been some time since the last post. since then, i've eaten obama's photo (interested parties can link to shehui's blog to take a look), went to an atas italian rest for the first time, had a full turn-out for DG for the first time this yr (yay!), rode my bike to yck and back, ate at aston's for the first time, n lots of other random stuff.
and of course, there's this too :
Joshua (my drums tcher, not the other joshua) lent this to me. FOC! the set is abit lao pok already. it was given to him by some other person, and he rented it to another student. now the student doesn't want to rent anymore, so he's LENDing it to me! woohoo! :D which means he'll prolly scold me if i don't improve. oops.
went to lunch w tingen today. :) roti prata next week!
there's so much work to be done, and so lil time. its getting harder to still take time and effort and room in my mind and heart to care for those i love. but i'll get by. as long as i don't take over the throne of my life :) am wondering if i shld drop one mod. hmm.
CNY was well spent. i spent the first day with the same group of relatives at 4 different places. there was the curry as usual, and night steamboat was taken over by pineapple rice, herbal chicken and sour plum duck. basketball was replaced by carrom. karaoke was a blast w shi en and mei hui! haha. something so normal becomes hilarious when the company gets crazy. the second day is the day i rode to yck n back cos i was so bored waiting for the relatives to arrive. the rest of the time with them around can be described in one word - noise. my mother's side of the family can really create noise. 24 people in my home, and i could hear them at ground level (i live on the 6th floor). karaoke by my aunts was a different sort of hilarious, but funny all the same.
words are a lot faster than pics, so it'll do for now. am off to slp now. i know this is uncharacteristic of me but i actually plan to slp early n wake early tmr. hope the plan works n i really do wake.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
apprehension
last night i had a reality shock. up till now i'd still beeen in holiday mood. but last night when i was planning my week, i realisd that i don't have free time anymore! social commitments take up more time than studies at this point in time. mon night will be spent with project group, but tues, wed, and thurs nights will be spent with friends. which means there's no time to study. which means i'll have to stay up late. which is bad. a hungry man is an angry man. a tired man can be an angry man too. sounds so angsty. blehh
at least i enjoyed myself before this reality shock. cycled to the nearest reservoir (the one that is next to yishun stadium) and then to the veg farm my father spends all his free time at. so now i've got muscle ache from toiling there. but it was a good pit stop before realising i don't have time. if i'd known earlier, i would have stayed home..
its so ironic that in church the pastor had just been talking abt not worrying for tomorrow. and here i am, the very next day, doing the exact thing that had been spoken about. seems like God was preparing me for what is to come?
你们看那天上的飞鸟，也不种，也不收，也不继续在仓里，你们的天父尚且养活它，你们不比飞鸟贵重得多吗？
this reminds me of the lily that lindy bought us during crunch time last sem, to remind us that just as god clothes the lilies of the field, He will provide for us.
sigh this is just the beginning of the sem, so i shld choose to live out what the scripture says. 一天的难处一天当就够了。
studies are such immaterial stuff that it seems weird that i'm worried about it. the more i think abt how silly that is, the better i feel. oh well :D shall go conquer the sch work now.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
:( :| :) :D
it sucks to have so much work to do within the first week of sch. the workload for this sem is really quite intimidating. :( but i guess student life is still better than working life. at least i get some random afternoons off to just do nth. (then slot my guts out at night)
anyways, at least there're things to brighten my week!
hehs this is a birthday gift from my eldest bro, otherwise known as da ge! this is the second part of the present. he forgot that it was my 21st birthday (thought it was just another birthday) and when he found out that it was my 21st, he felt very bad. so bad that he wanted to buy me another present cos he felt that the first one's not enough. and so, i asked for a bicycle. and i think his overwhelming guilt caused him to buy one that is more ex and more zai than what i had in mind. ta-da! :D
i think seletar reservoir shld be within reasonable distance of my home. shall go there on my bike soon!!
the second thing that will cheer me up majorly will be arriving this thurs morning if all goes well. and should be all set up and ready for use by next mon. can't wait!!
it just occurred to me that there's a lot of snacks at home: muruku, tortilla chips, twisties valu pack, chocolates, hello panda, crispy vege sticks n mr. potatoe! oh n ice cream too.
now i shld really get started on the readings.
