking soda did not dissolve completely to produce the hydroxide ions to cause the colour change. But still, it's kind of puzzling... wahaha... Oh well... It's over... I'll have to start squeezing my brains and think of how the physics part of sec 1 science can be made interesting... wahaha

By the way, Congrats to NUS Choir for obtaining 100/100 for the 2 categories they took part in for the Grand Prix St Petersburg 2008!! They rock eh!! woohoo!! =)

End of GEK1521

I had my last lecture for this module and I'll be having my final test tomorrow. Somehow, I'm feeling really confident for this test. I think i understand everything that I've learnt so far and there's this peace that I'm feeling. Praise the Lord for His blessings! However, I'm quite worried about this confidence that I have now because I'm quite scared that I missed out certain stuff. But I've done my best by recapping every topic for tomorrow so I shall just not worry and let God do His thing. I must thank Sophie for her prayers and again, Song Choon, for his encouragement too. Thanks for the reminders ya? =) It's nice knowing that people do care for you and I'm really very very appreciative of all the care and kindness showered upon me. Praise God! The presence of God has been so real each day. It's as if I can literally see Him beside me during lectures, on the way to school, coming back from school. It really gives me the peace that I need. Thank God!! =)

Anyway, let me feature 2 videos. One by the triumphant MJChoir performing my favourite song, Luk luk lumbu, and the other by VS Choir, singing noyosa. It's really cool!!





Videos of MJChoir and VS Choir performance and olomouc can be found in the following youtube links:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mjc+choir+olomouc&search_type=&aq=f
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=victoria+school+choir+olomouc&search_type=&aq=f

Woohoo!! =))

Of school and stress...

I am so so so so tired. Apparently, I was not able to sleep for the past few nights. Last night was the worst as I slept at 4 plus am and woke up at 8am to go to church. Surprisingly, I managed to survive through service though I was super sleepy through service. I still feel very guilty about that part. But Praise God for hearing my prayer for things could have been worst.

The past week has been quite stressful for me. It made me feel as if I have taken a greek module instead of a physics one. I just don't understand a single thing the lecturer was talking about because it was super quantum physics and it is all so so cheem. And I heard that I'll be learning that in modern chemistry too. May God bless me through that module eh. But once again, Praise God for I managed to understand the concepts today through reading the textbook and forcing my poor brain to think. Suddenly I felt so stupid. But I know I have to pull through this because things will not be easy from now on.

Also, I've been busy with my term paper because the deadline is coming soon. Had quite a few group project meetings through the week and I am very happy that we have been quite productive. Everything is done and now we are cleaning up the essay and standardising everything. I really hope that we can do well for this paper because it looks impressive... haha... And we sweat blood, vomit blood, excrete blood for this paper... So hopefully we get a decent grade. I won't ask for the best grade but I pray that we get what we deserve. This is the first time i have to reduce the number of pages to the essay so that we don't exceed the limit. It's super difficult and I think all of us can be english teachers after this module. We shortened sentences and combined sentences in the best way english allows us too... Really... Can puke blood i tell you...

And lastly, Ive been pondering about whether I should drop my geography module. And it has contributed to my sleepless nights. Today, I've finally made the decision to drop it and take a break in July. Many thanks to Joanne who has been listening to my complains, whining and po ma-ing about this matter and song choon for providing the best logical answer to the question in mind (i.e. cannot take it, drop it). haaa... I really wanted to take the module because it sounds interesting. But after one GEM module, it sort of exhausted me. I don't know how I'm going to handle 5 modules when school officially starts. I pray that God will bless me with the strength to persevere and pull through this. Jesus said," Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" This is so so true. So I'm lifting up my worries to God and I pray that whatever His will is for me, let it be so. I must grow in Him and be strong for He is always by my side regardless of circumstances. Praise God!

Oh well... I guess it's time for me to go to bed. My last and final test will be on this coming Thursday. I really hope i can do well for this module!!!! Whatever God's will is, let it be so! =))

MJCHOIR ROCKS MY SOCKS!!

WOOHOO!! MJCHOIR is the superior category champions for the olomouc competition!!!! A whooping 99/100 for superior category and 94/100 for the other one... THEY ROCK!!! I'm so proud of them!!!! MY JUNIORS ROCKS!!! Haa... I've been very excited and happy for them since the time I knew the results... Now it's the grand finals! They should have gone on stage by now... Praying hard that they will bag the overall champions!! Praise God!!!! HALLELUJAH!! =)

All the best MJChoir!

