sleeeeeeppppyyy:)
looks like i'm blogging after all...school had a surprise spotcheck (maybe it wasn't a surprise to some people, but it shocked me rather)...checking on whether the girls were tucking in their blouses (who does it anyway?) and wearing the belts (they're horribly uncomfortable...anyway, have you ever seen a school with girls wearing belts when their blouses will cover everything? *boggles*)...anyway, the main point is that mr chan took my draw-string away. think i was the only stupid person to actually confess that i wasn't tucking in my blouse...the whole class pretended that they did (some tucked a bit in and showed mr chan, then took it out again). ah well:) lydia and i were laughing like mad when we went to the female toilet after the spotcheck for me to tuck in my blouse...all the way there, it was flapping around like handkerchiefs in the wind:P terribly untidy...hahaha:)
was so troublesome trying to keep my blouse in (troublesome and it looks odd anyway)...so corinne and lydia suggested that i use safety pins...yup. looks better after that:)hahaa:)
number of pple coming to school these days have been dwindling...
haha..anyway, just noticed something interesting:) for those who understand, lydia's specimen was sitting two tables away from us in the library today...and later that day, corinne's specimen sat on that same table!:D

'Now that you're near'

Hold me in Your arms
Never let me go
I wanna spend eternity with You

I stand before You, Lord
And give You all my praise
Your love is all I need
Jesus, You're all I need

My life belongs to You
You gave Your life for me
Your grace is all I need
Jesus, You're all I need

Hold me in Your arms
Never let me go
I wanna spend eternity with You

And now that You're near
Everything is different
Everything's so different, Lord
And I know I'm not the same
My life You've changed
And I wanna be with You
I wanna be with You

And I will sing for You always
'Cause in Your presence God is where I wanna stay

eh. yah. filling up space. hahaha:D prob won't update for the next few days unless something interesting/important crops up:D
name = xinying
piercings = earholes
tattoos = *peers* doesn't seem to have:D
height = 167cm? (170cm the last time me and jits measured on the mrt...but dun think that's accurate)
shoe size = goodness knows:D i always go there and try out...
hair color = blackish brown
length = halfway down my spine
siblings = sister...two years younger than me:)
pets = clover! clover! clover!:D (and she's a hamster! not a cow)

LAST:
movie you rented = rented? how about watched? prince of egypt? with weez and jits
movie you bought = i dun buy them. my sister does:)
song you listened to = 'superstar' on tv
song that was stuck in your head = the theme song of 'tian lun' on channel u. steph can't remember the show name, i can't remember the song name:D
thing you've downloaded = this webpage?
cd you bought = oh dear. i dun think i've bought any recently:P
cd you listened to = steph's own compilation...hahaa:)
person you've called = hui chun...but she didn't pick it up:)
person that called you = no one...*sniff* do smses count?:D
tv show you've watched = triwar...hahaha. channel u again:D
person you were thinking of = my thoughts change every second:D

Do..
you have a bf or gf = Nope
you have a crush on someone = Nope
you wish you could live somewhere else = Nope
you think about suicide = Nope.
you believe in online dating = Nope
you want more piercings = maybe. hahahhaa:D
you want more tattoos = temporary ones:P i wanna try out the sun-tanning thingie..
you drink = water? fruit juice? soup? (i love soups!:D) alcohol? (long long time ago! shauna's paaarrrtty)
you do drugs = who would?
you smoke = definitely not!
you like cleaning = depends.
you like roller coasters = yup:D
you write in cursive or print = sometimes in cursive, sometimes in print (?)
you carry a donor card = nopez

For or Against..
teenage smoking = Against
doing drugs = against
premarital sex = against
driving drunk = against
soap operas = no comments. hahaha:D

Best...
tv show = dunno?
thing in the world = God
thing to collect = joy
colors of all time = orange:D pink too:D
thing to do on a rainy day = Sleep on a nice warm bed hugging ur bolster:D
feeling in the world = peace

Have you...
ever cried over a guy = i think i cried over the death of mr ong teng cheong. how odd.
ever lied to someone = sadly, yes:(
ever been in a fist fight = shall we try?:D hahaha! kidding:D

What...
Perfume do you use = i'll tell you if i use it:P
shoes do you wear = all sorts:D
are you scared of = persecution(i know God will give me strength though:), not having God in my life.

