It's the last day of 2008!:) and I'm 5 entries (including this one) away from my goal.
Just realized that okto has quite good shows:D haha. e.g. It's like a better version of arts central, with better quality shows. they even have good anime! haha. e.g. (toradora) and apparently, skipbeat is on the same week broadcast as Japan (which doesn't happen with subs. though i don't watch skipbeat).
and they have casshern SINS, which is quite surprising 'cos i thought it's quite violent (didn't watch it 'cos the reviews kinda hinted at its violence). they're also showing code geass (the first season though). i think watching toradora on the tv screen will be fun. haha.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
I wrote this at long john's today. heh.
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Alone I was. In a place full of people I did not know.
Alone with a purpose. I know what i am here for.
I know what I am buying. I know what I am thinking of while sending out the smses. I looked over, and saw a table more befitting of what I intend to do, the duration which I intend to stay for.
So I packed up my stuff, my mind filled with the task of picking up my stuff. The cards, the card, the pen, the cup.
The heat caused me to wonder, the pain forced me to look for the source.
I lifted the cup higher. and the pain spread. And the soup spreads. And covered my phone. And my hand.
Serviettes.
I need more serviettes.
I looked at the spread of soup on the table and thought of Ecclesiastes 3. When one falls and no one is around to help him. What a pity.
And with the soup on my fingers, I went to the counter and asked for serviettes. Got them, and wondered if it's enough.
And I walked to Suzy and asked her to help me wipe my table.
Who's Suzy? A female cleaner.
She helped me wipe, and told me "hen3 tang4". I think so too.
And asked me if I wanted to go to the toilet and wash my hands.
I told her it was okay, already feeling grateful that she's cleaning up my table, and was just entertaining the thoughts of staying where I was, or leaving.
Cleaned up my phone, thanking God that it's waterproof.
And then she came with a new cup of soup.
And then she got me a new spoon.
And helped me bring the soup over when I told her of my original intent.
And so I settled at my new table. The deeds of a friendly stranger unable to leave my mind.
And did the next best thing I knew, besides thanking her.
And thus formed the existence of an account of how a stranger at Long John's helped me.
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Reading the book 'Becoming who God intended'. Have been reading it for some time, but had not had the discipline and time to finish reading it. Quite proud today to reach the halfway point of the book. Was analyzing a weird portrayal of certain verses in the book near the front, but agreed quite a bit with what was written near to the central :) Hope to finish this book soon. Afterall, it's one of the things I hope to do before 2008 ends. lol.
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Alone I was. In a place full of people I did not know.
Alone with a purpose. I know what i am here for.
I know what I am buying. I know what I am thinking of while sending out the smses. I looked over, and saw a table more befitting of what I intend to do, the duration which I intend to stay for.
So I packed up my stuff, my mind filled with the task of picking up my stuff. The cards, the card, the pen, the cup.
The heat caused me to wonder, the pain forced me to look for the source.
I lifted the cup higher. and the pain spread. And the soup spreads. And covered my phone. And my hand.
Serviettes.
I need more serviettes.
I looked at the spread of soup on the table and thought of Ecclesiastes 3. When one falls and no one is around to help him. What a pity.
And with the soup on my fingers, I went to the counter and asked for serviettes. Got them, and wondered if it's enough.
And I walked to Suzy and asked her to help me wipe my table.
Who's Suzy? A female cleaner.
She helped me wipe, and told me "hen3 tang4". I think so too.
And asked me if I wanted to go to the toilet and wash my hands.
I told her it was okay, already feeling grateful that she's cleaning up my table, and was just entertaining the thoughts of staying where I was, or leaving.
Cleaned up my phone, thanking God that it's waterproof.
And then she came with a new cup of soup.
And then she got me a new spoon.
And helped me bring the soup over when I told her of my original intent.
And so I settled at my new table. The deeds of a friendly stranger unable to leave my mind.
And did the next best thing I knew, besides thanking her.
And thus formed the existence of an account of how a stranger at Long John's helped me.
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Reading the book 'Becoming who God intended'. Have been reading it for some time, but had not had the discipline and time to finish reading it. Quite proud today to reach the halfway point of the book. Was analyzing a weird portrayal of certain verses in the book near the front, but agreed quite a bit with what was written near to the central :) Hope to finish this book soon. Afterall, it's one of the things I hope to do before 2008 ends. lol.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
the author, lost for words, look at her pen in mild despair. the craft of her hands fail her. the words which sought to be written and spoken are not found in human language, but in the intangible recesses of the soul. a desire, an ernestness, a yearning. a burden which ceased not through the produced prose, but deepens and weighs with each word spoken. utterances which come out empty. a search for words which do not exist.
it swirls in her thoughts and manifests in her actions. but words, which continue to fail her, continue to elude her. bounded by social rules, locked by distance.
it swirls in her thoughts and manifests in her actions. but words, which continue to fail her, continue to elude her. bounded by social rules, locked by distance.
Monday, December 29, 2008
I miss my msn.
Was looking through the new anime motivational posters thread (the old one, which reached 1700++ pages, was deleted due to the continual spamming of non-pg13 pictures) on crunchyroll and came across some interesting ones. haha. Sharing a few here :)
The ones that I like:
The following, without kagami, is my wallpaper. haha.
The normal ones:
The ones that are just plain wrong:
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Was at popular buying assessment books just now (in preparation for tuition once again).. and after the purchase, i realized that they've charged me wrongly for the items i've bought. entertained the thought of just walking away 'cos a) the shop was closing, the gates were already half down, the paying queue is horrendously long b) paying an additional amount for the items when i'm half broke is not very enticing, but the consciences felt uneasy upon having that thought, so decided to be honest. haha. in the end, the procedure was still relatively troublesome, but at least my conscience was clear. hehe.
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was feeling thirsty and got reminded of something ruisi shared before. that when the body feels thirsty, it means that the body has had a lack of water for some time. the symptoms do not show at the instance of lack, but a while later, when the situation gets very serious. so when you feel thirsty, you're actually in quite a disadvantageous position with regards to the amount of water in your body.
similarly, as a comparison to our spiritual life, when we feel spiritually dry, it's not at the instance of lack, but rather, it's an accumulation of the lack that has been going on for some time. so when you feel spiritually dry, beware. for you're already in a very disadvantageous position with regards to the amount of work the Holy Spirit can do in you.
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Was looking through the new anime motivational posters thread (the old one, which reached 1700++ pages, was deleted due to the continual spamming of non-pg13 pictures) on crunchyroll and came across some interesting ones. haha. Sharing a few here :)
The ones that I like:
The following, without kagami, is my wallpaper. haha.
The normal ones:
The ones that are just plain wrong:
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Was at popular buying assessment books just now (in preparation for tuition once again).. and after the purchase, i realized that they've charged me wrongly for the items i've bought. entertained the thought of just walking away 'cos a) the shop was closing, the gates were already half down, the paying queue is horrendously long b) paying an additional amount for the items when i'm half broke is not very enticing, but the consciences felt uneasy upon having that thought, so decided to be honest. haha. in the end, the procedure was still relatively troublesome, but at least my conscience was clear. hehe.
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was feeling thirsty and got reminded of something ruisi shared before. that when the body feels thirsty, it means that the body has had a lack of water for some time. the symptoms do not show at the instance of lack, but a while later, when the situation gets very serious. so when you feel thirsty, you're actually in quite a disadvantageous position with regards to the amount of water in your body.
similarly, as a comparison to our spiritual life, when we feel spiritually dry, it's not at the instance of lack, but rather, it's an accumulation of the lack that has been going on for some time. so when you feel spiritually dry, beware. for you're already in a very disadvantageous position with regards to the amount of work the Holy Spirit can do in you.
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my 2000th entry.