This is the day eh! Today will be the competition day for MJChoir at Olomouc! Praying and hoping that their efforts and long training will pay off today! They will be on stage at 3.40pm and 5.20pm SGT for their 2 categories! May they be filled with confidence, do their best, do themselves, school and friends proud, and most importantly, enjoy the experience!! =))

God's Promises

Thanks Sophie and Jonathan for reminding me that God will always be there fore me. And thank you to the rest who encouraged me! God indeed works in mighty ways and I am actually quite surprised that even Jon, who is not a christian by the way, reminded me about how great God is.

Jon actually told me this,

God will make a way
Where there seems to be no way
He loves in way we cannot see
he will make the way for u
he will be your guide
hold u closely to his side

How great God works indeed! Hallelujah!

Anyway, I've finally finished my component for my essay. But I think I've typed too much. Hopefully I'm able to cut down!!! haha... Shall see how things go eh... =)

And the results...

I just got back my term test 1 results today. I am actually quite sad for doing not so well for my first paper. And the worst thing is, 44% of the cohort got marks 40 and above which means the bell curve will shift, leading to me getting a low pass. And after doing some simultaneous equations, i find myself really stupid for attempting questions which I am not sure of. If there is no minusing of marks, I could have gotten a 40 out of 55. But because of my itchy fingers, I went to attempt and got 14 questions wrong, leading to a final score of 36.5. Haha... But I guess this is God's way of teaching me a lesson, on decision making and of course, to make me pay the price for being so complacent. So it' my fault ultimately... seriously and I praise God for teaching me poking me in the right places so that I can wake up my idea. If not I would have continued to be lazy and get my priorities wrong all over again. Praise God for this wonderful lesson! For without this lousy results, I would not have been so motivated to want to start studying for my second test and give my very best for my term paper. I really want to get an A+ for this module! So I guess it's time for me to work hard! And I pray that God will guide me through this process because I am certainly quite tempted to be lazy most of the time.

Speaking of my term paper, I've been facing the difficulty of finding diagrams for my paper. So i end up making my own using powerpoint and paint. I am actually quite amazed that I can produce such diagrams with powerpoint... haa... here's a diagram of the experimental setup for microcap dialysis used in protein crystallisation...

Isn't it cool? Haaa... Alright... time to do my best for my term paper... Woot!

Term Test 1

Finally, after a million years hiatus from studying, I got to take my first test in uni. I really have to praise God for guiding me through because without Him, I know I wouldn't have been able to go that far through the test. When the test started, i actually panicked after looking through the first few questions. I seriously could not think properly and my mind was raising and not concentrating on the paper. But constant prayer calmed me down. I managed to sit through the paper, and even relook at those difficult physics questions which I thought was impossible to solve. It was really miraculous that I could actually make sense of the question and find a logical (to me at least...) explanation for each answer. Praise God for his guidance for I would have been in a nervous wreck througout the paper without His guidance. Hallelujah. I am also very blessed to have such a nice lecturer who extended the test by half an hour even before the paper started. How cool is that... All I can do now is to pray that I've done well for the test for I've already did my best. =)

Also, I'll be taking Geography for the second part of special term! How interesting... It has been 7 years since I last touched geog and I don't know how I'm going to die. But no worries as of yet. I have to clear my last 2 hurdles before having to worry about it. Hopefully my term paper turns out well and I pray that my final term test would be easier. The interesting stuff are coming in, like teeth and bones... Oooh...

Lastly, my juniors from MJChoir will be flying off to Czech Republic in 8 minutes time! I really pray that they will do well for the competition. I know they can do it because this batch of people are really good!! I pray that they will enjoy themselves, have confidence in themselves and do themselves proud because they have been practicing really hard for this competition. All the best to them and may God bless them! =)

Of crystals and proteins

Yes, I've been busy studying for my upcoming test on monday and my project essay is killing me. I'm still quite confused over a few things but I think I've come to the point of accepting things as it is. In any case, if there's anyone out there who can explain what an electrostatic/electric potential is, please give me a beep beep. Arigato! My dear dear understudy has offered his services and had tried explaining it to me yesterday over MSN. But MSN being MSN, it's all words and I'm still confused. He even offered to meet me and explain things to me but I'm not free... hurr... oh well... My understudy still rocks!! Thanks Yuliang!