Read more...Thursday, January 8, 2009
a good sort of tired
I deliberately planned to have a 4-day week with Thursday free, but it ended up being taken by Discipleship Groups. the one I'm a member of and the one I lead. i'm surprised that I'm not troubled and irritated by this arrangement.
Today was the first of the Thursdays to come. Woke early to prepare food for a picnic with my DG girls! They haven't sms-ed to say that they're having tummy ache so the food must have been ok. in any case it was just simple hotdog cocktails and sandwiches. Had two consecutive DGs. looking forward to more accountability and learning in my own dg, and relying on God to provide the wisdom and tact i'll need for leading the freshmen girls.
Then, went to Jurong Point (as per Renny's recommendation) and then Causeway Point to shop with my mother. I just accompanied her n helped to pick out clothes for her. I'm a lil closer to understanding how husbands/boyfriends feel when their other half shops. Only I'm a lot happier to be spending time w my mother. As I was observing her, it struck me that if she were to live just a normal lifespan of 70, it will mean I only have 11 more years with her, and just 10 w my dad :( All the more I should treasure every moment I have with these two very precious people in my life. just thinking abt it makes me sad. so i shall not dwell on it, n just try to make the most of the time i have w them. And I pray that they may live long long so that I'll have a chance to drive them around/buy them diamonds and rolex/bring them on holidays.
now, i've to help vet letters for Kinderart, n wake up in time for 8.30 class tmr. i am tired, but strangely, not cranky, which i often am when i'm tired. a day of receiving and giving. a good start to the year. speaking of which, i think there's a lot in store for this new year. 2 DGs, 2 cells in church, 5.5 mods for now, worship min, piano lessons, planning for summer hols.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14
Sunday, January 4, 2009
much loved
no major rah rah celebration, but spending time w the most precious people in my life. a simple luxury, an indulgence.
Shi En Meihui n Bernice w the fortcanning 'amazing race' they planned was the most creative birthday celebration i've ever had. :) i love the card they made!
xian n qingren n mich at my home on bday morning was laidback, relaxed, and comfortable. quality time w pple i am 100 percent at ease with. lingyi's gift that was a huge surprise. renny pretending to be ang chor in sms.. these girls are gems in my life!
teppanyaki w family. what's better than good food w the pple that will nv forsake me? :D what's more i've two elder bros to peel prawns for me. yay!
thanks to all w the birthday wishes n presents. thank god for placing such angels in my life :) birthday is a time i realise in whose hearts i matter, n in whose i don't. surprises. long time friend i seldom meet but who has nv forgotten my bday, n pple who i thought wld make the effort to at least send a msg but nv bothered. oh wells. if they can't be, i won't be too! :D
Friday, January 2, 2009
start of a new yr!
when i look back at the posts, i realised i had intended to spend time doing nothing during the dec hols. but i haven't had the chance to. didn't even complete any of the korean drama i intended to watch :
after a month of busyness, crusade camp was a great way to slow down and reflect upon the past yr. i don't usually stop and think, but this camp, with the 2hours personal retreat time, forced me to. new yr's resolutions this yr took on a different meaning after the camp. its not abt achieving things for myself, or meeting certain goals. instead, its abt living more like christ. 2009 will be a yr to love, to forgive, to put into practice what i've learnt this yr abt loving and forgiving. or so i hope :) 爱人如己，谈何容易。to love the unlovables, that's the challenge.
finally met up with the entire clique after such a long time! its been eons since i last saw mich, n tho i talk to her on the phone often enough, i still missed seeing her. if only i didn't have to leave early for movie! sighs.
n i'm turning 21 soon. :( how i wish i cld stay 15 forever! most pple say they'll like to stay 18, but i prefer 15. not cos its younger, but cos it was the most relaxed time in my life. no exam stress, no choices to be made, no thinking-for-future, yet old enough to appreciate life. but i can't stop time. quoting jc, why celebrate being able to vote? (think walkovers) why celebrate more responsibilities? but well, since i can't stop growing old, i might as well feel happy abt it. at least there're presents n cakes :D just had an interesting celebration today. (: