clearing up my hotmail inbox so that it won't get flooded even if it's not checked for some time. found this:)

Want a Donut?

There was a certain Professor of Religion named Dr. Christianson, a studious man who taught at a small college in the Western United States. Dr. Christianson taught the required survey course in Christianity at this particular institution. Every student was required to take this course his or her freshman year regardless of his or her major. Although Dr. Christianson tried hard to communicate the essence of the gospel in his class, he found that most of his students looked upon the course as nothing but required drudgery. Despite his best efforts, most students refused to take Christianity seriously. This year, Dr. Christianson had a special student named Steve. Steve was only a freshman, but was studying with the intent of going onto seminary for the ministry.
Steve was popular, well liked, and an imposing physical specimen. The starting center on the school football team, he was the best student in the professor's class. One day, Dr. Christianson asked Steve to stay after class so he could talk with him.
"How many push-ups can you do?"
Steve said, "I do about 200 every night."
"200? That's pretty good, Steve," Dr. Christianson said. "Do you think you could do 300?"
Steve replied, "I don't know... I've never done 300 at a time."
"Do you think you could?" again asked Dr. Christianson.
"Well, I can try," said Steve.
"Can you do 300 in sets of 10? I have a class project in mind and I need you to do about 300 push ups in sets of ten for this to work. Can you do it? I need you to tell me you can do it," said the professor.
Steve said, "Well... I think I can... yeah, I can do it."
Dr. Christianson said, "Good! I need you to do this on Friday. Let me explain what I have in mind."
Friday came and Steve got to class early and sat in the front of the room. When class started, the professor pulled out a big box of donuts. Now these weren't the normal kinds of donuts; they were the extra fancy BIG kind, with cream centers and frosting swirls. Everyone was pretty excited it was Friday, the last class of the day, and they were going to get an early start on the weekend with a party in Dr. Christianson's class.
Dr. Christianson went to the first girl in the first row and asked, "Cynthia, do you want to have one of these donuts?" Cynthia said, "Yes."
Dr. Christianson then turned to Steve and asked, "Steve, would you do ten push-ups so that Cynthia can have a donut?"
Steve said, "Sure," and jumped down from his desk to do a quick ten. Then Steve again sat in his desk. Dr. Christianson put a donut on Cynthia's desk.
Dr. Christianson then went to Joe, the next person, and asked, "Joe, do you want a donut?"
Joe said, "Yes."
Dr. Christianson asked, "Steve would you do ten push-ups so Joe can have a donut?" Steve did ten push-ups; Joe got a donut. And so it went, down the first aisle, Steve did ten push ups for every person before they got their donut. And down the second aisle, till Dr. Christianson came to Scott. Scott was on the basketball team, and in as good condition as Steve. He was very popular and never lacking for female companionship.
When the professor asked, "Scott do you want a donut?" Scott's reply was, "Well, can I do my own push ups?"
Dr. Christianson said, "No, Steve has to do them."
Then Scott said, "Well, I don't want one then."
Dr. Christianson shrugged and then turned to Steve and asked, "Steve, would you do ten push ups so Scott can have a donut he doesn't want?"
With perfect obedience Steve started to do ten push ups.
Scott said, "HEY! I said I didn't want one!"
Dr. Christianson said, "Look, this is my classroom, my class, my desks, and these are my donuts. Just leave it on the desk if you don't want it." And he put a donut on Scott's desk.
Now by this time, Steve had begun to slow down a little. He just stayed on the floor between sets because it took too much effort to be getting up and down. You could start to see a little perspiration coming out around his brow.
Dr. Christianson started down the third row. Now the students were beginning to get a little angry. Dr. Christianson asked Jenny, "Jenny, do you want a donut?"
Sternly, Jenny said, "No."
Then Dr. Christianson asked Steve, "Steve, would you do ten more push ups so Jenny can have a donut that she doesn't want?" Steve did ten; Jenny got a donut. By now, a growing sense of uneasiness filled the room. The students were beginning to say "No" and there were all these uneaten donuts on the desks. Steve also had to really put forth a lot of extra effort to get these push ups done for each donut. There began to be a small pool of sweat on the floor beneath his face, his arms and brow were beginning to get red because of the physical effort involved.
