streaming

Monday, April 28, 2008

After months of deliberation and having a confused mind, SH's unrelenting advice of getting me to pray for visions and directions from God struck me real deep in the heart. After nights of crying out to Him, God showed me the way.

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This is most likely my finalised plan till 11 June. After which, wherever He leads, I will go.

Answer me speedily, O LORD;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.

-Psalms 143:7-8

This is uncanny, for my original 4th choice (in 2007) turned out to be the 1st, and 2nd+3rd choice didn't become my 1st. Haha xD xD

blows candle

Sunday, April 27, 2008

I'm TWENTY! This means I'm as wise as can be. It's not about being older. So those who are still in their NINETEEN, stop saying I'm old. >.<

On my birthday, my exams ended! Whee. This is called 'Double Happiness'. ( : In the day, I have jojo, desk, lala, cq who celebrated for me at Ichiban. At first we went to BB, sat down and looking at the menu. However none of us was actually interested in the food (too ex and nobody tried before). So we went to Ichiban for Japanese food. That place was even colder than the exam hall until we had to wear jackets while eating. Haha. Thank you girls for the treat. At night it was a surprise. WQ came into my room looking for watergirl aka roomie. Hmm it was an excuse but the usually alert me didn't think so much about it. A few of them appeared with a cake! Guess what cake it is... Two cherries on top, with small pieces of chocolates around the side of the cake. Blackforest, duh. I asked them to sing the birthday song in English, Mandarin, and... Cantonese, where only PH tried to sing. The rest were dumbfounded. It was a heartwarming gathering, and a big sacrifice for some. At least I know three of them were going to have their final papers the following day. So we ate, opened presents, talked a bit because I was reluctant to dance. They requested for a special item but no, I don't know how to dance. Oh and my cell group celebrated for me last Saturday. HT went to see her "husband's" concert, leaving JH to debrief us. It was supposed to be a surprise but somehow JH was so enthusiastic and the surprise turned out rather unsurprising. Thank you to all for such a fabulous time! Not forgetting those who SMSed... All in all, I've received (not much but I'm very contented)... Sandals and a book - N283, Shopping vouchers - CB, White Billabong wallet - Hall people, Tigger&friends jigsaw puzzle - Jason, Ichiban treat - School gang. I can now cross out most items on my birthday wish list!

Now it's time to look forward to unpacking my stuff. I'm HOME! Just brought home my wonderful bags of items from hall and it's giving me a bad headache. I counted around ten bags in total. Err they actually asked if I'm emigrating. -_- 哪里有这么夸张?Whatever it is... These items need to be sorted out, otherwise the floor is cluttered with all my bags. I need an exercise regime. Swim, gym, cycle, just no running. Plus to fix that broken band that will cost $100+/-. I want to cry.

Counting down to the OEC trip! I borrowed a camera from my cousin, thinking it was 5.0MP. It turned out to be 3.2MP. Disappointment, totally. Still looking around for a digital camera to borrow for the trip. If you are kind enough to lend me one, please let me know...-loved-

learn to give thanks

Friday, April 18, 2008

And another friend has set up a shopping blog... Looks like my friends are all learning the ropes of setting up a business online, which I dare not engage in. Maybe should just remain as customers of everyone and make them happy. When Phy was draining my brain juice yesterday, my fingers just clicked all over the blogosphere to look at the sprees - clothes, bags, contact lenses, accessories, slippers... You name it, I see it. Indeed very tempted to get the NEO lenses. The only drawback is that it's permanent. Given a choice, disposables are definitely more hygienic. Less protein remaining on the lenses and that certainly means less susceptible to contracting eye diseases. Sorry but I'm a hygiene freak. Have been known to use excessive pressure rubbing the lenses that I tore 4 out of 15 pairs. Still, it's not my fault...should be the fingernails, thickness of the lens, multi-purpose solution, blah blah =X After doing a self-eye check, it appears that my degrees have soared again. I just changed my pair of spectacles last year! GRRRRR. It's time to switch to contact lenses again, hoping that the left eye will stabilise or I'll stab myself (just joking). Of course, pray harder not to be so aggressive and excited while cleaning the lenses.