Number...
of continents I have lived in? i've always lived on a dot on the map:D
of drugs taken illegally? i don't take drugs.
of people I would classify as true, could trust with my life type friends? lots.
of people I consider my enemies? no enemies.
of times my name has appeared in the newspaper? How about appeared on tv?:D or radio?:D
of scars on my body? a few here and there:)

Have you ever...
Fallen for your best friend? depending on whom i regarded as my best friend at that time
Made out with JUST a friend? made out? i shall remain innocent.
Been in love? i'm in loveeeeeeeeeE~
Cheated on someone? not to my conscience's knowledge...

Who was the last person...
You touched? myself? i just touched my head:D
You talked to? mother:)
You hugged? joy.. on sunday. vj doesn't have the habit of hugging.

Have you/are you/do you....
Considered a life of crime? nopez
Considered being a hooker? nopez
Considered being a pimp? hah. they ask weird questions. nopez
Are you psycho? hopefully not:D *grins brightly*
Split personalities? i'm happy. no. i'm sad. no. i'm going to murder you! (*grInz*)
Schizophrenic? nopez:) ...yes you are!... no, i'm not! ... Hi not! i'm the other part of you:)... how interesting.
Obsessive compulsive? nopez:)
Panic? when i'm under extreme stress and i haven't been sleeping:D
Anxiety? i try to cast them unto the Lord:)
Depressed? no. i'm xinying:D
Obsessed with hate? do i hate? i dun think so. i have rather pastel-ly negative feelings, i think.
Dream of mutilated bodies, blood, death, and gore? once
Dream of doing those things instead of just seeing them? never!

Are you...
Understanding: Hopefully.
Open-minded: relatively:D
Interesting: am i interesting? i dunno.
Hungry: always!
Friendly: most of the time:D
Childish: am i?
Healthy: haven't been exercising recently...feeling horrible. own body itches to move about..
Difficult: i should hope not
Thirsty: when my body needs more water, then i'm thirsty:D
Responsible: depends on the situation too
Sad: when?
Happy: all the time - sad times - stressed times - reflective times = happy times:D
Trusting: very. mum says i'm too trusting.
Talkative: hahahahhaa!
Lonely: nopez:D
Own a webcam? nope:)

Currents
Current Clothes: pyjamas.
Current Mood: sleepy:D
Current Taste: not much of a taste...heh:)
Current Hair: is moist. i dunno what the question wants.
Current Annoyance: nothing at this moment:)
Current Smell: night air:D
Current thing you ought to be doing: sleeping
Current Book: 2 corinthians
Current DVD In Player: No DVDs...
Current Refreshment: i peer at the question strangely..
Current Worry: if i'll be able to stay up to finish everything:)
Current Crush: this quiz makes some assumptions, doesn't it?

On Dating....
Long or short hair? bald. nonono! i'm kidding:D
Dark or blond hair? dark?
Tall or short? tall?
Mr. Sensitive or Mr. Funny? no idea
Good boy or bad boy? alliteration!
Dark or light eyes? soulful eyes
Pierced or no? i'll tell u when the time comes

On preferences....
Chocolate milk or hot chocolate? hot chocolate:)
McDonalds or Burger King? burger king:) but it's ex!
Marry the perfect lover or the perfect friend? friend
Sweet or sour? Sour
Root Beer or Dr. Pepper? neither
Sappy/action/comedy/horror? comedy/horror
Ocean or Pool? clean ocean:)
Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese? cheese rocks!
With or without ice-cubes? ice cubes with cheese? how gross.
Shine or rain? depends on where i am:D
Winter/Summer/Fall/Spring? i want to have autumn all yr round!
Vanilla or Chocolate? Vanilla
Gloves or mittens? neither. bare hands:D
Eyes open or closed? Closed (to sleep)
Fly or breathe under water? breathe underwater:D
Bunk-bed or waterbed? as long as i get to sleep. waterbed's supposed to be good for ur spine though:)
Chewing gum or hard candy? chewing gum:)
Motor boat or sailboat? sailboat:)

yeah! we have a study break:D though it's a mere miserable 2 days at the end of this week, it is nevertheless, still a study break:D guess the principal saw how many people were ponning school to study:D *grInz* grateful for it:)
went to steph's house to study after...*coughcough* 1 pm:D did gp compre and a bit of gp essay:D nice hostess:) giving me fried rice and ice cream and asked me if i'm cold...blahblah. felt a bit bad though...hehehe. eating up her food like that...