Dr. Christianson asked Robert, who was the most vocal unbeliever in the class, to watch Steve do each push up to make sure he did the full ten push ups in a set because he couldn't bear to watch all of Steve's work for all of those uneaten donuts. He sent Robert over to where Steve was so Robert could count the set and watch Steve closely. Dr. Christianson started down the fourth row.
During his class, however, some students from other classes had wandered in and sat down on the steps along the radiators that ran down the sides of the room. When the professor realized this, he did a quick count and saw that now there were 34 students in the room.
He started to worry if Steve would be able to make it. Dr. Christianson went on to the next person and the next and the next.
Near the end of that row, Steve was really having a rough time. He was taking a lot more time to complete each set.
Steve asked Dr. Christianson, "Do I have to make my nose touch on each one?"
Dr. Christianson thought for a moment, "Well, they're your push ups. You are in charge now. You can do them any way that you want." And Dr. Christianson went on.
A few moments later, Jason, a recent transfer student, came to the room and was about to come in when all the students yelled in one voice, "NO! Don't come in! Stay out!" Jason didn't know what was going on.
Steve picked up his head and said, "No, let him come."
Professor Christianson said, "You realize that if Jason comes in you will have to do ten push ups for him?"
Steve said, "Yes, let him come in. Give him a donut."
Dr. Christianson said, "Okay, Steve, I'll let you get Jason's out of the way right now. Jason, do you want a donut?" Jason, new to the room hardly knew what was going on.
"Yes," he said, "give me a donut."
"Steve, will you do ten push ups so that Jason can have a donut?"
Steve did ten push ups very slowly and with great effort. Jason, bewildered, was handed a donut and sat down.
Dr. Christianson finished the fourth row then started on those visitors seated by the heaters. Steve's arms were now shaking with each push up in a struggle to lift him against the force of gravity. Sweat was profusely dropping off of his face and, by this time, there was no sound except his heavy breathing. There was not a dry eye in the room.
The very last two students in the room were two young women, both cheerleaders, and very popular. Dr. Christianson went to Linda, the second to last, and asked, "Linda, do you want a doughnut?"
Linda said, very sadly, "No, thank you."
Professor Christianson quietly asked, "Steve, would you do ten push ups so that Linda can have a donut she doesn't want?"
Grunting from the effort, Steve did ten very slow push ups for Linda.
Then Dr. Christianson turned to the last girl, Susan. "Susan, do you want a donut?"
Susan, with tears flowing down her face, began to cry. "Dr. Christianson, why can't I help him?"
Dr. Christianson, with tears of his own, said, "No, Steve has to do it alone, I have given him this task and he is in charge of seeing that everyone has an opportunity for a donut whether they want it or not. When I decided to have a party this last day of class, I looked at my grade book. Steve, here is the only student with a perfect grade. Everyone else has failed a test, skipped class, or offered me inferior work. Steve told me that in football practice, when a player messes up he must do push ups. I told Steve that none of you could come to my party unless he paid the price by doing your push ups. He and I made a deal for your sakes. Steve, would you do ten push ups so Susan can have a donut?" As Steve very slowly finished his last push up, with the understanding that he had accomplished all that was required of him, having done 350 push ups, his arms buckled beneath him and he fell to the floor.
Dr. Christianson turned to the room and said. "And so it was, that our Savior, Jesus Christ, on the cross, cried to the Father, "Into thy hands I commend my spirit." With the understanding that He had done everything that was required of Him, he yielded up His life. And like some of those in this room, many of us leave the gift on the desk, uneaten.
Two students helped Steve up off the floor and to a seat, physically exhausted, but wearing a thin smile. "Well done, good and faithful servant," said the professor, adding "Not all sermons are preached in words."
Turning to his class the professor said, "My wish is that you might understand and fully comprehend all the riches of grace and mercy that have been given to you through the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who spared not the only Begotten Son, but gave Him up for us all--for the whole Church, now and forever.'
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Don't leave the donut uneaten.