Just finished watching a japanese film - Love and honour on okto. It was about this lower-classed samurai who was working as a food-taster (to ensure that the food given to the samurai Lord is not poisoned) and had the misfortune to eat something which was poisonous when taken out of season. He grew blind after that. The movie continues to illustrate what happened to them subsequently. I felt that the acting was very well done, 'cos the setting of the movie was in the era of the samurai, where harakiri and honour is very much spoken about. that people will kill their wives, or themselves, should they feel that their honour is being stained. it was interesting to see how the actors and actresses managed to portray their emotions even when the emotions of that period of time is much more subdued.
Just finished watching a japanese film - Love and honour on okto. It was about this lower-classed samurai who was working as a food-taster (to ensure that the food given to the samurai Lord is not poisoned) and had the misfortune to eat something which was poisonous when taken out of season. He grew blind after that. The movie continues to illustrate what happened to them subsequently. I felt that the acting was very well done, 'cos the setting of the movie was in the era of the samurai, where harakiri and honour is very much spoken about. that people will kill their wives, or themselves, should they feel that their honour is being stained. it was interesting to see how the actors and actresses managed to portray their emotions even when the emotions of that period of time is much more subdued.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
This is my 1999th blog post :) hehee. been pacing out so that I can type my 2000th post on 25th December, and my 2009th post on the first day of 2009:)
but i've placed this formerly as a draft and have officially missed the 25th december deadline:\ it's not 27th december, an important date for an important person :)
it's crystal's 21st birthday today!:) happy birthday crystal!:) heh. she's a very dear sister for me, 'cos she's my faithful support and team member in counter. thank God for this sister:) she's someone with a very sweet spirit and a very dedicated heart to the people around her. really blessed by her support and her presence in the counter:)
Couldn't attend her birthday party today 'cos of worship prac :S hope she's had a good time. hehe.
glad to finally be able to serve with guanrui for backup singing (since we went in at the same time. hahaha). i think we've not served together before (unless my memory fails me. not including the time we've observed the worship prac. lol. i've not served with huili before either (i think). hahaha. think these are the two people whom i've not served with before in backup singing. lol. need to learn how to harmonize! need to learn more about the theory of music. need to grow in this area!:)
oh, but really thank God:) can see how my singing has improved since i've joined this ministry. at least now i can harmonize some parts! hahaha. and i can differentiate between a normal note and a slightly flat note (though i can't always do that, especially when i'm the one singing. can't tell the diff between a normal note and a sharp one though:)
haha. i've only realized today how nice don moen's voice is. but he doesn't have the nicest voice (in my opinion=D) sometimes i like to just listen to people talk, 'cos it's nice to listen to the texture of the voice, the different intonation and speed, the different qualities of the sounds being produced.
i still find it amazing how i'm in backup singing. hahaha. it's a ministry i've always wanted to go into since i was in youth (2004), but never thought that i'll be able to go in due to various funny reasons:D being able to serve God in an area i enjoy is such an enjoyable thing. hahaa. but have to constantly remind myself (as what wanqi shared) to love God more than my craft :) with counter ministry, it's not hard. LOL. 'cos every time i serve, it's really for God ('cos i dun have a natural passion to dabble with finance), but with backup singing, 'cos i love singing, need to always check if i'm singing 'cos i enjoy it, or singing for God :) so harmonizing kinda keeps me in check. 'cos it's something which i'm kinda scared to do, but i wanna grow in, 'cos i know it'll add on to the ministry and in the experience of worship :) ah. but so much to grow in. so frustrating sometimes:S
i believe in worshipping God with songs. i believe in it 'cos it always reminds me of the gentleness of God. the shelter and refuge that comes when we worship God with songs. when you describe the gentleness of God with poems, with words, with a verse, with prose, songs make it so much more real. when you declare and proclaim of God's wonder, of His power, His victory, songs make it so much more certain and majestic. each song paints in unseen colours, the characteristic of God:)
that being said, i love expositions of the word as well. hahaha. especially when a lot of background is given and the verse is deeply expounded upon. it tickles another side of me. hahaha.