i just wanna ask everyone some questions:D
can you state clearly what you believe in?
what are your priorities in life?
will your main priority last throughout your life?
what is the purpose of you studying? what is the purpose of you working? to eat? sleep? enjoy? then what?
rate your life. do you view each day as a routine? can life get better than this?
in difficult circumstances, what is your source of support and comfort? where comes your strength? yourself?
what if you can't take it anymore? what would you do?
have you ever gotten sick of this life? what do you do then? what is your purpose in life?
are you going to just pass by this world? living a mundane life full of cycles? the daily cycle of waking up, eating, going to school, study, cca, eating, watching tv and sleep? then in a bigger cycle, going to school, graduate, have a family/career, not have a family/career, then eventually die?
what will happen after you die? are going to say i'm going to be reincarnated? and you start the cycle again?
what forms the basis of any joy you have in life? materialistic stuff? things that may fade away (clothes, goods, friendship, grades)? should there be a day when all these disappear, where will your joy come from then?
i have firm answers to all of these questions. do you?
would you have the conviction to say that you truely can live this life to the fullest? even one of the entrepreneur of the year recipients could not do so, can you?

hmmz. accidentally closed the page before i clicked post, so now i've gotta type all over again:) yup:) realised that i didn't switch off the main switch for the computer system and my modem was left on all night...hopefully it doesn't start melting or something:) *grInz*
of which reminds me of thursday...when we were supposed to heat a mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate (izzit?) for thirty minutes 'cos the solid'll only melt under intense heat, then resolifies again...yup. the interesting thing is that lynette's started to melt very fast...and started to give out clouds and clouds of acidic gas, and all of us in the class started to cough uncontrollably (and laugh at the same time when mr lim tried to talk and couldn't do it) ...so we were evacuated from the chem lab. hahaha:) there was talk that our substance was contaminated...'cos it wasn't supposed to melt so fast... (only after 10 mins or so). yup:) watever it was, it sure was an interested experiment:) nicole's boiling tube melted, yu pei's boiling tube literally broke into half...mine cracked too (so sad)
anyway, go to this website!...official animation of 'turn left, turn right' or something similar...got it off somebody called rach's website when i stumbled unto it upon clicking on nina's 'random blog' link:) saw rux's blog on it...i was like 'huh? the person knows rux???...checked the add and it really was rux's:D
yesterday...had a wonderful caregroup session yesterday:D lots of sharing once again and praying:D we kinda...well...lost track of time in michael's house's heaven room and before we knew it, 3 hours had passed and michael's brother had come home. hahaha:) then we moved to michael's room and shared and prayed:) went home at 9.45pm...5 hours of caregroup:D whoa! longest ever! hahaha:) really happy to have these sisters with me:) even when all of our characteristics are so different, we're still able to bond together:D yup:)
trying out something...hope it doesn't irritate pple (if it does, do tell me)...changing the colour soon though:)

The French led the world in having sex for years, but in 2003, Hungary is the country with the most sex on the globe -- with couples managing to have it 152 times a year. Russia was not far behind at 150, followed by several Eastern European countries, according to the annual 2003 Global Sex Survey by the makers of Durex condoms. France dropped to 144, Britain is at 135 times a year, Spain at 123, Germany at 120 and America at 118, Britain's Sky News reports. However, everyone is having less sex -- the global average last year was 139 times a year, while this year it's at 127 times a year. Singapore came in last at 96 times a year.