Oh hooray, for exams are coming to an end. I'm one of the lucky few who only have two papers left, since most people have at least three this coming week. Inasmuch I want to enjoy the weekends, there are still materials to study so it only means mild rest ((: Whatever has passed, has passed. No I will not dwell on those papers anymore even if it means having to "打包". Wish myself all the best when the results are coming out. There's a special and most honoured guest who will be preaching this weekend. Also, this will be the opportunity for me to soak in some Korean culture, especially singing in Korean and flashing the Korean lyrics! Super challenging! Kel has organised a team outing tomorrow and I haven't RSVP. If I can clear a certain number of topics for Tues paper, I will be able to go. Otherwise too bad, sigh.

Always remember to forget the troubles that passed away, but never forget to remember the blessings that come each day.

God never shortchange us. When I struggled like crazy with those papers and got really upset over how useless I was (plus the ultra-poor memory), He drops a hint and spurs me to move on to the next question. Somehow I began to write down the steps. Perhaps it was insight. Even though the answer was not obtained, at least the page wasn't blank. Relieved and blessed. ((:

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Hopefully this doesn't describe me from next semester onwards. Unable to salvage the quizzes for this semester. Exam marks better pull me up.

I'm going home

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Hello world. I will be leaving pulau ntu for my home. Don't miss me too much cos after much considerations, I decided not to bring home the laptop. SO heavy. =) It's a killer to bring 6kg of books and stuff and another 7kg back. =(

So see ya and have a great weekend! PK is preaching this weekend woo.

deep thoughts

Friday, April 11, 2008

Life science quiz - flunked! History ought not to repeat itself! Now redeeming myself by mugging hard for psychology using elaborative rehearsal and I truly hope it works and get stored in the LTM. By the end of tonight affective disorders better not bug me too hard.

After the quiz we went for breakfast, of which I had OCK's yam feelin' - which they call it. Love yam! Proceeded to CK's room after that for a short visitation since the next lecture only starts 1.5h later. No matter how high the place is, none can compare with my block, other than the block beside mine. We've got the highest view among all the halls?! That's my assumption. Cos I almost cried looking down from the level 5 balcony. Oh yes, CK's room... It's small! Ok smaller than mine. I keep wondering how come my room seems quite big after visiting other halls. And I like my mattress, my fan, my door? The desk is quite small to my liking but I've already been using it for the past one year. Finished a big packet of Twisties at her place till there was no room for lunch in my stomach. After watching Lala and Desk eat their lunch, we went for a stock-up spree at the supermart. At the end of the spree, there's now a big hole in my pocket. Jojo is nowhere better =\ We both bought quite a lot!

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No doubt I won't starve in my room. HAHA!

And this is my favourite... Horlicks!

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Last night we realised it was the official last day of school... And the last day in hall in a way... Sigh. My neighbours came over after I brushed my teeth, around 2am?! Took some time camwhoring with Pooh's family. After they left I started my own camwhoring session. And here I pose...looking sleepy, real sleepy already. Nice eyes >.<

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And I love my Tigger!

stress

ser is lonely; ser is tired; ser is hungry; ser is sleepy;

stupid life science >.<

ser cannot take it anymore!!!

 

 

Good night friends! =P

Birthday season

Thursday, April 10, 2008

My right eye is still swollen, oh darn. 2nd day, going on to the 3rd day soon. Perhaps the sleeping hours got to increase. Anyway roomie suggested getting a cake cos I didn't know what to get. So I went to get a slice for J who's celebrating his birthday today, 10/4. Put it in WQ's fridge so that it will still be fresh till today. Guess what... He returned home in the evening. I almost fainted. Boohoo. No more surprise nor anything...

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HAPPY 22nd JASON! It's been a good year in the same hall cum block (: And being so ever-friendly to offer printing services using your roomie's printer, haha... This cake is for you! (but it ended up in my stomach for some good reasons...)