Just this afternoon, I've realised how important the symmetry we learnt in primary school is. For the past few days, I've been wrecking my brains, trying to figure out rotational symmetry in crystals. And I think my spatial IQ is extremely loww... hurrr... But I managed to see how rotational symmetry works (I know I'm not giving my pri sch teachers any credit for forgetting something so brainless and simple...) after remembering what Mrs Lau, my pri 5 and 6 form teacher, told us about rotational symmetry. I quote, "Just turn the paper and see if the figure is the same after rotating it for a certain angle". (not exact words though... Pri sch is like a million years ago..) And voila... I saw it! I was so so enlightened after that! Praise God for helping me remember! =)

And since yesterday, I've been waking up with an outpour of facts about protein crystallisation in my head. It's scary, I tell you. Once my eyes were opened, I begin thinking about how protein crystallisation works, how protein molecules assemble to produce crystals etc etc. Haha... I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing.

So... I took a break yesterday and went out for a movie. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian really rocks. I enjoyed the movie a lot! Though at some parts it can be quite funny. Haa... But that movie is seriously good. Exciting and of course sort of reminds me about how God works in our lives. With faith, all things are possible. That whenever we are in trouble, He's right there listening to us and guiding us along. yep yep... Truly nice to know indeed! =)

Alright, I guess it's back to studying and thinking about how to I am going to complete my report by next wednesday. Haa... But I quote, "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry for itself. Each day has enough worries of its own." Matthew 6:34. That I will remember. Praise God =)

Wonderful God!

God is wonderful and great! All things, big or small, are worthy of his praise! I was having a hard time understanding something regarding how precipitants work in protein crystallisation last night. And i thought i actually understood it before. This morning I prayed for God's guidance, to allow me to find materials which can give me a clear picture of what I assumed to be right, and there it was, with a click of the mouse button, the information came to me just like that. Praise God!! =)

My Heart Yearns for Thee

Oh how my heart yearns for Thee
Oh how my heart yearns for Thee
More than the watchman waits for the morning
Lord I am yearning for Thee

Oh how my heart yearns for Thee
Oh how my heart yearns for Thee
Just like a river runs to the sea
Lord I am running to Thee

Deep calling to deep
Spirit to spirit
As a deer panting for water
Lord I am thirsting for You

Oh how my heart yearns for Thee
Oh how my heart yearns for Thee
Just like the watchman waits for the morning
Lord I am waiting for Thee

Oh how my heart yearns for Thee
Oh how my heart yearns for Thee
More than the watchman waits for the morning
Just like the river runs to the sea
And as a deer panting for water
Lord I am running to Thee

Concert-y week

So yet another week has passed. School has been interesting so far. Thanks to Sophie for he textbook cos it helped me alot in understanding some physics stuff!! Physics and I don't go together so I'm actually quite surprised that I've understood what is taught so far even though I was grabbing on to information blindly initially... Praise God! I guess the stress has started to kick in with the deadline for term paper topic submission drawing near. I'm glad that I have no problems finding group mates since all 4 of us are from MJC... But hopefully we are all able to produce our essay by 20 June. I shall trust God and see how things go. =)

Attended AJChoir's concert yesterday evening. The concert was not bad. I was wondering how they managed to change so quickly during the second half of the concerts since they had to change by the end of 2 songs. Cool skills they've got there. It reminds me of my first concert in MJ. The guys didn't have much time to change during the intermission because we were arranging the platforms for our operatta (musical thingy). In the end, we went out on stage without securing our cloth thingys to our shirts. Wonderful memories theyr were. And MJChoir put up a guest performance for the concert yesterday. They actually sounded not too bad though I know that they can do better for their competition in Olomouc, Czech Republic! =))

I'll be attending TPJC Choir concert tonight. It seems that I have a lot of money to spent since I've attended 3 concerts in 8 days. Felt so sian suddenly... haa... But it's ok... It's always interesting to listen to those choral pieces which I've never heard or sung before... And it's always nice to listen to a different rendition of those that I've heard or sung before. Heh heh...

Oh well... Off to prepare for school tomorrow... yippee!

Our Amazing God!

I thank God for allowing me to start during special term because it is truly an excellent avenue for me to get my engines started since I've been feeling very very lazy to start studying.