*doing* shows why we're having an ageing population:P

testimony from someone i found on the net:D

I tell everyone "I was raised Catholic, but I gave it up for lent."
It usually gets a laugh, but I'm actually just being honest. Growing up, I couldn't stand the Catholic masses my parents dragged me to. It didn't help that we had a priest who, no matter what the gospel passage was about, invariably spoke on one of his six favorite subjects--in monotone. It didn't seem like worship, certainly.
If you've even been to a Catholic service you know what the missal is: a little book with almost the whole service written in advance! It was like reading the script of a play as you were watching it, complete with stage directions: Sit, Stand, Kneel, Sit!
Looking back, I heard a lot of sermons and I even went through confirmation class; but I don't ever remember hearing the message of salvation through Christ. I heard a lot about Sacraments, confession, and communion, though.If you did all these things and went to Catholic church regularly, you were doing ok, it seemed. I thought that that was all it took to get into Heaven.
When I got to college there was no question about whether I would attend the local Catholic service. No way! I didn't need that!
Then I met 'the Christians'. I was 'deep in study' watching Gilligan's Island in the dorm lounge and one of them actually tried to start a conversation like this: "Gilligan's a great show, isn't it? Have you ever considered a relationship with Jesus Christ?" Hey, maybe the in-your-face approach works for some people; but not me. Their heavy-handed-ness drove me away until I decided to be an atheist.
Believe it or not, that was the turning point. I just couldn't bring myself to believe that all this - the world, nature, human beings - were the result of some cosmic chance or accident or even eons of natural development. So I figured there was at least a 'God the Creator.'
Then I met Joe. Joe was a Christian. But Joe was fun! It didn't fit; it was something I'd never imagined: Christians can be real people too!
After talking to Joe (and this is over several months, mind you) I joined a weekly Bible study group with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. I had one of those little green Gideon New Testaments someone had passed out to me on the Quad. The study went like this: we would all read a short passage together, then the leader would ask us questions.
Everyone sat around, deep in thought, trying to come up with the 'right' answer, but to me it looked obvious--the answer to the question was usually right there in the text, so I ended up speaking quite a bit while the others were still thinking. Maybe my answers weren't very deep, but I was participating. And some of it was making sense.
I kept this up for almost a year, sometimes sneaking away from my friends to go to the study group. I didn't even want to be seen in the hallway carrying a Bible.
During this time I met Michele. We dated for about two and a half weeks and she suddenly broke up with me. I won't tell you the reason she gave; it wasn't the real one anyway. (She had become a Christian and her Christian friends had warned her against having a non-Christian boyfriend. I didn't find this out till years later.)
We continued to be friends. I was still madly in love, but she resisted all of my considerable effort and charm ;-)
Eventually I found out she was a Christian (not when she became one, just that she was now). We were still friends, and I even went to church with her on Sundays (Twin City Bible Church in Urbana, a little non-denominational chapel near the dorms). We even went to one service where the sermon was on Christian/Non-Christian relationships. I asked her what she thought, and she told me that she wouldn't date me unless I was a Christian. But even that wasn't enough to make me take the plunge.
I continued with my study, still not ready to commit. One evening, November 22, 1991, Michele and I were walking back from a movie, and we got to talking. The conversation was still going when we got to her dorm, so we just started walking around the block. We talked about what I thought about Christianity and all that; and then she asked me this question: "What is it that is keeping you from becoming a Christian?"
I forget what I answered. It was something evasive, no doubt. it certainly wasn't the truth, because at the time I didn't even know what the truth was. But I couldn't forget the question. Late that night I finally admitted to myself that I was the only thing keeping me from becoming a Christian.
Laying there in my bunk that night, with the lights off, I prayed a little prayer. I confessed I was a sinner and asked Jesus to come into my life. And this sounds strange but I swear it's true: I felt as if warm water were being poured into me from above, starting at my chest and filling my whole body. It's a feeling I'll never forget, but Christianity is about more than a 'warm feeling'.
The next day I called Michele and told her the good news. To my great surprise, she was angry with me! I hadn't realized that news of that magnitude should be delivered in person, not over the phone!
For some reason I didn't bother to tell anyone else. I still don't know why.. I just talked to people as if nothing had changed.
But the following Sunday at church, it was a Thanksgiving service. At the end, they brought out a microphone on a long cord and took it around the audience, asking people what they were thankful for. Eventually, I stood up and said that "I just became a Christian a few days ago, and I'm thankful for that." I wasn't prepared for what happened next. First, the congregation applauded. That was a complete surprise. Then, after the service, Joe and the people from my study all came up to me "Why didn't you tell me?" "Great News!" "That's Wonderful!".
But I'll never forget what Joe said: "I've been praying for you for a long time, buddy." I never knew! All this time he'd been praying on my behalf, asking God to bring me closer to Him, and I never suspected!
Well, that's not the end of my story, but it's a good place to stop for now. (Except to note that Michele and I were later married in that same church!)
Being a Christian isn't just something you decide to do. It's a process that starts with a decision, and continues the rest of your life. I'm still learning and growing in this new life.