Had a lunch gathering with the t-t girls after an unsuccessful one last Thurs due to the stormy weather. At first we wanted to try CP but it was absurd to wait for 30 minutes when our stomachs were all growling madly. SW was even worse - never-ending queue. And OCK finally opened! Anyway, we ended up trying out the Western cuisine at The Palette. Can't give very good ratings though the pricing is considered reasonable. Chicken was so-so, soup was rather alright, latte turned cold oops, and the worst was the potato wedges. SALTY to the max! Why am I always served salty food? It's the same story with M's fries. Subsequently when I eat in school, I never fail to order fries without salt. Still, I could spot the salt crystals on the "salt-less" fries. At least the salt content decreases by 70% compared to a normal packet. Thank God. Too much sodium is bad for the heart yea... My heart is working harder than my brain. Back to the topic... Lunch was great! A time of fellowship or better known as TCSS session. I mean I always get to see MQ, and another is my roomie. Just that L is usually less seen by me. Felt bad letting her wait for us three cos of the eating speed, heh. Never mind, she woke up late in the first place. Still I miss these girls. We got to hold such meetings more often!

Oh yea the birthday wish-list! It's like a birthday season this week so might as well mention what I hope to receive:

  1. Digital camera - perhaps the Fuji F50fd
  2. Mobile phone - a N6500 slide or what comes along the way
  3. Slippers - Havaianas and/or from Ada's online shop
  4. Wallet - not too fanciful
  5. Bag - able to fit A4. Camel/black/red
  6. Christian books - Max Lucardo's
  7. Tigger toys are welcomed!

5 days to exams!

stupid dental

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The clinic manager found fault with my oral hygiene once again.

"Girl, you need to brush properly you know... See the plague? And your gums are a little red, must brush properly! Did you floss your teeth? No? Cannot... Must floss ok, if not the plague will start to attack your gums. Please learn to floss. Come, brush your teeth first..."

Fourth time already... Ever since the first time I met her. The previous batch of nurses/assistants has never complained on my oral hygiene at all. Yeah I mean AT ALL. Argh. Dr. Lee has never told me to floss cos I always assume that the interdental brush would do the trick. Obviously the clinic manager doesn't agree with me. So I had to brush my teeth for the 4th time(and it's 4th, again)... How can my gums not turn red after brushing three times, and now she wants me to do it for the fourth time. RAHH! Before that another assistant allowed me to choose colours! Finally I had the chance to do so after having clear ones for the past few months. Guess what... I chose HOT PINK. Gosh. A few hours later I found my teeth looking a little weird, with pinkish liquid? The colour runs... Furthermore, the gums look as if they're bleeding cos the hot pink is too striking, almost similar to red.

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Not too gross? Oops.

 

After which I spent four hours mugging at the Mac near the place. o.O Did you just see the word 'four'? I should go and buy 4D tomorrow. =X

Back to my Maths... Wow. It never gets done, somehow, somewhat...

Bored and whimsy

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Happy belated birthday ALVIN ^^

 

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my future

Monday, April 7, 2008

It marks the official opening of 3 particular fast food chains at Pulau NTU, namely M(the red&yellow guy), S(emphasizes 6g of fat) and CP(2 for 1, isn't it familiar). As usual, the first day is always flooded with curious people who want to try out the food. Actually JP also has the same fast food. Now that we have them in school, that will mean a dip in business at JP. Aww so sad. Yingy, watergirl and I take no interest in joining the pioneer batch of customers and decided to go to another canteen for dinner. To my horror, the portion shrank. Skipping lunch ain't a good idea cos I usually end up eating more. >.< After which I ordered an ice-cream waffle and ate heartily till my stomach couldn't take it. So filling!

Anyway SH and I had a conversation after service yesterday. She's really easy to talk to, no matter on serious matter or merely crapping. Was telling her I'm really glad to be part of the CB family, my spiritual ground. If not for CB, I may have already backslidden, so you see, CB matters a lot to me. It's the place that taught me to not settle for anything mediocre for excellence pleases God. Coincidentally, this weekend's message was on "Thinking with excellence", which complements with our values. Moving onto my studies, like what is happening in my life... The choices that I need to make but have yet to decide where to go. For the past year, I've been thinking of what to major in, like Civil/Envir/Elec/Mech, of which I thought I wanted Envir at first. But after some time, Mech seems to overpower Envir cos it seems more general and job scope might be wider. The specialisations also look more interesting, because of the one on biomaterials. Also there was rumour on the very few number of vacancies left in Envir. After talking it through, I knew the answer wouldn't come out from her mouth. Then again, she told me to pray about it, which I felt was essential so that I could be led by the HS to make my choice. After much thoughts and a desperate prayer last afternoon, I feel more control over what's going on - a direction that I ought to move towards to.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING!

