Saturday, January 31, 2009
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“That there are no random acts. that we are all connected. That you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind.” - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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Family Portrait
1 entire year of studying for O levels with me..
POH ZHI YANG YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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Nian nian you yu (?)
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
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Worry ends where FAITH begins
Class chalet :)
Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Reunion dinner (part II) tonight.
We're going to meet the people who
1.) made the trip to Egypt thrice as fun
2.) are the reason why i enjoy CNY every, single year.
Days like these should last.
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Monday, January 19, 2009
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Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance
Reunion dinner (part I)Im sorry if this is rapidly turning into paedophile.blogspot:
Takes: English, Math, Chinese, PE, Moral Education, Health education and Art. No CCA. Doesn't like her form teacher in school, plays Vampire, Monkey and
Club penguin (waddle around and meet new friends!)
She was trying to make me do the cross-eyed thing she was doing. I cant do it, haha whatever!!
Because during global recession, people don't buy expensive notebooks from Trumpet Praise.
For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God - Romans 3:23
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
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They are precious in His sight!
Children's ministry! Z: Hahahahhaha, my wardrobe collapsed, im having slight! difficulties packing (for class chalet)
L: My wardrobe will never collapse. In fact it's not even filled.My wardrobe collapsed, haha help!
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Friday, January 16, 2009
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"I want to think seriously about what i can accompolish with what's left of my life"
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Museum of Broken Relationships
what bound us, broke us
A few of the exhibits:
(click to enlarge)
I felt sincerity. It really takes courage for someone to display weakness to such an extent - requires a equally vulnerable human being to be able to feel, to understand, to empathise, to admire, to appreciate. Every exhibit brought me emotionally closer to anonymous (somewhere out there) No camera is good enough to capture every exhibit properly. What little i managed to capture are merely images without a soul. Empty images, with no emotions attached to it. A camera is probably the only available tool capable of capturing time, but somehow i find it ..inadequate. It takes more than a skilful professional and an excellent camera.
Confession: sometimes i resent photography, simply because it is the way it is.
It actually felt good to leave something so personal
..behind.
I spent the rest of the afternoon at Bakerzin with Phebe and X
(:
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I will be still and know you are God
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
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I am not skilled to understand
What God has willed, what God has plannedLast night i asked God why things have taken such an unexpected turn.
The release of O level results left me speechless. I guess, at times, i have a guarded tendency to anticipate things - with my own version of events mapped out inside of my head. Long before the 12th, I imagined several different scenarios, each coupled with exactly how i would react to my imaginary grade. I guess that's why i've been troubled by o level-related-anxiety nightmares for the past two months (oh it was interesting, with content ranging from
oh-no-we-have-to-redo-lit-paper-and-i-forgot-my-lit-quotes to
i-did-awfully-badly-i-was-crying-in-the-hall)On the 12th, the gradual unfolding of events was a real shocker, completely different from what i'd expected. I wasn't happy, i was..taken aback. In short, my own will didn't coincide with God's will so i got upset - haha wth why am i such a loser! Up till now, i have no idea why things turned out this way. I wasn't expecting a scholarship, but then again, i wasn't prepared to fail hcl either. It took time for me to recognise God's grace.
Submitting my JAE application tonight.
"No matter what the outcome is, He who is faithful is in total control :)" "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give all of you into our hands." 1 Samuel 17:45-47
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Enough excitement for today (i'm okay)
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Friday, January 09, 2009
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Saviour of the undeserving
You have beckoned me with loveSomething from school assembly a few months ago:
“You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone." - Marianne WilliamsonEveryday i need to remind myself that im nothing without God but
we're more than conquerors through Him who loved us - Romans 8:37 I'll soon be able to volunteer here on a regular basis:
KK Women's & Children's Hospital(:
Romeo loved Juliet, Juliet she felt the same
When he put his arms around her
He said 'Julie, baby, you're my flame
Thou giv-est fever when we kisseth
Fever with thy flaming youth
Fever I'm afire
Fever yea I burn forsooth'
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
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Back to school
1.) The results of the 2008 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level) Examination will be released on Monday, 12 January 2009.
2.) School candidates may collect their results from their schools at 2:00 pm on 12 January 2009. Private candidates will be informed of their results by post. "grace like rain falls down on me" says:
release of results should be a private affair. whereby they secretly post our
results to us and we secretly receive it"grace like rain falls down on me" says:
SECRETLYAs reality is crashing to the floor says:
yesssssssssssssssssss"grace like rain falls down on me" says:
(and of course, if the results are bad, we will secretly throw it away)As reality is crashing to the floor says:haha is that your mask? you can bring on results day and lend it to me
"grace like rain falls down on me" says:HAHAHAHHA
Nerve-wrecking.
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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About a month ago, i wrote in to Starbucks.
Somewhere along the lines of..
When we were in Egypt, Starbucks wrote back!
So..
See you next year!
):
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Monday, January 05, 2009
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Part I
Part II
Of course i screamed.