I thank God for allowing me to have people I know to take the same module as me for this part of ST so that I won't feel so alone.

I thank God for blessing me with the wisdom and knowledge to understand the concepts I thought were un-understandable when I stepped out of the lecture theatre for the pass two days.

I thank God for blessing me with opportunities to learn patience and perseverance as the thought of giving up studying for my module altogether came in mind. However, the reminder that God will guide us through, bless us with opportunites to understand, and the need to stay calm, not panic but trust in God gave me the strength to go on and not give up.

I thank God for blessing me with opportunities to serve him in every way possible.

I thank God for the people (i.e. friends and family, especially my parents and brother) who have showered their care and concern upon me through my life even till now where school has just begun for me.

I thank God for healing me for I would not have ventured far and excel in things that I want to do and achieve without His healing.

Most importantly, I thank God for bringing me back to Him! For without God in my life, I wouldn't have gone so far. Without His promises and words of encouragement, life would have been difficult, without any meaning or purpose.

Praise God for all that You've done for your works, miracles and creations are truly great beautiful and amazing! God is indeed so true and real and there can be no way that we can prove otherwise. The many blessings in my life is testimony to His wondeful presence! Hallelujah!! =)

Back to School

Finally, I'll be starting school tomorrow after waiting for 2 long years. I'm still not prepared for school though. Realised that I have not even prepared my stationeries for school and I don't even have a pencil box to put my stationeries in. So I guess I'll have to go shopping tomorrow after lecture. I have 3 hours to spare anyway since VJChoir Concert starts only at 7.30pm while I end at 4pm. Haa... So exciting... It's been so long since I've last studied. I hope that I'll be able to regain my stamina to study soon because I am beginning to feel very comfy with my lazy life now... haa... Wonder how I'm going to adapt to school life again... Hmmmm...

Anyway, I've passed my audition for Praislight. Will definitely persevere through my time in ministry. Will be praying that God will bless me with patience and courage to step out of my comfort zone once again and start praising and worshipping him! And of course, strength, to fight against the evil devil that will try to move me away from serving God.

The way God works is truly amazing and great. All you need is faith and prayer and it shall be given unto you by God. The bible say that even if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you have power to move mountains. That is so so true. The peace and calmness that I felt throughout my audition was definitely God-sent. I was quite unnerved when I woke up that very morning but during my journey there, I just prayed for peace and it was blessed unto me. God is truly great! His creations are so beautiful and wonderful! God is truly real and living! Praise God for all that has been blessed upon me! Hallelujah! =)

Who died?

Everytime I look at my picture on my identity cards, I ask myself, who died? If others look at my picture on my cards, they will tell me that I look like a gangster. This is kind of disturbing. In fact, after looking at my IC, 11b and NUS ezlink card, I realised that my face is the same! even though the photos are taken in sec 4 (i.e. 2003), second day of enlistment (i.e. 2005) and yesterday respetively.

And i guess my face have not change ever since I've graduated from secondary school... wahaha... I wonder if it's a good thing or a bad thing... heh heh....

Life is great

It feels great to hae opportunities to catch up with old friends and friends alike. Praise God for allowing my sec sch frens and army frens to just talk to me on MSN. Recently, I've been having quite a few ppl talking to me and asking how i've been. It just feels great to be remembered. Praise God once again! =)

Of course, I'm thankful for the recent creation of the tiggatiggers for I don't remember laughing as much since the last time I've laughed that much. Being sucked into this vortex of youthfulness (because I'm the oldest in that group and the youngest is just 14) reminded me so much about my secondary school days when I was in the Holland V/Planets. The times where we just sat outside the staff room during recess time, talking and talking and having so much jokes. It was great!

Come to think of it, throughout the years of my life, I've been in quite a few cliques like holland V, 3 musketeers and1 extra, J cubeS, 7 wanderers and now the tiggatiggers (though the members are seriously very young!). It sort of reminded me how much I've actually grown and how old I actually am. Feels like all of a sudden, I'm going to be 21 and everything just went pass like that. How interesting...

I'm very thankful for the many lovely and sweet memories I had and how God has made my life so colourful and filled it with happiness. Yes, there are definitely times when I feel down and out but the fact that God is always right beside me to pick me up when I fall, comforts me a huge load! Also, I'm always reminded that all the times when things don't go the way you want it to go, are times where God moulds us and wants us to learn something from it. That's how great God is ain't it? Life without God just feels meaningless!