hello hello! i'm back online again.
hahaha.
supposed to not use the comp till today. but gwen said she saw me online yesterday...so i guess i did come online:D hahaa. which means i didn't fulfill the 'not using comp until today' thing.
i can't remember anything O_o
ah well:)
anyway, i've got lots to blog about. hahaha:D
gp paper was quite a delight to do. was choosing between qn 1 (society focusing on young at expense of old), qn 6 ('Is recycling the answer to the problem of waste?') and qn 11 ('how important is religion in society today?') was writing out the outline for 11 when i realised that i'll do a lot of analysis which will prob cause me to go everywhere at everytime. so i did 6! hahahaa. okay. oh! huiyuan did 6 too! hahaha.
anyway. compre was okay. choice vs destiny. so interesting. quite fun to do too:)
oh! let me share about my traumatising experience yesterday:P
was in the bathroom happily showering, when i suddenly felt pain on my soles... then i was thinking..could it be that the heater has gone mad? then i thought, can't be..'cos my head feels okay and it's only my soles that are dying from the scalding water. turns out that it's the first round of water from the washing machine:P i hopped around and nearly died. hahaha. had to jump to the far side of the bathroom, switch on the tap there at full blast to prevent the washing machine water from reaching me and scream for my mother ('cos my bathroom seems to be strangely sound-proof after renovations )_( maybe it's to reduce noise pollution when pple sing):D hahahaha. gosh. so traumatising. my soles remained happily red even after the bath.
yeah.
then got a call from junting. hahaha. she called all the j2s but only jitsy and i picked up the phone. yep.
why is everyone talking about universities? i'll prefer to leave thinking about the choice of uni to after As!:D yeah.
-uni uni, don't run away from me
uni uni, a hard choice, can't you see?
uni uni, why's everyone talking about u now?-

ah. i'm supposed to be banned from the comp. so what am i doing up here now? to save my messages from exploding. hahaha:D

dear nygep'99 pioneers,

yes! nygep reunion after As!
tentatively two dates: 30th nov (tues) and 1st dec (wed).
time and venue not set. i'll think about them after my As. hahaha:D
if you haven't replied to my msg, reply soon. currently, response for 1st dec is quite good. except tt yengyong, nina, jo and grace can't make it. and qing and trace are uncertain.
btw. fungi requested for basketball to be in the programme. if you have more ideas, can just sms me. haha. i won't reply though. lack of smses.
please help pass the word around. i only have the numbers of 20++ pple. hehe.
that's all for now. if anyone wants to help me in preparation, please ensure your papers do not end later than the 26th. which means that all humanities S paper pple are out. muahaha:D
okay. all the best for your exams! we'll see each other soon:D hahaha. continue to encourage each other k? sms someone u haven't smsed in a long time! seeya.

your dear adorable cow,
daisytoots:P hahahaha:D

i received more smses from pple i didn't expect! haahha. another two actually. hahaa. how exciting:)
one from michael. haha. not our mj michael. but from da michael. former UL:)
one from eesiew. hahaha too. she asked me an econs question. thank God i knew how to answer. or else i'll just faint. haha.
gosh. gp on thurs. gosh. gp on thurs. gosh. gp on thurs. gp discussion for all j2s at freedy's house on wed. time to be confirmed. venue is his condo's function room. which is somewhere opposite nyj. which is in our area! yeah. or if it's the other condo, then it'll be in orchard area! who wanna come?:D let's all aim for an A together!
i'm in a singing mood. haha. figured out a tune for 'desert oasis' (finally!) but i forgot how to sing it:P hahaha.