ooof. i feel full now:D just ate dinner:D
went to marine parade library to study with jits and marcus...then xiao3 michael and his friend, nick, joined us...then zi wei joined us, then derek joined us from army camp...then da4 michael joined us wearing his uniform:D yepz:D studied... did tutorial, finished tutorial...peered helplessly at my maths assignment...hehehe:D
at least it was more productive than the day before. shall aim to do more tmr:D

in the school library once again:D *beamz* i need inspiration for my chinese compos! ah well:) at least once i'm done with the compos, i've done my obligation to this subject called chinese for now:)
been feeling very tired these days:) yah well. must ask more for refreshment:D *grInz*

-let the rain of your presence fall on me
everywhere that i go,
Lord let your presence show-
hehe:) had a busy day yesterday..went to st nicks' with steph to study...hehee:) tried the teh tarik there (really not bad!) and some marinated chicken thingie:D met jingsi, jingjun (izzit?) and shuhan:) interesting...hahaha:D
then had mass shepherding with ming xiu and ziwei:D we talked and talked and talked and at the end of it all, poor junting had to summarize what we talked about:D hehehe:D and we didn't have much time to do anything else 'cos after we finished talking, it was already 2.45pm and zi wei and i have caregroup:D hehehe:)
saw eugene during mass shepherding (just when huichun called me:) nice of him to especially come into macs to say hi to me:D *grInz* my daughter! hahaha:)
yup anyway, went to michael's house for caregroup (going to be the east headquarters!)..his brother's room did a redecoration and it's super nice! painted clouds all over and manz...the whole room feels, looks and smells like Ikea:D hahaha:D caregroup was especially long on sat:) had a great time of bonding and fellowshipping and praying to the Lord as well:D
then went to Chittern park for discussion about some stuff:) passed by nyj and heard pple playing bball..wanted to shout out to ask if they're from nyj bball but thought better of it:D though it did look like the bball seniors...all girls somemore...how odd:)
today. service was especially funny:) dunno why but pastor ben seemed to be extra corny today:) (let me quote..."somebody say amen! the chairs can't say amen so someone's gotta say amen!") ah well:) thought it was a wonderful service as well:D including the praise and worship and the sermon. think many people were refreshed through the service:)
then went with xinyi, amaryllis, huiling and jiehui to study:) jie hui accompanied huiling to the mrt station when she wanted to go off to woodlands library...we got a surprise when he and huiling came back, and brought junting as well. hahha:D in the end, i didn't do much at meridien food court...'cos just when my creative juices started to flow, somebody chased us out:(
then me, huiling and amaryllis went to woodlands library to study ('cos woodlands library only close at 9pm:) and junting and jiehui went home ...had a great time to sharing about stuff:) so glad that i have the chance to know the north sisters and brothers these days:D i'm also very thankful that the church is rather united:) thank God for such a wonderful church:D *beamz*

Note: This is a true article that was printed in a southern newspaper less then a year ago

There was an atheist couple who had a child. The couple never told their daughter anything about the Lord. One night when the little girl was 5 years old, the parents fought with each other and the dad shot the Mom, right in front of the child. Then, the dad shot himself. The little girl watched it all. She then was sent to a foster home.
The foster mother was a Christian and took the child to church. On the first day of Sunday School, the foster mother told the teacher that the girl had never heard of Jesus, and to have patience with her.
The teacher held up a picture of Jesus and said, "Does anyone know who this is?"
The little girl said, "I do, that's the man who was holding me the night my parents died"

had a great time with liting (hippy birdsday!:D), steph, corinne and dancing:D went to orchard after an exhausting long wait for everything to be finished, met sihui(!) and proceeded to marche's:D ate lots and lots:D (we're all sharing)...ate lots of potato-ey stuff...such as mashed potato, potato wedges, swiss rosti... yup. u get the idea:D
then we went to take neoprints:D posed and posed and posed like mad...then decorated and decorated and decorated like mad too...was like trying to finish a drawing within a time limit or something...hahhaa:D turns out nice though:D
yup! had a wonderful time even though i'm totally broke. hope we have more of these after promos:D with the vjcians and my former classmates!:D