So be it!

So now I gotta work harder on my core subjects, and also the electives. Till then...

drastic change

Saturday, April 5, 2008

The past two days have been quite a rush till the point that they really drove me crazy. Now my MSN nick says "schizophrenia; disorganized thinking". Test stress has driven me insane. What about exam stress... >.< Physics quiz was totally bad, yes bad. With 4 MCQs and 1 structured questions, I still found it tougher than the previous one with 3 MCQs and 2 structured questions. Cannot lah. Wake up, wake up! While attempting to prepare for a Psy taboo game, I was picking out the words in the glossary section of the textbook, only to realise today's tutorial isn't totally on the game itself, but we went through exam questions in the first hour. I forgot totally about it! Past year exam questions? Preparation for class? Feel so down during the two full hours in the room. Had a hard time concentrating in class with insufficient sleep.

Studying won't get me 'A's. The trick is to study smart, be consistent and hardworking. Obviously such a practice hasn't been adopted that now it gets panicky with 10 days and counting down...

But really thankful for the Word during CG meeting tonight. It was truly a word in season, a word from heaven. Although it's entitled "Praise is a sacrifice", it's the content that enlightened me, especially this verse from the Bible...

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

-Psalms 23:4(NKJV)


The tangible presence of God was felt throughout the meeting. We spent a great deal of time singing a new song to God, which I felt was very well-implemented by HT. For myself, I took a step of faith to switch from singing in tongues to singing in words, something that hasn't been done before. Despite a small attendance rate, the whole meeting was definitely one of the best in my 2.5 years walk. Now I'm empowered to move on. Even though it's racing against time, He who is greater in me is greater than he who is in the world. If I focus on what I need to do, I can do it! After all, SH once sent me an SMS saying I've been faithful in serving. The same anointing shall be upon me when I mug!

Now it's a totally different feeling from last night. WOW. And I shall end here... No more schizophrenia; disorganized thinking. Full stop.

series of events

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

This week seems to pass very quickly. It's already Wednesday! 2 upcoming tests and endless lectures and tutorials. At least I managed to clear some of the overdue and new tutorials and that is extremely pleasing and heartening. I ought to give myself a pat on my back. Looks like the self-discipline is kicking in, or is it because the desk is 10X neater in hall than at home. Lol.

Anyway it was April Fool's Day but luckily wasn't fooled today. Self-declared holiday again. Haha =X Was glad to stay in the room, washed some clothes, mopped the floor, cleared some tutorials, watched videos, slacked a bit. For most, it gets more relaxed after the first two days whereas for me, my peak periods are on Wed and Thur with those early morning lectures. Yeah I know it's not like I can slack throughout the week. It's not right to do so. There's this "MUST-ATTEND" lecture for me tomorrow, haha, yingy knows why. My favourite lecturer with a bow. It's getting late and I ought to turn it. Late nights and I'm screwed the next day. Though for many, they seem to sleep later as exams are nearing. I'm just the opposite, as usual.

On Sunday I got to meet up the JC gang. Very blessed and fortunate to organise this gathering. We've been wanting to do so but our schedules clash totally. Some in NUS/NTU/NYP, aiyo. Every one takes different courses too, that we hardly meet for lunch either. So we decided to meet up for sushi lunch at Kallang Leisure Park. Guess who we saw... Taiwanese boyband Energy! It's a total coincidence. No although I'd like to plan for such events to be held in conjunction with the gathering, but this time round it's a total coincidence. So exciting. We actually caught their sing&dance from where we were - Nihon Mura's restaurant, next to the glass panel. Awesome! I meant we ate a lot, talked quite a bit, watched free show. It was really good to see them after such a long while. Friends should really catch up with one another once in a while. Hoho, the next time should be around my birthday HA!

This is the stage: Kinda blur but what to do... I took it on the way up the escalator. Those kids aren't Energy, like duh. They're the audience who were attending the Chicky Club event. I need to get a camera before the overseas trip. I want I want!! MQ advised me to get a Canon/Panasonic which I agree. Perhaps Fuji isn't a smart choice. Maybe a Lumix... There's this model that costs $300 odd ((:

Alright, it's 1 a.m. SLEEP!