gosh. today has been an unexpected day. hahaha.
just received smses from two people i don't expect to receive smses from at all. one is genevieve..this girl from chij punggol (lady of our nativity) whom i was tutoring in (yes. in all subjects...) maths last december:) i kinda became like her nanny.. play with her, eat with her, walk her home..haha.
then the second person's mun bbill. hahha. i wasn't just surprised, i was.. pleasantly surprised. hahaha. okay. just a diff in the words used:)
studied with joycelyn today. hehee. so funny. got to listen to the songs which sengkim burnt for us:) saturation kinetics like to set in after a few hours of studying. how absolutely disastrous. oh. there were two frens of joycelyn whom we met. there were super lame! gosh. nearly couldn't stand it at first. haha. but quite interesting in the end. i call them the yellow sisters:)
hmm. what's up with all the sec 4 pple. my sister's still studying away. joycelyn and alvin are both too excited to sleep. like huh? paper tmr!
oh. wait. my sister doesn't have any papers tmr. oops.
speaking of papers. i've decided to go for the mock paper mr ho is setting tmr. oh dear. and i haven't touched maths for like. one ENTIRE WEEK? oh dear.

i've gotta stop the bad habit of sleeping at 4.45am every morning. gosh. keeps losing track of time.
so many decisions to be made in the next few months require planning at this moment. so interesting. hahaha.
by the way, for those who haven't had the chance to try it. taking a stroll around at 2am is rather invigorating.
-as i breathe in the breath of life that fills my heart
You are my all consuming fire-
of course, if you intend to try that. don't walk around alone. do drag out your sister or brother to go with you. night air makes for excellant company in another. the silence that abounds is more than often filled with cheery talk and joyful laughter.
what an interesting sound the word abound makes.
'where sin abounded, grace did much more abound'

hehe. i'm delighted with bio. believe it or not, my knowledge of biological molecules were kept at a minimal until these two days! wow.
yeah:)
haha. i can't wait for uni. then i can take lit again. yeah! was looking through merchant of venice... bassanio and antonio and shylock and 'in soothe i know not why i am so sad'! hahaha.
yeah well.
-yeah yeah yeah-
hahaha. jiali danced for service today. intriguing.
oh! and sengkim burned a cd for everyone to encourage them for exams! hahaha. lots of songs inside. just tt i can't listen to them:D *grInz* how fun.

from mingxiu and carrie:)

*~A Student’s Prayer~*

Lord, grant me a quiet heart,
before exams start.
Lead me to use my leisure hours,
to invigorate my powers.
My mind from daydreams liberate,
give me the will to concentrate.
From all distractions set me free;
that in my studies I may be
a student with a sole fulfilment,
to make my work a sacrament.
From my faint heart in love expel,
all failures fears that therein dwell.
And from my pillow drive away,
all dark foreboding of the day.
Help me in faith to rest so deep,
that I may have untroubled sleep.
While notes and lectures I prepare,
may I not lost my zest for prayer.
And may I not forget to look,
for guidance in Thy Book.
And may I ever grateful be,
to all who daily pray for me.
While for myself I intercede,
for other students too I plead;
so may exams find
each one alert in heart and mind.
Thus inward joy and peace possessing,
May exams prove a source of blessing.
Amen.

gosh.
the world is so messy these days.
anyway.
it really was a double titration.
gosh.
and i was hoping that it wasn't.
so that at least i can continue to trust in the honesty of the teachers in other jcs.
apparently not.
it is a double titration:P
guess bio prac must have been unfair too.

