Tuesday, July 29, 2003

haha....using the imac comp in the library computer lab right now...really nice to use:D althoug seriously speaking, i dunno how to open the C:/drive. ah wellz. it's really very pretty...all clean and white and soft and creative and glassy:D classy computer...hahah:D i'm not very used to the keyboard though... but i'm sure if i use it more often, i'll get used to typing on it:) *grInz*:D
nothing much to type actually... just to comment on the nice imac computer:D seeya!

Sunday, July 27, 2003

yepz yepz:) today!
went for service as usual:) felt very refreshed:) very touched as well. 'cos i asked God for something...and during the praise and worship part, he clearly answered my prayer:) it's like, i haven't been very faithful to Him, but He's still walking with me, listening to my every request, and answering them:D when i saw the lyrics, i was like 'oh man...'
rushed to vj after service:) to find out that i'm supposed to be at vs hostel instead. hahaha:) had chinese society stuff:) we practiced for the play on national day:D i'm the mother! and there's gonna be a dance in the play:D very proud of us...'cos we wrote the play ourselves and we created the dance ourselves too:) oh. i'm acting as the mother:) and i'm dancing. so now i'm singing. and dancing:) dancing is no longer dancing:D nvm. talking nonsense:D oh yah. we're dancing to Jolin's 'shuo1 ai4 ni3'. nearly died when i heard the song and looked at the dance steps. it's so fast! but the senior who taught us the dance looks really zai when he did the dance.
oh no! i forgot to mention! the praise and worship team wrote a very nice song today! it's called 'Give' and it's to encourage pple to donate to the missions fund:D hahaha...but the lyrics are so rhyme-y and catchy, the music so jazzy, it could have easily beat most songs off the chart. i'm serious about it. it was so nice! i'm like, swooning over how the song is presented. pretty. hahhaa:D
yeah anyway.
i left the beach at 8++. hhahaa:) think chiew and weez and sze were going to kill me. ah wellz. walked with bowen to the bus-stop to take a bus to the sentosa's entrance. talked a bit:) then i realised that he's from nyj basketball team. i was like...huh? i've never seen u in the first three months! and he was like ...i didn't know u in the first three months either. haha:) really nice guy:) very happy to have the chance to get to know him better:) we talked throughout the bus ride to the entrance and out of sentosa. then we talked more on the taxi ('cos he's rushing home and i'm rushing to fish & co, so we took a cab together:) i really thank God for the opportunity to talk to this nice brother (bowen! not from bowen sec though. hahaha) and to know more about him and carrie:D oh yah! we found out that both of us went to the 'Magic of Love' thingie a few years ago! hahaha:D
fish and co was nice:D though somehow or another i dun seem to like it very very much. ah well:) the food wasn't too bad though:) and the company's of course great! met miss lee, sze, weez, chiew and jon. had a nice time together:) we should do that more often!:D and i still wanna see how eric lam looks like. haha:)
and then there's today. but there doesn't seem to be much space left, so it'll be another post once more:D
*grInz*
i did lots and lots of things in the past two days:D very sleepy, very happy, very slacky right now. hahaha:D let's talk about saturday first:)
did flag day with stefiee in the morning on sat:D poor stefiee had to wait for me 'cos i was late. heh. too exhausted:) we went to vj to do our flag day!:D think the pple on that day were thinking 'these two girls must be mad. come and bother me on games day. sighz' ah wellz:) then corinne went with us to orchard to meet lydia:D guess what? i got a dollar on returning the donations:) supposed to be our morning wages! hahaha:D stef donated hers though:)
yepz anywayz, i rushed off to harbourfront mrt station to meet the rest to go to palawan beach for the 'wet and wild' beach event organised by the Gen-Acts club:D we had an exhilerating time at the beach. hahaha:D it was so nice! saw shuwen, maryanne (nyjc bballer after first three months), adeline (!!! my old classmate! was like, what??? adeline!!! hahaha:D) and jie ru (! remember? she gave me my first ever piggy back:D hahaha:) and there was this person from ajc called weiyang. i nearly started laughing. hahaha:D
yepz. we had a frisbee competition:) my group got second. so sad. we were fighting with carrie's team for the first.
oh yah! and we saw the shooting of 'quan2 ming2 chu1 dong4 qiang3 xian1 wan2'(ready, steady, go!) we were playing icebreakers when quan2 yi2 feng4 walked past and we just started cheering. hahah. really stupid. then we asked 'xian4 zai4 ni3 yao4 qu4 na2 li3?' ah wellz:) how spontaneous we are:D yupz. turns out that the red team and the green team both arrived at the destination at the same time. so they kinda argued it out (when the camera wasn't shooting). so interesting:D
oh no. not enough space. shall continue on the next post.