but i've placed this formerly as a draft and have officially missed the 25th december deadline:\ it's not 27th december, an important date for an important person :)
it's crystal's 21st birthday today!:) happy birthday crystal!:) heh. she's a very dear sister for me, 'cos she's my faithful support and team member in counter. thank God for this sister:) she's someone with a very sweet spirit and a very dedicated heart to the people around her. really blessed by her support and her presence in the counter:)
Couldn't attend her birthday party today 'cos of worship prac :S hope she's had a good time. hehe.
glad to finally be able to serve with guanrui for backup singing (since we went in at the same time. hahaha). i think we've not served together before (unless my memory fails me. not including the time we've observed the worship prac. lol. i've not served with huili before either (i think). hahaha. think these are the two people whom i've not served with before in backup singing. lol. need to learn how to harmonize! need to learn more about the theory of music. need to grow in this area!:)
oh, but really thank God:) can see how my singing has improved since i've joined this ministry. at least now i can harmonize some parts! hahaha. and i can differentiate between a normal note and a slightly flat note (though i can't always do that, especially when i'm the one singing. can't tell the diff between a normal note and a sharp one though:)
haha. i've only realized today how nice don moen's voice is. but he doesn't have the nicest voice (in my opinion=D) sometimes i like to just listen to people talk, 'cos it's nice to listen to the texture of the voice, the different intonation and speed, the different qualities of the sounds being produced.
i still find it amazing how i'm in backup singing. hahaha. it's a ministry i've always wanted to go into since i was in youth (2004), but never thought that i'll be able to go in due to various funny reasons:D being able to serve God in an area i enjoy is such an enjoyable thing. hahaa. but have to constantly remind myself (as what wanqi shared) to love God more than my craft :) with counter ministry, it's not hard. LOL. 'cos every time i serve, it's really for God ('cos i dun have a natural passion to dabble with finance), but with backup singing, 'cos i love singing, need to always check if i'm singing 'cos i enjoy it, or singing for God :) so harmonizing kinda keeps me in check. 'cos it's something which i'm kinda scared to do, but i wanna grow in, 'cos i know it'll add on to the ministry and in the experience of worship :) ah. but so much to grow in. so frustrating sometimes:S
i believe in worshipping God with songs. i believe in it 'cos it always reminds me of the gentleness of God. the shelter and refuge that comes when we worship God with songs. when you describe the gentleness of God with poems, with words, with a verse, with prose, songs make it so much more real. when you declare and proclaim of God's wonder, of His power, His victory, songs make it so much more certain and majestic. each song paints in unseen colours, the characteristic of God:)
that being said, i love expositions of the word as well. hahaha. especially when a lot of background is given and the verse is deeply expounded upon. it tickles another side of me. hahaha.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
lol. i left my art stuff in the oven unsupervised (usually i take it out after 3 mins or so, after it's formed its shape) and it melted. lol. the whole entire paper turned brown and surprisingly, the kind of effect i was trying to achieve with varnish (which didn't turn out right) was found in overcooking my art stuff. the bad thing is, it's stuck to the brown paper. hahaha. so amusing.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
eliminating the ant nest has effect eliminated the ant problem in my room=D no ants came near chi's food for the rest of the day. haha.
yay:)
went to get colour pencils today for what i was doing, as well as to get varnish. the aunty downstairs sold me brown-ed varnish O.o got watercolour colour pencils, so the instructions given contained interesting information. something which i found particularly amusing was the line of 'do not put colour pencil in water. the lead will melt.' hahaa. well, it was (and still is) funny to me. but i've got to say staedtler's colour leads are really quite good. i've had bad colour pencils before, so the difference was quite obvious to me:)
uni and poly starting on different timeslots tmr:) it's another keypoint in history!(in the history of the uni group anyway. hahaa)
quite fast ah? to think that we've only started out tertiary service in 2005. haha.
but quite exciting. and a bit scary. everything's changing so quickly.
have been watching this anime called 'Gallery Fake'. it's about this guy who's very good at identifying art pieces and have vast knowledge on the background (be it the proper kind or the shady kind) of the art pieces. reminded me of a project i did before:) i quite like the impressionists' works. haha. maybe i should buy an artboard and try it one day.