oh look! i have archives again:D hahaha...haven't had archives since a long time ago:D
-long, long time ago,
in a galaxy faraway,
naboo was under an attack-
yepz:) was doing pw in the comp lab after school as well...lots of craziness started when serene and pat went a tad mad from the intense amount of pw report editting and starting laughing uncontrollably:) the madness kinda passed onto me as well..and before we knew it, serene and i were sending this e-card to patricia which started like this: my dear farling, my belorvud... from victoria to pahtrick. ah well. long story:) my pw group has a group e-mail though!:D rocks:D
was flipping through the 1999 VS yearbook with corinne ('cos she's looking for...someone...;) when i stumbled unto two familiar names:D *grInz* three rather...including last year's vj sc president:) saw joseph and xuan an in there...very cute! hahahaa:) u'll feel like pinching their cheeks:D
tried squash for the first ever time today:) quite fun:D...though i kept missing the ball:D and i agree...rather addictive. hahaha:)
yeah anyway, steph and i are keeping each other awake by smses:) must study hard!:D

Circle of Friends (find this song very true:D)

We were made to love and be loved
But the price this world demands will cost you far too much
Spent so many lonely years just trying to fit in
Now I've found my place in this circle of friends

In a circle of friends, we have one Father
In a circle of friends, we share this prayer
That every orphaned soul will know, and all will enter in
To the shelter of this circle of friends

If you weep, I will weep with you
If you sing for joy the rest of us
Will lift our voices too
But no matter what you feel inside there's no need to pretend
That's the way it is in this circle of friends

In a circle of friends, we have one Father
In a circle of friends, we share this prayer
That we'll gather together no matter how the highway bends
I will not lose this circle of friends

Bridge:
Among the nations, tribes and tongues
We have sisters and brothers
And when we meet in heaven
We will recognize each other
With joy so deep and love so sweet
Oh, we'll celebrate these friends
And life that never ends

In a circle of friends, we have one father
In a circle of friends, we share this prayer
That it will not be long before all will enter in
To the shelter of this circle of friends
That it will not be long before all will enter in
To the shelter of this circle
Of friends

Reason Enough - Avalon

I don't know what You saw in me
But I'm glad you believed
In spite of my condition
That Your mission was to rescue my heart
Don't understand the sacrifice
Why You gave up your life for the sake of my soul
Only heaven knows
There's a mystery that lies
Within the logic of your love
There's an undying mercy
That I'm unworthy of
If that isn't reason enough to love You
Reason enough to give You
All of my heart and soul
There'll never be a reason
If that isn't reason enough to trust You
Reason enough to give You
All of my life I know
There'll never be a reason
If that isn't reason enough
You have opened my eyes to see
The miracle You have made of me
I am your creation
So keep reminding me
There's a mercy so much stronger
Than the weaknesses in me
And there are glimpses of Your power
That make it easy to believe

hmmm. in the library comp lab now... trying to finish up the evaluation of religious conflicts with the Pill. dun exactly know how to edit it...supposed to have econs lect now...heheheh:) seems like the school has lesser and lesser pple nowadays...though my class still maintains its nearly full attendence:) super guai class!:D although i have a feeling that there'll be people ponning class for pw again tomorrow:D *grInz*
we dissected a sheep's heart yesterday... according to lydia, miss lui seems to be having fun poking her finger through the aorta and the pulmonary artery...to me, it seems as though she's doing something she has to do but dun wish to do...ah wellz:) 'cos she has to show us the various parts of the heart. it looked nicer on screen rather when we went nearer to look at the read specimen. at least it was much cleaner than the pig's heart we dissected in sec 4 (no blood clots, minimal blood flow, no lumps of fats here and here...)
studied with xinyi, amaryllis and someone called jason (can't remember his chinese name though) from vjc yr2 ---amaryllis' friend:) yesterday at plaza sing kfc:) relatively interesting('cos i've never seen the person in school before..and he's in taekwondo too!), extremely distracting'cos we were talking...then got something about riddles and cats and dogs...)positively exhausting(studying immediately after a day of school??) and financially dehydrating:D(no more financial flow...). oh yah! xinyi has become my other twin:D so now xinyi, me and yingxin can be triplets!:D hehehhe:D wonderful, ain't it?