Friday, July 25, 2003

God is good (all the time)

God is good, all the time
He put a song of praise in this heart of mine
God is good, all the time
Through the darkest night, His light will shine.
God is good, God is good all the time.

Verse 1:
If you're walking through the valley,
and there are shadows all around,
Do not fear, He will guide you,
He will keep you safe and sound.
'Cos He's promised to never leave you,
Nor forsake you and His word is true.

Verse 2:
We were sinners- so unworthy
Still for us He chose to die
Filled us with His Holy Spirit
Now we can stand and testify
That His love is everlasting
And his mercies - they will never end.
hmmm...in the comp lab right now...just saw dancing:D hahaha.. she went 'xinying? aren't you doing PW?'
ah wellz...had chinese soc meeting yesterday, we actually wanted to progress on the play that we've written but circumstances seem to be against us. firstly, many pple had to go quite soon after they reached ya3 xuan1. then, our drama coach commented that it's rather choppy..'cos we have a lot of 2 min scenes and he's afraid the audience won't be able to figure out the setting. ah wellz. so...we editted the play:) and now we've gotta meet on sunday to cast the roles and wat-nots. heh:D very tiring week. going out the whole day on sat...hopefully i'll be able to do everything nicely by the grace of God:D
oh...this is what i saw on a website....
'The bleeding a woman has is further influenced by the production of a family of chemicals that cause muscles throughout the body, as well as the uterus (which is simply a complex bundle of smooth muscles) to contract, called "prostaglandins". These prostaglandins are responsible for a woman's menstrual pain as well as nearly any muscle spasm or strain anywhere in the body.'..now we know. next time we have cramps, we can always go...i'm having prostaglandins:P
nvm. talking nonsense:D
HAPPY PEOPLE MORE IMMUNE TO COLDS
People who are energetic, happy and relaxed are less likely to catch colds.
Those who are depressed, nervous or angry are more likely to complain about cold symptoms, whether or not they were exposed to cold germs, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon University and published in Psychosomatic Medicine.
Study participants who had a positive emotional style weren't infected as often and experienced fewer symptoms compared to people with a negative emotional style, researchers say.

hah. moral of the story. don't get colds:D whether you're happy, sad, elated or depressed:D

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Because He Lives

God sent His Son - they called Him Jesus,
He came to love, heal and forgive;
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

(Chorus)
Because He lives I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

How sweet to hold a newborn baby
And feel the pride and joy he gives;
But greater still the calm assurance:
This child can face uncertain days because Christ lives.

(Chorus)
Because He lives I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

And then one day I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain;
And then, as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.

(Chorus)
Because He lives I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
feeling very full right now:D
we went to the old SPH building today and had an NE learning journey trip...got free magazines at the end of it all! (Home and Decor and Her World) during the refreshment time, i ate and ate and ate...so now i'm like, going to burst. hahaha:D well..can't exactly blame me you see, the sardine sandwiches were really nice, the bread was soft with just the right amount of bounce and the sardine tasted...like sardine. hahaha:) the triangular curry puff thingie was also very nice, had the adequate amount of spiciness for people who don't dare to eat spicy stuff. hah:)
had quite a nice day today:) we had practical for three whole periods...doing something about floating leaf circles and sodium hydrogen carbonate:) *beamz*
went to mac fsc with steph 'cos...well, just felt like it:) hehee... very surprised that Halimah remembered my name..haha:D i think i'm getting addicted to going there and teaching the kids. oh no. nice kids they are nevertheless... i should go and teach tuition. hah. kiddin':D
i realised that i've kinda forgotten all the basic concepts in physics and chemistry...i'm dead. hahaha:)

Monday, July 21, 2003

today's a relatively slackish day...got back gp and SATs:) hehehe...got 60.5 marks for gp (our whole class will prob pass after moderation..hopefully:D) and 1310 for SATs. not satisfied with neither of them though:) looking at my essay, i feel that i can do much better than this. hahaha:) elywn (is that how his name is spelt?) is scary...he got like 45 marks for his essay (?!?!)...and michelle got the highest in my class for SATs:) i shall aim high for SATs next time! hope we get another mock one. it was relatively fun doing it. my first attempt. hahaha:D
hmmz. fungi cut her hair. and there's a fin at the back. hmmz. hahaha:D when i asked her why she cut her hair, she went 'cool! funky!' eh.
maybe i should go and cut my hair too! and shock everyone in my class:) adds excitement to their lives...don't you think?;)

Sunday, July 20, 2003

[Your Beloved]
Lord it was You who
Created the heavens
Lord it was Your hand
That put the stars in their place

Lord it was Your voice
That commands the morning
Even oceans and their waves
Bow at Your feet

Lord, who am I
Compared to Your glory, O Lord
Lord, who am I
Compared to Your majesty

I am Your beloved, Your creation
And You love me as I am
You have called me chosen
For Your Kingdom
Unashamed to call me Your own
I am Your beloved
oh gracious. there's legally blonde 2? hahaha:D
btw, this is my finalised name:D it's Deborah Ikia Tan Xin Ying:D i didn't actually choose Deborah...it's a name that jie yun suggested a long time ago (before my water bap) and it's resurfaced with hui chun and jitsy saying that the name suits me better than ikia. hahaha:D Deborah also means the seeking one. hehehe:) anyone looking for a christian name can try Tryphena or Tryphosa. i like those two names:D or Karin! or Eliora!:D hahaha:D
i'm very impressed by reizhen...and how God is perpectually in her life as her number 1 love and how she'll write down in her blog what God has done for her in her life and how she's enjoyed His company through the days:)
indeed, God has always done great things for me in my life:) when i think about the stuff i've went through ever since i've come to know Him (time spent on bible study, tears and anguish i've experienced after telling my parents about my faith...blah blah), it just can't be compared to the joy and reassurance that God has given me whenever i asked Him for comfort, for advice, for guidance, for answers to questions i can never have answered without His word. For every moment which i have given to Him, He has turned it into something wonderful and given it back to me:)
and truthfully, i've never really experienced so much intense happiness in my life before i've accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and saviour:D yepz.

Saturday, July 19, 2003

darla died!
darla my baby fighting fish died! so sad!
it jumped out of its container while i was happily watching tv...and it flopped onto the floor and died there. aaaaaaaarrrrrgh!
nvm. poor darla!
although i've merely spent a short time with it (ehz, less than a day), its death greatly saddened me. it's so interesting to see how much life this little fish has in her... it'll flicker back and forth in the water, and it'll move in one direction, then suddenly flip and change direction.
i hope clover doesn't die...if clover dies i'll probably start bawling like mad.

Friday, July 18, 2003

ah wellz. seems like steph was really sick on thursday:D so..yepz, she didn't pon:) she was very very sick:)
today's a very interesting day:) went to school today to have the principle asking herself whether she should be nice enough to give us another full-day..hahhaa:D we cheered and that kinda settled the full day. then we had mass dance:D in our uniforms! and ties!:D did 'whiney whiney', 'neutron dance' and 'i want you'. it was originally the couple dance, but then they changed it. me and peilee were like 'neither of us know how to dance the male part!' hahaha:D
then we had mini rehearsal on lining up the driveway for the minister of environment tomorrow... which is kinda stupid. hahaha:D after that, mangai suddenly had the brilliant idea of going back to nyj and somehow or another, five pple ended up going back to nyj together:D (me, steph, mangai, corinne and rux) hehehe...teachers seem very happy to see us!:D and some seniors. hahaha:D
for ccs seniors, saw qinglan (talked to her for a long time:D), wanni, liting, yuanqian, yi jian, forgot her name, forgot his name and forgot his name. hehe. for bball seniors, saw baa(buddy!), maa, carrie, si ning, shi nee, jie ru (whom i talked to! remember her? she gave me my first ever piggy back!), stella(she didn't talk to me, just stood at the side and secretly grinned away) and kaitlyn:D
for bball pple, i saw shuwen, li ling , jia ying, candy(!) and lisze:D hahaha. li sze nearly wanted to kill me when i forgot her name:D saw the new bball captain too:D from cedar. looks quite ...un-captain-y:D
then...saw lots of former classmates as well:D jieyu, sizhen, michelle (lim), candy, jiayin, calvin, davina, jessie, eugene, kiatyee and zhi bin! and guess what? zhibin and liyu went out to watch a movie together before! hahaha:D so amusing:D i wonder if they're going out:D okayokay..shouldn't speculate too much...shall just wait for the news to reach me:)
OG mates! saw rosa (so happy to see her!:D), kimhong (could only talk to her for a very short time...'cos she had lessons:) promised to call her though), weiyang (though he disappeared after me and rosa talked to my classmates for a few mins), you rong (he didn't seem surprised. maybe he was too stoned to notice that i wasn't in the sch anymore. haha), darlene (she had first aid duty) and ernest:)
for other pple, i saw Ingrid (she's a female!), some former band person, yong hong, benjamin, hui chin, mr lawrence (nice gp teacher! he's brilliant), mrs boo (former gp tutor, whom steph says looks like mr leslie toh), mrs judy tan, lin lao shi (chinese society teacher, the young and hip one who goes to ktv:), some other chinese society teacher whom i respect a lot:), mr harnes (is that how u spell his name? he was so nice even when we were taught by him personally. said we look familiar to him. hahaha:D) and the principal (who just gave me a nod when i bowed to her...ah wellz:)
oh guess wat? apparently i'm so famous in nyj for the first three months that someone called Lina knows me when she saw me. *ego burst* nah...kidding:) seriously speaking, i still dunno how she knows who i am. hahaha:) and melissa (from primary school) saw me! twice! and she didn't say hi to me. ah wellz:)
then went to corinne's house and ate:D and we watched twins effect. could only watch half of it 'cos it was already 3 something and we had to go to macpherson fsc. first time there:D went there to see how it's like...hahah:D quite nice pple i guess:)
corinne's house is really full of food. and all sorts of maggie mee:D hahaha. and vcds! felt so bad going to her house to watch vcds and pig-out. ah wellz:) got to know how she's like a little more too:D
very happy today:D nice day!:D

