A little Me

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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! =)

Friday, April 25, 2008

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!

Saturday, April 19, 2008

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...

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

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

Sunday, April 13, 2008

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 =)

Saturday, April 12, 2008

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...

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

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...

Sunday, April 06, 2008

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!!

Saturday, April 05, 2008

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 =)

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

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!!! =)))

Sunday, March 30, 2008

'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?

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

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...)

Monday, March 24, 2008

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...

Saturday, March 22, 2008

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!

Friday, March 21, 2008

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....

Thursday, March 20, 2008

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!!! =))

Saturday, March 15, 2008

A day with YOUNG people

And so it was an outing with people who are 5-7 years younger than me yesterday. Interesting enough, I didn't feel the age gap. So it's either I have not grown up, or I am young at heart. I choose to believe the latter, thank you very much. (haaa...) They are quit mature for their age too and most importantly is that it was a happy outing. Yep yep it was =)

Marche for lunch is definitely not on my list of must do since moolah is very important if one is to dine there. However, i succumbed to pressure (thanks to you, jeans) and come to think of it, the last time I ate at Marche was like 5 hundred years ago. Therefore, it definitely qualifies itself to be under the "long long one time" category. Eat that we shall. Food was great, though I almost puked after finishing my brownie and it is not because the food sucked but due to the amount of food I ate (actually, it's not that much either... haaa). The brownie itself is very filling and together with that layer of chocolate (its not cream... is it icing? I don't know. Forgive me for my mountain tortoise-ness) on top, it gives you the "ahhhh" feeling (imagine light shining from the back, and you floating with a halo above your head), the way I lke it.

The crepe which you, jeans, christened as crappy tasted great! Yummilicious indeed. This ham and cheese crepe tastes a little like pizza. The crepe itself is quitethick and therefore, it does not give the feeling of ham and cheese wrapped in dry paper. What made this delicious looking crepe, crappy? I don't know... hahaha =p

Of course, swiss rosti is a must try because it is oh so nice. However, salt and pepper must be added to both sour cream and potato to eliminate the blandness. And here are our food testers...

Daren and his plate of rosti with an "I-can't-remember-what-it's-called sausage"

You, the guy you siams cameras, jeans, with his plate of plain rosti and a cup of hot chocolate.

We were joined by Roy and Anthony towards the end of our meal. So we went to take lovely pictures of ourselves outside Marche. The effect of trying to siam the camera can be seen in the photo below...

Therefore, trickery was involved to make them show their lovely faces. 1... 2... click... and this is what you get...

And after some strong encouragement wtih firearms and knives (just kidding, I'm no terrorist), I managed to get you, jeans, to take a photo with me.

Explains the half not so fierce, half laugh, disgusting look on my face. So i quote, "I'm not photogenic." Haaa..

After the commotion we created outside Marche (with some people looking at us with interest from inside....), we, or rather, you, jeans, got an old uncle to take a photo for the 5 of us. It seems that we were emitting some dangerous aura (the uncle must have thought that we were deranged or something) because the result is as follows....

Note the miniature figurines, i.e. us, behind the nice red cow. I don't blame the uncle though. He is a very nice guy who accepts our request. So it doesn't matter at all. =)

We proceed to watch Spiderwick Chronicles, which happen to be a very very very nice show. So please do go watch it if you have the time. NOT stream/download, but PAY a price of $9.50 during weekends or $8 on Fridays or the cheaper tickets on weekdays to watch it. Piracy, NOT privacy,kills. Wahaha...

Photos from Tuesday's practice will be posted some other time when Keith has sent the nicer ones. Apparently, the ones that I have became 1 megapixel-ish though it was taken using a 7.1 megapixel camera. I quote, "the camera become 1 megapixel in your hands lar..." Explains the quality of the photos. Curse my shaking hands.

Alright, pardon me for my lame-ness throughout this post. I don't know what has gotten into me this morning. Must be the mee goreng last night. Oh well... no offence, especially to you, jeans. =)

"I'm on the top of the world looking down....." - if you get what I mean you sssss-chk people.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Thankfully, I managed to get the photos from wee ling again... And apparently, reformatting my computer doesn't seem to help. It is dead once again. Boo...

Module registration for special term starts next week! I am so excited and ready for it. Intend to take Physics in Life Sciences to fulfil one of my GEMs for part 1 of special term. Hopefully I will be able to get it!! Fingers crossed. If not, I really have no idea what I want at all because I simply have no interest in any of the other part 1 modules at all. As for part 2, i would have taken Understanding the Universe or Genese and Society if I am unable to get Physics in Life Sciences. If I am able to get what i want, I would go for the geography GEM which is quite interesting, thereby fulfilling the 8MCs for GEM! yay!! Hopefully, all goes well and I pray that God will guide me through the registration. =)

More photos of Tuesdays exchange programme at Macpherson Sec and today's outing tomorrow or something... haaa...

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Beautiful Saviour

Beautiful Saviour by Planet Shakers

Jesus, Beautiful Saviour,
God of all Majesty,
Risen King,
Lamb of God,
Holy and righteous,
Blessed redeemer,
Bright morning star

All the heavens shout Your praise,
All creation bows to worship you

How wonderful, how beautiful,
Name above every name, exalted high
How wonderful, how beautiful,
Jesus Your name, name above every name, Jesus

I will sing forever, Jesus I love you, Jesus I love you

This is a very very nice song. Thanks to Sophie for sharing =)

Monday, March 03, 2008

My stupid desktop is in the deadly loop of restarting itself again! Argh!! Luckily not many stuff is in there except for the photos sent to me by wee wee!!!!!! ARGH!!!! hopefully it starts up soon... boo!