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should it ever be taken away
my soul shall seek to cease
for what shall await me each day
without His love and peace
all that's beautiful and pure
to dread shall all give way
if the world with its desires and lure
should keep my heart at bay
but cleanse my heart each renewed day
drench it, soak it clean
in His blood and the Holy Spirit
and faith in things unseen.
though comrades may once disappoint
pride may grow its roots
may my soul bought by Jesus Christ
be forever unwavering.
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i am defiantly going against my rational mind and body's desire to sleep :|
time to submit. lol
yay:)
went to get colour pencils today for what i was doing, as well as to get varnish. the aunty downstairs sold me brown-ed varnish O.o got watercolour colour pencils, so the instructions given contained interesting information. something which i found particularly amusing was the line of 'do not put colour pencil in water. the lead will melt.' hahaa. well, it was (and still is) funny to me. but i've got to say staedtler's colour leads are really quite good. i've had bad colour pencils before, so the difference was quite obvious to me:)
uni and poly starting on different timeslots tmr:) it's another keypoint in history!(in the history of the uni group anyway. hahaa)
quite fast ah? to think that we've only started out tertiary service in 2005. haha.
but quite exciting. and a bit scary. everything's changing so quickly.
have been watching this anime called 'Gallery Fake'. it's about this guy who's very good at identifying art pieces and have vast knowledge on the background (be it the proper kind or the shady kind) of the art pieces. reminded me of a project i did before:) i quite like the impressionists' works. haha. maybe i should buy an artboard and try it one day.
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should it ever be taken away
my soul shall seek to cease
for what shall await me each day
without His love and peace
all that's beautiful and pure
to dread shall all give way
if the world with its desires and lure
should keep my heart at bay
but cleanse my heart each renewed day
drench it, soak it clean
in His blood and the Holy Spirit
and faith in things unseen.
though comrades may once disappoint
pride may grow its roots
may my soul bought by Jesus Christ
be forever unwavering.
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i am defiantly going against my rational mind and body's desire to sleep :|
time to submit. lol
Friday, December 19, 2008
my mum asked me in chinese: 'are you going to use the comp till it's daylight?'
lol. my dad's awake. haha.
i know it's not sustainable, but nighttime is always so much more productive for me.
it's like in the day, you need to make sure u get the stuff u need to get ('cos the shops dun open at night) and meet the people u wish to meet ('cos people don't go out at night for no reason and 'cos transportation is super ex at night). haha.
but at night, you can take your time, do the things u've always wanted to do. plan out stuff, do some arts and craft, be amused by chi.
i like the morning too, though i'm usually asleep then. haha
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today is a tiring day.
went to daiso to get more storage bags for my books and to look for something which i need (couldn't find it there in the end). then went to spotlight to look for the same thing. haha. afterwhich, i took a bus down to bras basah. thank God that the store was still open! hahaa. actually, i think they showed the Closed sign, but i rushed in without realizing it. haha. oh well.
then was going over to This Fashion 'cos they were having 20-60% (doesn't seem to have 60% discount for anything at all. everything's at 20% - if you're a non-member, and 30%-if you're a member. hmm) discount. oh yes, was going over there when upon crossing the road, i saw jalea, regina and joe! (they saw me too! lol) and upon crossing the road once more, yizhong appeared behind us. lol.
i'm sleepy. so imma stop typing.
poor chi seems to be sick again :S
lol. my dad's awake. haha.
i know it's not sustainable, but nighttime is always so much more productive for me.
it's like in the day, you need to make sure u get the stuff u need to get ('cos the shops dun open at night) and meet the people u wish to meet ('cos people don't go out at night for no reason and 'cos transportation is super ex at night). haha.
but at night, you can take your time, do the things u've always wanted to do. plan out stuff, do some arts and craft, be amused by chi.
i like the morning too, though i'm usually asleep then. haha
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today is a tiring day.
went to daiso to get more storage bags for my books and to look for something which i need (couldn't find it there in the end). then went to spotlight to look for the same thing. haha. afterwhich, i took a bus down to bras basah. thank God that the store was still open! hahaa. actually, i think they showed the Closed sign, but i rushed in without realizing it. haha. oh well.
then was going over to This Fashion 'cos they were having 20-60% (doesn't seem to have 60% discount for anything at all. everything's at 20% - if you're a non-member, and 30%-if you're a member. hmm) discount. oh yes, was going over there when upon crossing the road, i saw jalea, regina and joe! (they saw me too! lol) and upon crossing the road once more, yizhong appeared behind us. lol.
i'm sleepy. so imma stop typing.
poor chi seems to be sick again :S
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Thought I'll just type this out before I forget :)
hahaha.
Recently Chi has been doing two things - having a fever and diarrhoea everyday (which one will realize is not a good thing to have, if you've ever had both together before:) As google is one of my best friends, I've decided to consult it to find out if
a) i need to bring her to the vet
b) it's a serious condition
It turns out that
a) I do need to bring her to the vet
b) it is a very serious condition (seems like having diarrhoea more than two days is dire for the cat O.o
Of course, considering that
a) i have no money to bring her to the vet.
b) Even if it's a serious condition, the no money part still stands,
all I could do was to give her lots of hugs, pats, strokes, quality food, clean water (which she doesn't drink) and observe her poo and her actions a little more.
It turns out that after a few days from the onset of diarrhoea and fever, she was
a) still having fever, though it comes and goes.
b) still having diarrhoea (which stinks:S)
So yesterday, I prayed for her. prayed for God to heal her.
and today,
a) she still has slight fever, but it doesn't seem to affect her activity level
b) she's got no more diarrhoea! (though she still has soft stools)
yay. thank God :)
and fearing that she may be consuming her own hair when she cleans herself ('cos she's now of age to shed fur:S) and after delaying for some time, i've finally gotten a pet brush from daiso (my faithful source of pet items. lol)
chi likes it:D hahaha. so funny. now i've got a double sided brush with cat hair :S
but i'm glad she's fine :)
was quite funny today when she jumped onto the table and went to look at the printer. she kinda accidentally stepped on the reload paper button and the printer which started to whirl, scared her. lol.
after the printer stopped whirling, chi used her paw to hit the printer and hissed at it. hahahahaa. super funny.
her new enemy=D
hahaha.
Recently Chi has been doing two things - having a fever and diarrhoea everyday (which one will realize is not a good thing to have, if you've ever had both together before:) As google is one of my best friends, I've decided to consult it to find out if
a) i need to bring her to the vet
b) it's a serious condition
It turns out that
a) I do need to bring her to the vet
b) it is a very serious condition (seems like having diarrhoea more than two days is dire for the cat O.o
Of course, considering that
a) i have no money to bring her to the vet.
b) Even if it's a serious condition, the no money part still stands,
all I could do was to give her lots of hugs, pats, strokes, quality food, clean water (which she doesn't drink) and observe her poo and her actions a little more.