thank God i dun have chem prac tmr. feeling a little under-the-weather.
oh! i wanna commend the transitlink office:D hahaha. they're very nice pple. 'cos i was on 26 and i was feeling a little yah... feverish so i decided to sleep on the bus. then... i didn't realise that my wallet has slipped down the side into the small crack by the seat...hehe. got off the bus, couldn't find it and i was like 'gosh. dun tell me i lost my wallet too.' hahaha..then i decided to ask if i can go up to 26 to check again 'cos i had a sneaking suspicion that i left it on the bus. hehe. they were like 'okay! let's quickly go up the bus to check before the bus goes off again'...:D thank God for the pple in the transitlink office. hehe.
so intriguing. a brother called jimmy came for cg today. hahaa. he's very open about his life.
so strange. jiali was like leading most of the roles today. hahaa. quite funny. spread out amongst her, joce and jingting i guess. xin ku ta men le.
restructuring again. a minor one. i keep forgetting that we're the central east cg:P hahahaa. so blur. so now instead of being with the rest of the vj and tj pple, me, jits, joycelyn and michael will be in one cg. gosh. the study caregroup!
-Your hand lifted me up, i stand on higher ground
Your love opened my heart, and made this valley sing
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy-
hoho. studying is so tiring. but i found good books in the library:) when econs get indigestible, bio makes studying palatable once more!
-i'll give You praise for You deserve it
i'll give You praise for what You've done
i'll give You praise for You are able
i'll give You praise till i overcome

i'll give You praise when the sun is shining
i'll give You praise in the dark of night
i'll give You praise when the battle rages
i'll give You praise till it works out right!-

let me share something joyful:)
i jumped by 2 grades for maths mock paper! hahaa. still not very good. but it's the first time my grades ever jumped:P God is good!

ooooh. nice lyrics are back:) there's a review on darren's new album and they said it's the most exciting yet. except for the song 'popular'...look at this:) i've never heard the song before but read it out and feel the beat!
'I've got a burning desire
It feels like a fire burning deep in my soul
You know its out of control
I feel the temperature rising
I think I'm capsizing
Going out of my brain
I think I'm going insane

I wanna be the crick in your neck, trip in your step
Face in the crowd that you never forget
You're never gonna get rid of me
Have to be removed forcibly
I made it my mission tonight
Scoping your vibe
Getting some digits in the 4 1 5
Don't want someone to make love to me
I Just friends and then well see

Right Dead Back On It
I know where you belong
And you just keep me holding on
Right Dead Back On It
I'm feeling you so strong
So tell me how could this be wrong

Just go to work on me...
I'll go to work on you...

Definitely I feel attraction
Chemical reaction
But how many times have i been fed this kind of lie
You need a certain kind of man
You need to have the upper hand
I do not think they understand
I am not through with my demands

I need personality please
Intellectual breeze
Ease of conversation, not a sexual tease
Somebody devoted to me
Stacked with sincerity
But you dont know me
But i know it feels
Take a chance on something baby
Show me how you feel'

hahaha:) oh. and look at these lyrics in 'void' ...
-Just like a spinal chord
Severed and broken but the spark still tries-

and these lyrics sound like they'll sound quite nice:D
-Waking up from a coma (tossing, turning)
Sweat has covered my body (my mouth felt dry)
My life flashing before me (nothing much to say)
Still it was so boring (did you hear me sing?)
Only I could adore you (the wind through the trees)
Silently barking orders (rushing up to me)
This is only beginning (don't anger the sea)
Oh, the wave's crashing higher and higher on me-

oh. and these lyrics sound so disastrous:
-Cynical, jaded, faithless, disappointed, disillusioned, used
If I could take back all my sweat, my tears, my sex, my joy I would
My time, my love, my effort, passion, dedication
In case of mistaken identity I gave these things to you
If I sound angry, bitter, sad, infatuated, it's the truth
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, just a few
Stages of acceptance that it's really over
It's just so complicated and I'm stupid for believing in you-

ah well. wanna contrast two songs here:) so here goes:) both by darren as well:)
'darkness' - Darren Hayes

Been spending so much time underground
I guess my eyes adjusted
To the lack of light
I got
Covered in darkness
Covered in darkness

I have been waiting
Always waiting for something new
Happiness has always ended
In the blink of an eye
There was no one attending
No one attending

It doesn't really matter where it all began
All I know
I got covered in darkness
Covered in darkness
Ever wonder why I never really truly connect
Although my eyes are open
I can hold your gaze
But I am never connected
Never connected