Alright, just a caution to all to not watch superhero movie if you are not a fan of lame jokes because the movie is full it. And the storyline does not have any link at all. Furthermore, towards the end of the movie, part of it was cut away, so viewers were left in a state of confusion over what happened. Haaa...

Here's a picture of the tiggatiggers if you've been wondering who I'm talking about...

School is starting in 2 weeks time... Just can't wait! =)

End of yet another chapter...

Today sort of marks the end of my relief teaching days because the school I'm working for will be having their Mid-years next week. Therefore, they will not need any relief teachers for that period. I will surely miss some of my students, the ones who never fails to make me laugh. The experience gained is definitely valuable and enriching. Its interesting to get to meet different kinds of people with different personalities and see how students behave in a co-ed secondary school (since I spent 10 years of my life in a boys school). Oh well... hopefully I'll get to do a proper farewell one of these days...

Tomorrow will mark the last day of me being active in montfort's choir practices and it will also be the last day for the sec 4s since choir practice will stop for preparation for mid years. I guess I've drawn myself close to the choir, though they are like a million years younger than me. It has been good and meaningful time spent during each choir practice with the juniors. Though they might not be good, its still the good times spent together that makes it memorable. It feels very secondary school-ish all over again and I seem to become more and more child-like. But being able to help them through conducting practices and all feels good. Some might say that they are a lost cause or it is a waste of my time to go back and help. But I just feel that I should offer my help and give them the moral support, to let them know that they have a senior who cares about them. And it feels great to know that the choir and the teachers appreciates my presence and help.=)

Oh well... One chapter closes and another opens. Let the Lord lead me through it all eh =) School's starting. Can't wait!

Exhausted

I feel like a walking zombie today. I've been feeling so exhausted since morning and the amount of time spent on sleeping today is scary. I guess it must have been the late nights and early mornings that kill me. Slept late on thursday and friday evening. Furthermore, I woke up early on friday, worked, went to Montfort immediately for their founder's day rehearsal, then home to bathe and was out the next moment to meet up with the 04S208 peeps and by the time i reached home, it was about 11.40pm. However, I'm not going to complain about it because the time spent was great and it was worth it =)

Alright, school is starting very very soon and I'm beginning to feel more and more excited about it. The school I'm working for says tat I can go back for relief teaching on days where I have no lessons. So I'm quite happy about it. Then again, when my 1st sem officially starts, i doubt I will have so much time to do relief teaching since my 5 modules will most probably occupy every single day.

Founder's day rehearsal at Montfort was not bad before stage time and quite bad when they are on stage. It was truly a lol moment on stage with them. haaa... At least they sounded presentable during practice, which makes it consoling to know that they are capable of that standard. wahaha... How I wish I know how to help them improve chorally...

Oh well... Here are some photos from the SYF display band 2008 and random ones... Sadly, my cousin's sec sch got a silver. I though they did pretty well though... haaa...

Life is great with God in my Life! Hallelujah!! =)

Majesty

Majesty by Planetshakers

Rising
I feel my heart sing
Praises our Lord and King
The wonder, the majesty
Welcome the King of Glory in

Every tribe and tongue
Every land will sing Your praise
To the end of time we sing
Majesty

All Majesty
To the God of creation
All Majesty
God of all generations
This anthem of we sing
To the God of all nations
All Majesty
We sing

This song rocks! Very very nice song =)

Planetshakers!

For the past 2 nights, Song Choon and I went to expo for the planetshakers and Tim Hugh praise and worship session. Praise and worship was great!! I've never felt so free in my life. God is definitely in our presence and the holy spirit was definitely there to fill the place! Yippee doodles! I just felt so high throughout... Though I was super tired yesterday, I'm glad that I went because God will guide me through! =))

Some photos from the event taken by me with my lousy handphone...

Grandma's Birthday

My family celebrated my grandmother's birthday on sunday. It was quite an interesting celebration.. haaa...