It turns out that after a few days from the onset of diarrhoea and fever, she was
a) still having fever, though it comes and goes.
b) still having diarrhoea (which stinks:S)
So yesterday, I prayed for her. prayed for God to heal her.
and today,
a) she still has slight fever, but it doesn't seem to affect her activity level
b) she's got no more diarrhoea! (though she still has soft stools)
yay. thank God :)
and fearing that she may be consuming her own hair when she cleans herself ('cos she's now of age to shed fur:S) and after delaying for some time, i've finally gotten a pet brush from daiso (my faithful source of pet items. lol)
chi likes it:D hahaha. so funny. now i've got a double sided brush with cat hair :S
but i'm glad she's fine :)
was quite funny today when she jumped onto the table and went to look at the printer. she kinda accidentally stepped on the reload paper button and the printer which started to whirl, scared her. lol.
after the printer stopped whirling, chi used her paw to hit the printer and hissed at it. hahahahaa. super funny.
her new enemy=D
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Wanna thank God for the three people who just joined poly side counter:)
I think as a ministry leader, I'm not the most faithful..
but God still is.
He's never failed to send in people to counter when they're needed. people who have a genuine desire to serve, people who have a genuine desire to learn. haha.
i was pretty amused by the people God's sent in today. haha. alright with the first, but quite amused at the second. you know sometimes as a leader, your ministry attracts a similar type of person as you as the shape and feel of the ministry is affected by who's in it.. so in a sense, when i saw the brother, i was like 'wow. shy and quiet. first time. hahaa'
guess the ministry's evolving even at this moment :)
talked to Gary about things yesterday before he went off.. talked to celestine not too long ago. Thank God for the two of them:) the counter's going to be in their hands soon.
feeling a certain sort of reluctance. a certain form of nostalgia, a tinge of relief.
i have lots of thoughts, they're kinda entangled. and kinda melting into one another. can't tease them out as of yet. will type more when i do :)
I think as a ministry leader, I'm not the most faithful..
but God still is.
He's never failed to send in people to counter when they're needed. people who have a genuine desire to serve, people who have a genuine desire to learn. haha.
i was pretty amused by the people God's sent in today. haha. alright with the first, but quite amused at the second. you know sometimes as a leader, your ministry attracts a similar type of person as you as the shape and feel of the ministry is affected by who's in it.. so in a sense, when i saw the brother, i was like 'wow. shy and quiet. first time. hahaa'
guess the ministry's evolving even at this moment :)
talked to Gary about things yesterday before he went off.. talked to celestine not too long ago. Thank God for the two of them:) the counter's going to be in their hands soon.
feeling a certain sort of reluctance. a certain form of nostalgia, a tinge of relief.
i have lots of thoughts, they're kinda entangled. and kinda melting into one another. can't tease them out as of yet. will type more when i do :)
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Just finished Liar Game. haha. not a bad show.. though it got kind of predictable in the middle, and really quite predictable at the end :S like the characters stop growing and developing in the middle of the show.
lol.
but quite interesting:) though they didn't really explain everything at the end to us O.o and as the audience, you can guess some of the tricks that've been used before they're used. lol.
i miss trick. and galileo. haha. Liar Game was cool, but it wasn't funny. i preferred trick 'cos it's quite funny. hahaa.
Was walking around cuppage area to scout out eating places when i realized that the years in Hope, cuppage area is still relatively new to me. lol. for example, i know nuts about what restaurants were at cuppage terrace (until today) and i never realized that there're so many japanese pubs and restaurants at cuppage till today O.o a bit suaku and slow. lol.
it's hard to believe that exams just ended last week. hahaha. it feels as if super a lot of time has passed since exams have ended:S think i've played and slacked enough. time to move on to more serious matters:) hehehe.
liang jing ru's yong qi is stuck on my mind after ktv-ing with my sw project groupmates yesterday:) speaking of which, i don't think i've ever called so many different places to ask about reservations and prices before :S breakthrough in calling places. ah.
lol.
but quite interesting:) though they didn't really explain everything at the end to us O.o and as the audience, you can guess some of the tricks that've been used before they're used. lol.
i miss trick. and galileo. haha. Liar Game was cool, but it wasn't funny. i preferred trick 'cos it's quite funny. hahaa.