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Sunday, January 04, 2009
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Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
Miscible 2009Im going to post this even though i look like an idiot in the photo; simply because it's the
only photo i have of us (neoprints not counted okay!) In many ways, we've all learnt, grown and moved on. I guess it's the sensible, right thing to do. More often than not, life is a process of losing people to circumstances. But when we manage to meet up on such rare occasions, there's nothing like talking and laughing about the things we used to do. It's one of life's simplest pleasures. It feels so good to know that some things never, ever change.
Benjamin Low: Who is Yip KW!6A class outing today. I enjoyed myself so much more than i thought i would. We should do this more often.
Korean dinner with the Family went well even though i was LATE hahah. There was kimchi! I LOVE KIMCHI. I kept eating because no one else likes kimchi haha, not that im complaining of course. I went for 2 services this weekend. It's..confusing.
Conran, Erlina, X and I are going reverse bungee jumping tomorrow.
Please, pray for us.
Pray, and let God worry - Martin Luther.
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Saturday, January 03, 2009
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Youth's the most unfaithful mistress
GOOD OL' DAYS
HAHAAHA WTH. THIS WAS US.The Owl and the Pussy Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang with a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!" The Owl and the Pussy Cat - Edward Lear
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Friday, January 02, 2009
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Text (02-Jan-09 PM 09:29)Lou: Are we really very childish hahah the blowing ears thing??
Text (02-Jan-09 PM 10:04)Me: Haha, maybe. But i guess one of the best things about going out with 4Faith people is that they've seen so much of our rubbish, we can be exactly who we are around them. Which is, most unfortunately, childish. Hahahaha.
I feel alot happier today :) Sakae Sushi + UMMM..Takashimaya!
Happy Birthday Jessling!
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Thursday, January 01, 2009
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We'll face unafraid all the plans that we made"Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Like the year before, I ended 2007 pretty unsure of what to do, what to improve on, what to expect. And if i have to make a new year resolution, i want to end 2008 feeling happier and more confident of what 2009 holds.
And i want to continue this journey growing closer to God."Bear with me. It's an annual thing, you understand.
So i spent new year's eve alone at home like the stubborn little coward i really am. Not that no one tried to drag/trick me out, (my mum is an excellent example) it's just that moving on has never exactly been my forte. I've never participated in any new year countdown on my own accord, nor have i felt any sort of desire to go near the crowds of people who are unrealistically optimistic about the coming year for like..a few hours before the awful truth sinks in. From what i remember, i spent last new year's eve at home, brooding over the fact that school's starting in a few days time before Bryan called yelling
happy new year. And i was like
what it's 2008 already how is that even possible. This year was about the same, except that i refused to answer any phonecalls because X said she would call and make me countdown on the phone whether i liked it or not. I wasn't about to take any chances.
The truth is, im not looking forward to the new school year at all. I think the best thing about entering a new school is, by far, the beginning. You know, even before the school term starts whereby i have a rightful excuse to go shopping (even if it's just for new school supplies) Im not usually this negative, but when it comes to growing up and moving on..im not too good at it. The thought of adapting to a whole new school environment is actually pretty depressing.
Regardless of my doubts, it was one of those nights i enjoy being left alone. You'd be surprised, im actually more clear-headed after i spend prolonged periods of time by myself. I watched Pocahontas, cried. I also decided that my new year resolution is to try to be less talkative when i pray, i figured that if i keep jabbering on mindlessly during prayers (a nasty habit i've developed since young) i will never be able to hear God's still small voice. My second new year resolution is to try to eat slower. Not that i feel particularly hungry all the time, i just happen to eat faster than most people i know and that's probably unhealthy.
I don't know how i fell asleep but past twelve my mum woke me up to eat chicken wings they brought home from my grandma's. I ate and conversed with them for awhile. I was about to turn in when i saw my reflection. To my horror, my hair was in a mess and i looked like a agitated porcupine. Throughout the exchange my parents didnt even say a word about it. That's when i realised it will take me quite a long, long while (if ever) to search for a husband who will be as tolerant and accepting towards me as my family.
By the way, i got through my mum by telling her i didnt want to miss an episode of little nonya, new year's eve or not. That's..half true i suppose. The untruthful part is, i think it's a sick misogynistic show. I didnt watch because unhappy scenes are mentally exhausting, real life and drama likewise. The truthful part is, im probably going to join the rest of Singapore at the last few episodes whereby everything miraculously turns out well.
I mean, come on, it's a mediacorp drama.
What do you expect?
Last but not least, I am very thankful. 2008 had been a year overflowing with blessings. I dont know what the future holds but i have a God who does and most importantly, He loves me.
The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me (Psalm 138:8) and i place all things in His mighty hands.
P.S Christmas party at Jessling's, then sleepover at Krislyn's just a few days ago
(fuzzy wuzzy likes joanne but doesn't like me) We caught twilight at 1am, i think that's when Edward Cullen was officially recognised as everyone's eyecandy. Yes, including me. He's my number 9..2? (:
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