This year's celebration was held at the same place again, Carribean at Keppel Bay and the food was from the same place, Mum's Kitchen, with the exact same dishes from last year. However, something funny happened. It took my aunty 2 hours to drive my grandmother from ang mo kio to Harbour Front. Why so? She got lost. Haha... It was very very amusing. My cousins, brother and I were sitting in front of the buffet table, staring at my aunt giving my other aunt animated instructions on how drive from Hillview to Harbour Front. It was so so funny. In the end, another aunt of mine went all the way to entrance of Carribean to wave at them so that they will not miss the turn. While my aunt was out at the roadside, my whole family was at the balcony of the function room looking and looking, as if we were expecting a meteor to crash into the place. Then, as my grandmother walk towards the function room, my cousins and small baby cousins started waving at her. And my grandmother waved back at them like a queen. The scene was so cute!!!

Anyway, here are some photos of the event...

I feel so high after service today. I don't know why but I just felt so so happy, so so jubilant! Like what I've always said, God is so real! I literally felt his presence throughout the day today. Everywhere I go, everything I do, I just felt Him beside me, watching over me. God is truly great!! Hallelujah!!

A night at MJ

Going back to Meridian yesterday made me realise how much I miss my JC life!! MJChoir had their orientation camp yesterday and the alumni were invited to visit. The choir has grown a lot! They are preparing for their competition at Czech Republic this coming june and they have finished learning the songs and sounded decent for some of the songs. I'm sure they will do well for the coming competition! That itself made me realise how much I miss singing in MJChoir, if not, in a fully functioning choir itself! haaa... We heard from the teacher in charge that 2 of the classroom blocks are air conditioned now! The art room has been converted to a air conditioned study room which allows the students to study till 8.45pm at night and there are all sorts of vending machines around the school now! The pond behind the LTs beautifies the school (compared to the plain grass land I saw when I was still around) and the LTs themselves are going through renovation. By the end of this year, MJ will have a rock wall too for rock climbing! So many changes!! And MJ looks and feels like a cool place to study in now. How lucky our juniors are... wahahaha...

Anyway, here is a photo of the record breaking bottle cap MJ crest I've taken last night. The photo was a bit slanted because I didn't take it from the right side. So I've rotated the photo to make it look correct, but then, the crest now looks oblong in shape. Just to clarify, it looks perfectly circular in school. haaa...

So cool right?! Can't stand it... By the way, the LTs still smell the same even after I've left the school for 3 years. Explains a lot! But the smell is greatly missed... haha

After that, the alumni left for mac donalds at downtown east for supper. We played the card game munchkin which could have been very enjoyable if not for me being very tired. We ended the game at about 2.30am. By then, I was a walking zombie. Wahaha... but the game is interesting, no doubt =)

Interesting!

God has once again proven that he is watching over me and is by my side every second of my life. I was sitting in front of my lappie, asking God to give me something to do to take my mind off the stress and stuff. Lo and behold, after a few seconds, Song Wei MSN-ed me and asked me if I want to jog with him! Instantaneous answer to my prayer! Praise God!!! =)

However, we didn't get to jog in the end as it started raining. Haha... Oh well, at least i left house and managed to watch one soccer team play soccer a Hougang stadium. Also, the cheesecake that I've baked seems to have failed. Sigh... Shall see the outcome tomorrow!

God is great!!! =)))

'I think i need to start my baking habit soon. It's been so long since I've last baked and my ingredients are not getting any fresher... Ahhh... What happen to my "baking is therapeautic" motto?

God works in such wonderful ways that makes me feel so blessed to have come to receive Christ. The guess the things that I have been through as a relief teacher so far is God's way of training and affirming me of wanting a career as a teacher.

It's been quite tiring and demoralising, teaching my tuition kids who do not want to cooperate with me and help make the lesson productive. I guess it's me being to nice to them which gave them that chance to step over me. The thought of giving up teaching loomed in my mind. In school, many situations happened in a day which seems to test my critical thinking and problem solving skills. Just when I have half the mind of giving up like a weakling, God blessed me with wonderful teaching experiences for the next few days. I went to classes which are so willing to learn and I actually managed to help them with their chemistry and science and that heartens me. And I sort of realised that all these things that I am going through now are just learning experiences for me to take note and remember to help me further in future. To learn what to do and how to deal with situations both good and bad. I'm very very thankful for God's affirmation for me. Praise God! =)) And I'll have to thank Joanne too for her encouragement! =)

Anyway, here are some photos from the choir exchange last last last week and a small gathering with sett, kenny, andre and desmond a long long time ago this year (or is it last dec... hmmm...)