Was walking around cuppage area to scout out eating places when i realized that the years in Hope, cuppage area is still relatively new to me. lol. for example, i know nuts about what restaurants were at cuppage terrace (until today) and i never realized that there're so many japanese pubs and restaurants at cuppage till today O.o a bit suaku and slow. lol.
it's hard to believe that exams just ended last week. hahaha. it feels as if super a lot of time has passed since exams have ended:S think i've played and slacked enough. time to move on to more serious matters:) hehehe.
liang jing ru's yong qi is stuck on my mind after ktv-ing with my sw project groupmates yesterday:) speaking of which, i don't think i've ever called so many different places to ask about reservations and prices before :S breakthrough in calling places. ah.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Sleepy. haha.
It takes longer for me to reach home taking buses than potong pasir than to walk.
Was at ruixia's house practicing for the carolling at suntec (come find us at suntec by the big christmas tree on the 21, 23 and 24th:). We're the only group performing at suntec, so kinda excited. haha. can join me for service on the 24th as well :) Hope Christmas service is going to be at suntec as well :)
have been doing planning and organizing these few days (for outings and what nots). My laptop's officially down 'cos the operating system can't be found after i knocked it a few times against the newspapers to get rid of ants found in my laptop (there were lots of ants in my laptop!:S). Still thinking of whether I should get tim to help me fix (he said he might be able to, considering that i can still go into the bios setup) or if i should just try to persuade my mum to lend me money to buy a new laptop. will miss all the photos, all the mp3s, all the wallpapers, all the data i've collected and stored in my laptop over the years though :S but i guess i can let it go as well ba.
so daytime's more of organizing, doing whatever things you can do in the day, watching jdrama (oh! i've finished watching puzzle:D it's a jdrama about this two-faced teacher and her three students, and how her motivation by money leads her to solve mysteries and crimes. it's quite funny. kinda like trick, but less supernatural.) watching himitsu no hanazono now. it's a show about a group of 4 manga drawers and their editor. it's pretty interesting :) i think the characters are very well done. yup. still watching :) haha.
night time's more of organizing, tying down things, planning for the next day, thinking through, reflecting, resting, cleaning up the room (yes. i seem to have the desire to clean up my room when i'm not chui-ed to clean up my room). lol.
It takes longer for me to reach home taking buses than potong pasir than to walk.
Was at ruixia's house practicing for the carolling at suntec (come find us at suntec by the big christmas tree on the 21, 23 and 24th:). We're the only group performing at suntec, so kinda excited. haha. can join me for service on the 24th as well :) Hope Christmas service is going to be at suntec as well :)
have been doing planning and organizing these few days (for outings and what nots). My laptop's officially down 'cos the operating system can't be found after i knocked it a few times against the newspapers to get rid of ants found in my laptop (there were lots of ants in my laptop!:S). Still thinking of whether I should get tim to help me fix (he said he might be able to, considering that i can still go into the bios setup) or if i should just try to persuade my mum to lend me money to buy a new laptop. will miss all the photos, all the mp3s, all the wallpapers, all the data i've collected and stored in my laptop over the years though :S but i guess i can let it go as well ba.
so daytime's more of organizing, doing whatever things you can do in the day, watching jdrama (oh! i've finished watching puzzle:D it's a jdrama about this two-faced teacher and her three students, and how her motivation by money leads her to solve mysteries and crimes. it's quite funny. kinda like trick, but less supernatural.) watching himitsu no hanazono now. it's a show about a group of 4 manga drawers and their editor. it's pretty interesting :) i think the characters are very well done. yup. still watching :) haha.
night time's more of organizing, tying down things, planning for the next day, thinking through, reflecting, resting, cleaning up the room (yes. i seem to have the desire to clean up my room when i'm not chui-ed to clean up my room). lol.
Friday, December 05, 2008
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Studying for History and Systems of Psychology is a little like knowing the characters of the past.. you not only get to know which areas they've made an impact in, you learn about their background, their likes and dislikes, their works, their pet peeves, what kind of a person they are, and eventually who they marry. lol.
an excellent example of how elaboration aids in memory :)
an excellent example of how elaboration aids in memory :)