ho-humm:D
i bought a new bag today!:D hahahaa:D 'cos me and jit rather liked zi wei's bag...and since both of us needed new bags, we've decided to get the same one as zi wei's:D yup...then i thought, hmm...why not get hui chun to buy it too?:D then we have a caregroup bag:D *grInz*
yups... so in the end, all three of us bought new bags:D just a little bit different from zi wei's...i got pink (was deciding between pink and olive...but hui chun and jits says pink looks more me *grInz*), jits got red and hui chun got sky blue:D will be quite interesting if jun ting gets one too...hahaha:) since all her sheep have the bag:) (mingxiu too!:D)
seems like the teachers were nicer today...hahha:D mr ho was extra smiley , mr toh was being extra nice to us 'cos there's observation, mr lim was...well, being mr lim (though he looked a tad tired) and mr chan was... being mr chan too:D hahaha:D though he seemed to be perpectually walking to our side and looking at our papers... think he's concerned about our grades *grInz* anyway, for my first ever econs case study test, i got a 12/30...hahaha:D super funny:D
only 7 pple passed...lydia passed too! quite li1 hai4:D oh..now to think of it, no guys passed. wellus.

hmmm..
just realised that this past week, i haven't really updated a lot... ah well:)
just wanna share something here...(think i shared it with a few pple here and there:)
was just watching 'the last supper' yesterday...when the people presented this scenario:
It is 1909...you're eating dinner with adolf hitler and you know that there's a blue bottle of wine on the table which contains poison. would you pass him the bottle of wine for him to drink, so as to kill him? knowing the things he will do if you don't?
and then i was just thinking...he did kill a lot of people...persecuted a lot of jews...placed them in gas chambers and slaughtered them and what-nots...thousands and thousands of them...it certainly was tempting to just kill him. hahaha!:D
but then... the commandment 'thou shalt not kill' came strongly into my mind. and i was thinking... it's a sin to kill. a grievious sin which will cause God to be much disappointed and to grief. and then i came to the conclusion that i will not kill hitler...'cos when he dies, God's wrath will be on him and he'll eternally be in hell, suffering much worse than what he has done to others. and i figured that it's not for me to judge a man too...for only God can place judgement on people:)
yup. will you have killed adolf hitler?
anyway, i watched 'lavender' (chinese name is called xun1 yi1 cao3)...yepz. was super nice:D hahaha:D it was about this angel of happiness (played by takeshi kaneshiro) who dropped onto earth and then he discovered what was sadness and love. story plot was rather cliched...but it was very amusing and allowed me to appreciate my sense of smell even more (strange as it may sound:D). gave me a nice and peaceful feeling too:) hahaha:)
i want to watch the vcd!

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak..."I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage.
On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, "What you got there, son?"
"Just some old birds," came the reply.
"What are you gonna do with them?" I asked.
"Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. "I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time."
"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do?"
"Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like birds. I'll take 'em to them."
The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those birds, son?"
"Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!"
"How much?" the pastor asked again.
The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?"
The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone.
The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tre e and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.
Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell this story.
One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. "Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!"
"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.
Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"
"And what will you do when you get done with them?" Jesus asked.
"Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.
"How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked.
"Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!"
"How much?" He asked again.
Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood, tears and your life."
Jesus said, "DONE!" Then He paid the price.
The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the pulpit.

i'm sick:( horrible. again. i'm sick... again.
except that this time it's just a normal sore throat, cold and cough.
i'm so thankful that i can finally rest today:D been going on and on and on for the past three weeks. sleep deprivation and what-nots... even on weekends. hahaha:) doing most things half-heartedly as well... very bad.
ah wellz:) that's in the past. really very glad that today's a day of rest and retreat...so that i can have the energy to go on living an even more exciting life, for me and for christ:)
yepz. anyway, church had a mooncake party yesterday:D *grInz*went really well...considering the short amount of time that we started preparing everything (since last wednesday). very glad to be able to serve together with the sisters and brothers:) guess all the preparations were really worth it:D yepz. dancing and steph, hope u had a nice night yesterday:D