I am famous for my generosity
They say I am the kindest
But it is easier to
Give than receive love
Give than receive love

It doesn't really matter where it all began
All I know
I was covered in darkness
Covered in darkness

Turning pages over
Run away to nowhere
And it's hard to take control
When your enemy's old and afraid of you
You'll discover that the monster you were running from
Is the monster in you

Better to hold on to love
Better to hold on to love
Change will come

It doesn't really matter where it all began
All I know
I was covered in darkness
Covered in darkness

It doesn't really matter where it all began
Cuz all I know
I was lost
I was lost
No, no

It doesn't really matter where it all began no no
All I know
I was lost
I feel lost
Lost
No...

and the contrast...

'Light'--- Darren Hayes

The light, it flickers
Your light, travelling down so deep
Illumination

I have been cold, I have been blind
You have come to change my mind
I can put my faith in you

The light, it blisters
Your light, coming down so bright
Transformation
Turn it up, give me some room to grow
Turn it up, give me that sense to know

I have been cold, I have been blind
You were sent to change my mind
I can put my faith in you

For something ordinary
It's so extraordinary
I trust, I put my faith in you
In you
In you, in you
In you, in you

The light, it glitters
Your light, when I stand this close
It's almost blinding
Turn it up, give me some room to grow
Turn it up, give me the sense to know

I have been changed, I have become
I have flamed under the sun
I'm the reflection of you

For something ordinary
It's so extraordinary
I trust, I put my faith in you
In you
In you, in you
In you, in you
In you, you, you

For something ordinary
It's so extraordinary
I just, I put my faith in you
In you
In you, in you
In you, you, you

It flickers
It blisters
It glitters

In you, in you
In you, you, you
You are

ooh. what a shocking night. hahaha. was browsing through bAa's blog (my bball buddy in nyj!) and got a few shocks of my life:P
anyway, here's what i got from her blog:)
'What life skills are you trying to teach to your players. Below are somepositive messages that I try to teach and emphasize to my players.
1. Make Christ and His teachings the foundation for your life. Your goal is tolive a Christ-centered balanced life.
2. Act like a Winner. I can't stress enough the importance of handling yourselfat all times with class and integrity, especially in the tough times that truly test everyone and usually bring out our worst instincts.
3. Always be positive. Positive people can take on the world.
4. Be committed to hard work. Hard work is not always fun, but it's the priceyou must pay to be more successful. The harder you work, the tougher it is to surrender. 5. Be nice. Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
6. Avoid having to be right all the time. Your goal is to connect with people, not defeat.
7. Be committed to doing things the right way. Remember that perfect practice makes perfect.
8. Smile! In every culture it is the light in your window that tells people there's a caring, sharing individual inside.
9. Learn to stay relaxed and friendly no matter how much tension you're under.
10. Write down your goals and review them often. When you fail to plan, you are planning to fail by default.
11. Focus all your attention and energy on the achievement of your goals.
12. Don't put things off. Get in the habit every day of doing the more unpleasant things first... If you tell someone you're going to do something,then do it.
13. Eliminate the word quit from your vocabulary. If you want to be successful over the long haul, you must be willing to stay the course... People, who won't quit, don't.
14. Learn from your mistakes. There are four things you should do with a mistake: 1) recognize it, 2) admit it, 3) learn from it, 4) forget it.
15. Be able to admit your weaknesses and establish short-term goals to overcome them.
16. Dress and look your best at all times.
17. Respond with a simple, courteous "thank you" when anyone pays you a compliment for any reason.
18. Sit up front in the most prominent rows when you attend class, meetings, etc.
19. Replace the word "can't" with "can," and "try" with "will" in your vocabulary.
20. Be on time. Always try to be at least ten minutes early.
21. Thrive on pressure. The more you prepare the better able you are to handle pressurized situations. Pressure often brings out extraordinary results.
22. Develop a study routine. Discipline yourself to study 1 to 2 hours a night.Your grades/ performance reflect the amount of time you are willing to invest.
23. Stay humble. Respect and recognition comes from personal sacrifice, hardwork, and the grace of God.