The Big Clean Up

Last week, I decided to tidy up my room because my study desk has things from 2004 pasted on it and my secondary school notes are seriously collecting lots of dust. I could have created Mount Dusty with the amount of dust collected in my room. It's totally disgusting. After throwing away all my English, Chinese and Literature (with much reluctance, because I love Romeo and Juliet!) notes, I managed to create lots of space for my JC notes. Notes from JC will never be thrown away because they are very very precious to me. All my sweat and blood is in there, especially my answers to the TYS questions. Wahaha...

And so, with my study area cleaned up and organised, I've decided to decorate the piece of wooden wall in front of me. Now, I have so many pairs of eyes staring at me. This shall provide the extra pressure when I procrastinate. Wahaha...

This is how my room look like now...

In life, you don't always get what you want. Sometimes, things that you ask for come so much later to the point where you've forgotten that it was something that you prayed for. I guess this is God's way of teaching us patience. There are also times when you ask but don't receive at all. This is why...

"When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get n your pleasures." James 4:3

In life, there are definitely many ups and downs. People tend to remember God whenever they are feeling down but forget about Him when they are happy. All experiences in life, be it good or bad are lessons which God wants us to learn. From bad experiences, we learn how to deal with them and how not to make the same mistake ever again. From good experiences, we learn how we do it right and how we should go about maintaining it that way.

However, man tend to repeat their mistakes again and again even though they made a vow to never repeat it ever again. Isn't it interesting when its always easy to say but never easy to do what you say? This often happens when you are really down and out, when life seems meaningless and you feel alone, when you seem to give up on the things you are fighting for because you can't seem to do things right. I guess this is God's way of teaching us perseverance, to persevere through and not give up.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Phillipians 4:13

Oh well, why the sudden emo stuff? I have no idea. Life can never be better without God by our side. Yep. I have decided to live each day to the fullest and not let anything get me down since the beginning of this year. And nothing shall get me down... wahahaha... And I praise God for allowing me to feel triumphant because I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! And I will have to constantly remind myself that, that worrying will not add a single hour to my life, that God is my provider and he is my strength and shelter whom I seek in times of need!

Again, why thes sudden emo stuff? I seriously have no idea... wahaha...

God will guide me through for He always provides us with a way out in every test and every situation that he puts us in. Praise God!

Good Friday

Good Friday. A day which Christians are reminded of the death of Jesus Christ. The day where we are reminded that God sent his son down to earth to pay the ulitimate sacrifice for our sins. The day which we reflect on our past wrong doings and what Jesus had went through to save us. The day which reminds us that He is the lamb who did not run away, knowing that He has to die for us. The day which we should repent.

How great is He who never fails to guide us through each obstacle we face? How great is He who blessed us constantly and answered our prayers in times of need? How great is He who is our comfort, our shelter, our shield, the One and only God who never forsakes us? How great is He who is omnipresent, constanly by our side and never leaving us?

Praise God for all the wonderful things that came into my life. Praise God for blessing me with such wonderful family members and friends, for always providing me a way out in times of need, for never leaving me alone in trying times. Praise God for all that He has done for me. Hallelujah!

Good Friday service is great. Great praise and worship, interesting mime and wonderful sermon. The company on Good Friday was great too. Friend and family. How good can this Good friday get. In fact, everyday seems to be filled with hope and joy as long as God is by my side. Wahaha... Nothing more I can ask for. All I need is You Lord! =))

Dinner at Botak Jones with my cousins today. Food was great. Wahaha...

Even with food in my mouth, hidden in the cheeks area, I don't look as fat as I thought I'd look. wahaha....

I think the tired-ness of work has caused me to go a little crazy today. I think I did not portray the maturity of a teacher in the classes I went. All I did was laugh and laugh and do stupid things in front of the students. Then again, I've been to all of the 3 classes before. So the they were quite warmed up to me. Wahaha... But I seriously felt deranged. Oh my gosh... save me eh...

Jonathan's 21st birthday party was great. Finally I get to meet my dear understudy (though we just met not long ago... haaa), faizal, jothie, nio, ruting and of course our dear dear birthday boy. The company was great. I don't remember laughing so so much since the beginning of this year. Haha... It sort of made me miss my friends/colleagues in my office. The stupid things we do and the funny things we made my life in office much more easier and memorable. Haha... shall post pictures of the event when I get them from Jon. Great day it has been... Praise God!

Good Friday tomorrow!!! =))