Thursday, July 17, 2003

mysterious
You have a mysterious kiss. Your partner never
knows what you're going to come up with next;
this creates great excitement and arousal never
knowing what to expect. And it's sure to end
in a kiss as great as your mystery.


What kind of kiss are you?
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ohohoh...i forgot to mention...they've been saying that school's dismissed at 10.30am tomorrow morning:D *grInz* but the s1 faculty has rehearsal for college day 'cos well..we're supposed to line the driveway for the guest of honour. how fun.



haha. and i dun even own any roxy stuff. *lol*
you have an ominosity quotient of
four.
you are probably somewhat ominous. maybe.

find out your ominosity quotient.
during chem practical today, i had to keep three practical books with me 'cos steph didn't come to school today and lydia decided to not go for prac. then mr lim asked me where they are and i said 'steph is not in school today and lydia isn't feeling well.' mr lim looked at me and then went 'orh'. he didn't look like he believed me. hahaha:D zara told me that she went 'yah right.' when she heard me saying that. ah wellz:D what else can i say? that steph ponned school today and lydia ehz...decided to skip the lesson?:D *grInz*
today's a relatively peaceful day...nothing too stenuous for the brain:) and mr lim's chem tutorial seems to be more...interesting these days. very thankful for such a nice chem teacher:D he makes chem more bearable...hahaha:)
we had someone new coming in for chinese society today! someone called li xue:D former cedarian. singaporean too:D so now the number of singaporeans in chinese soc has increased to ...four. hahaha:) ah well. apparently, another one is thinking of joining us...haven't made up her mind though. the society's still very much lacking in guys:D
had two j6s and one j8 visiting us today:D and three j2s...hahaha:)very humorous buncha pple...we were brainstorming for ideas for the upcoming performance on national day. ah well:) let's just see how the play will turn out to be:D you can look forward to an original (all the ideas are contributed by US!) and humorous (yepz:D it's gonna be funny:D some of the stuff in the play really did happen in real life) play on the day itself.
sat's gonna be so packed for me...four things happening one after another. looks like i can't relax and enjoy the nj funfair afterall. ah wellz:) getting to know the script by sat, getting to know my role by sat too:)
A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was?
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."
The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like."
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

hahaha...clever girl:D

Wednesday, July 16, 2003

looking at the 'wow' commercial thingie now...hahaha:D didn't go for track and field championships today, hopefully they did well:D
mum bought durians! hahaa...haven't eaten it for so long. not since the time jun ting bought it for us for caregroup anyway:) hahaa...i'm perfectly delighted:) had chicken pie this morning, nice sambal chicken rice this afternoon and now durians:) not forgetting lime and vanilla ice cream:) *grInz* sumptious food all day long. i'm tickled:D
chinese society's requested to put up a play for national day performance...i seriously wonder if we're competent enough to set up a play by then:) hahha...even if we are, i wonder at the number of people that's required to act in the play. ah well:)
they still haven't returned us biology and gp. the longer the dragged, the more i'll settle into my comfortable state of 'it's-just-another-normal-schoolday' mode. i want the rest of my exam results!