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hahahaha. i like the sound of it:D *grInz*

ah wellz:D
here's some daily news:D *grInz*
had stupidified thigh training on tuesday during taekwondo...terribly tiring:D after doing the training i could hardly stand...then we had to do backthrusts without resting. nearly dieded. hahaha:D two days after the training, my thighs still feel like they're going to die. very happy today when corinne says that she went through thigh training before too...she understands what i'm going through:D *grInz*
ah. let's skip wednesday:)
today! very horrible day. hahaha:D had two tests! it's like, the main purpose of today for our class is merely the tests...'cos chem tutorial is to revise for the test and gp is...redundant. chinese as well. so the main highlights of today are the econs case study test and the horrible chem test 2:D dun think i'll do well for either of them. aw shucks. at least i won't be the only one peering at the case study test results in dismay...hahaha:D our first ever case study test!:D rocks manz. chem seemed easy. just that i dunno how to do the basic stuff. mr lim rocks though:D his constant revision seemed to help a bit:D
anyway, i'm really happy and relieved today's over:) had an intense chinese society exco meeting today as well. all the talk about hai3 cheng2 and what-nots...protecting the play...how we promise to do everything ourselves..two scripts have been written, even the committees are out. just hope that our teacher-in-charge will allow us to do it:) going to die next year in the first three months:) hopefully the grace of God will pull me through:)
went to eat and study with corinne after the meeting:D halfway when we're doing so, who do we see coming in? monkey. hahahaha:D super amused. he left after eating and studying a bit 'cos it was getting rather noisy...went to bk, then he seemed to disappear:) ah wellz:)
took 135 home today...so much faster than 31!:D took to near corinne's house and changed to 155...hahaha:) reached home in 45 mins. fastest record ever:) corinne was very nice:) waited with me for the bus to come:) thankz!:D

i've realised that my soul feels troubled whenever there's threaten of change...like yesterday when i found out that junting's going to get transferred to the west unit, i just felt an immense sense of sadness...it's relatively odd. didn't quite understand it...i mean, i'm happy for hui chun that she's able to rise up to be the cg leader, and happy that we're starting a west unit... and yah, even though junting's going to be transferred, i'll still see her anyway. but i still feel sad that things won't exactly be the same. so i prayed for serenity. finally the line 'i pray for the serenity to accept things i cannot change' comes with a strong meaning...
then realised that it's 'cos i dun want the change in my life...i like the way things are, why should they change? had this feeling a couple of times, like at end of sec 1, fungi's haircut, when kevin said something...blah. all sorts of nonsense.
another thing i realised is that though the church may already be the most secure and consistent place in the world, there're still internal changes here and there (eg. restructuring)...and that the only constant and unchangeable truth is God:) makes me appreciate Him even more:)
haha...just realised again. there're only two constant things in life - change and God.

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all of you people whom i know (friends and brothers and sisters and mother and father) will always be first on my priority list:D so if for any day you feel unimportant, remember me!:D *muackZ*!
hey. i dun usually give kisses. appreciate it.
muahahhaa!:D

1am in the morning and what am i doing? homework. hahaha:D
finally got down to doing hw at around 10 pm...after going to muji to buy a new pencil (pen?) case, pens and what-nots. felt the after-symptons of sat's sickness lingering about as even as i walked about... so decided to go into the Life store:) came out feeling very happy and refreshed:) the store was playing nice familiar worship songs (don't ask me what, i have a terrible short-term memory) and the store person is nice and friendly:) all students get a 10% discount btw. hahaha:)
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Lord i love to sing your praises,
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yepz. anyway. had a nice long rest for the past three days:D sleeping for ...more than 12 hours a day... both in the night and in the day. ah wellz. i'm dead though. haven't touched any hw yet. can't be helped. i'm sick:P hehehee...

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i'm amazed...i just used 18 seconds to download a 4.14mb file...send the mtvs in manz!:D cable rocks!:D

yeah manz:D
it's installed:D super fast. downloads in..1 second or something. ah wellz. too bad i dun have a burner...or else i can burn lots and lots of songs right now. ah wellz:D