haha. look what i saw:P
'Besides MOE has admitted that GEP's main purpose is eugenics - getting us to marry each other is their goal. Please counter this evil plan by marrying the most retarded person you know. Thank you.'
lala.
'eugenics n [sing v] science of the production of healthy intelligent children with the aim of improving the human genetic stock.
great. just what we need. A breeding plan.'
more comments:
'And about the GEP eugenics thingy, YES... its evil machinations must be exposed and
halted, before it is too late...! I can only say "The meek shall inherit the earth".'
yesh!

There's a lighthouse on the hillside that overlooks life's sea.
When I'm tossed it sends out a light that I might see.
And the light that shines in darkness now will safely lead me home,
If it wasn't for the lighthouse, my ship would sail no more.

And I thank God for The Lighthouse, I owe my life to Him.
Jesus is The Lighthouse and from the rocks of sin
He has shown the light around me, so that I might clearly see.
If it wasn't for The Lighthouse, Where would this ship be?

:)

i love the way You love me how You turned my life around
set my feet to dancing it's in You that i have found
a ???? .......of wondrous love
i love the way You love me!:D

heh. drinking JJ's Hawton drink now (san1 cha1 shui3)..tastes horrendous. hahaha:D quite disgusting. and it's a product of singapore! gosh. if all the companies in singapore try to be unique and produce drinks like that...i have a feeling that our bop deficit will get even worse. hahah:D
a very distracting day today. hahaha. had jits and joycelyn over to my house downstairs study room to study but well...i think it's quite a disastrous combination to put the three of us together. coupled with the fact that it's an afternoon! i can't study well in afternoons! makes me sleep! hahahaa. but evening came and jitsy went and it got much better. hahaha:)
gosh. joce just asked me a respiration qn. which reminds me. i can't remember anything about respiration! disastrous. hahaha:D
there were three girls in the study room imitating someone else and pretending to be really depressed over something when they weren't:P so naughty.

'bedshaped'--- keane

Many's the time I ran with you down
The rainy roads of your old town
Many the lives we lived in each day
And buried altogether
Don't laugh at me
Don't look away

You'll follow me back
With the sun in your eyes
And on your own
Bedshaped
And legs of stone
You'll knock on my door
And up we'll go
In white light
I don't think so
But what do I know?
What do I know?
I know!

I know you think I'm holding you down
And I've fallen by the wayside now
And I don't understand the same things as you
But I do

Don't laugh at me
Don't look away

You'll follow me back
With the sun in your eyes
And on your own
Bedshaped
And legs of stone
You'll knock on my door
And up we'll go
In white light
I don't think so
But what do I know?
What do I know?
I know!

And up we'll go
In white light
I don't think so
But what do I know?
What do I know?
I know!

very inspired by today's stewardship teaching...and fired up 'cos of pastor jeff's teaching. and God really probed in my heart an area which i have been holding on to far too much:P my computer time.
it was a great time just praising, worshipping and adoring the Lord today. just Him being the -centre of our focus-!:D hahaha.
-You're my rock yeahyeah
You're my refuge
You're my hope yeahyeah
and my future-
really wanna mean what i sing
-as a pleasing sacrifice
Lord i offer You my life-

what am i doing being awake at such an hour? all thanks to the dear adorable resident mosquito:P
trying to justify why mosquitoes are on earth. here are a few reasons:
1) to provide as a food source for lizards (either in the house or in the wild ---not that there's much 'wild' in singapore to talk about:D)
2) to act as an alternative source of blood transfusion. or plasma transfusion. or goodness knows what kinda transfusion
3) to spur us on to think creatively (eg. thinking of why they exist)
yeah:D
let me try to go back and sleep. zZz.

maia got out? O_o