superb sunday

as usual there was sunday service.
the sermon was about how God clothe us when we come back to Him.
the robe of righteousness. the ring of authority. the sandals of readiness.
of course i believe God has provided more than i could ever imagine.
but three things of such great importance in our walk with Him, He gladly provided.

after that managed to get home and slack a little.

and finally after so so so long.
the class cell finally got to meet up.
which was really a good time of sharing.
hmmm. we should really meet up as much as we can!

and of course.
the long awaited class outing.
made plans for so long.
and finally. we managed to get it settled.
it got postponed from 3rd june to 4th june to 18th june then to 25th june.
dinner was at cafe cartel.
which we made so much noise at.
it was really so so so cool to meet up with so many people.
was really glad that the turn-out was good.
haha.
in fact 15 of us came!
super duper cool.


this was what i had at cafe cartel.
seafood macaroni.
had wanted to try the chicken and mushroom macaroni.
but i made a mistake in writing down the item number.
doesnt really taste fantastic though.
think they've got other nicer dishes.

after that we walked to cathy picturehouse.
settled down at ben&jerry's.
and i think we totally brought the house down.
we made so much noise.
but it was a super fun time there.


the ben&jerry's at the cathy.
have a lovely layout.
they had this corner with comfortable cushioned seats.
and of cos this drumset and keyboard in front.
hmmm. i wonder when they've got performances.
how cool.


and we set out to conquer the vermonster.
20 scoops of ben&jerry's ice-cream.
10 scoops of chopped walnuts.
4 bananas.
4 scoops hot fuge.
1 fudgy brownie.
3 chocolate chip cookies.
2 scoops m&m's.
2 scoops reese's pieces.
fresh whipped cream.
not a very accurate description they gave though.
i recalled seeing rainbow sprinkles.

but yea it was a huge chaos while we finished the whole tub.
initially had some problem with what they served us too.
but shant elaborate.


and in the end.
joseph and zhixuan came up with a weird idea to add water to the leftover melted ice-cream in the tub.
creating our very own "milkshake".
zhong ji mi ma set everyone going high.
having to gulp down the mixture.
hmm. i wonder if they still would crave that much for ben&jerry's ice-cream after this experience.
haha.


and a photo with jiaying.

hmm took a group photo at cafe cartel but it is with lindy's camera if i'm not wrong.
shall have to get it from her.
hehe.

it was a really fun time.

it's back to school tomorrow again.
and i guess it's gonna be another simple day.

another 6a gathering next sunday!
hehe.
how splendid.

of my thursday and friday

didnt really make good use of my thursday.
i woke up super late.
only woke up at close to 2 pm in the afternoon.
i totally hated that day when i woke up.
was so totally put off by my own serious lack of discipline to wake up.
set my alarm at 6.15 am so that i could have breakfast with mum.
but end up ignoring my alarm. sleeping till 7 plus.
then i lazed on and continued to sleep.
woke up at 9 plus and went back to sleep again.
got up at 12 plus and as you figured.
i slept again.
crap.
i seriously ought to make sure i wake up early.

after that spent the day online.
was discussing with junjie about the possibility of going on exchange and stuff.
it looks vaguely possible though.

and i really wonder if it's gonna be a wrong move taking up the role of being a sub-com head.
i needed to figure out if i should take it up.
i really needed it.
but i couldnt find it.
and tonight during prayer meeting it dawned on me that at times.
i turn to God and i expect Him to give me answers immediately.
only to limit what He can do with me.
and one thing that was said was that God looks not at the need, but the faith.
i guess i do take God for granted at times.
that simple faith i failed to keep when i just get so overwhelmed.
a huge lesson learnt today indeed.

but right now. i think i'll go ahead and take up the challenge.
afterall it's the only activity outside curriculum that i'll be getting myself involved in.
there's a lot of things that i dont think i know how to handle yet.
but i'm just gonna take up the challenge and i guess it's a good time to stretch myself.
wont pile up more things for myself to do definitely.
i think i'm gonna keep to that.
and most prob i'll just keep to having one tuition student.
if that wednesday student doesnt confirm with me by next week if she's continuing or not.
shall not be compromising my commitment to God also.

anyway. thursday night went ikea with sis.
and had dinner at the cafe there.
after that went getting myself plates to put in hall so that i can cook if i stay there during intersem.
hehe.
since now got fridge.
and to make myself less bored.
even popped by bloomington and i simply love their stuff there.
so sweet.
hehe.

today morning had bible study.
and after that was kind of tired but still dragged myself to travel down to my aunt's place.
had promised to drop by to play with my cousins.
it was a short time there.
but definitely fun.
hehe.

some of the photos i took with my phone.

me eunice and sean.
sean was really hyperactive.
he kept moving so it was hard getting him properly into the picture.
and of course the mischievious look on eunice's face.
she was damn cheeky.
i had wanted to take a photo of sean and i only.
but she squeezed in.
haha.
jealousy of little kids.
haha.


look at how cute the two of them are.
sean looks shocked though.
haha.
i think eunice just hugged him so suddenly when i said come i take a picture of you and your little brother.
haha.
sweet.


the cute little baby boy.
man. i sure hope he grows up to be a handsome chap.
gonna be some eye candy.
hehe.
oops.
dont worry i am no paedophile.


and finally a pic of eunice and i.
a sweet little girl.
but took me a lot of trouble just to get her settled down to take a nice pic.
a lot of those i tried to take with her had her screaming right into the lens.
haha.
kids sure get overly excited at times.

one thing my aunt commented was that i gained weight coming back from the trip.
goodness.
how freaking.
haha.
i sense a more urgent need to get my exercise regime into place soon.
yes. soon.
ya. soon.

anyway.
would like to also congratulate joel on getting baptised.
really sorry that i couldnt go and witness you getting baptised.
i would really love to go. but i had prayer meeting.
and thanks for understanding.
continue to grow in the Lord, brother!
i'm so happy for you!

i'm looking forward to the weekends.
tomorrow nothing much planned.
but there's service to go to!
and sunday there's gonna be so many enriching things.
service. then gonna be class cell get together. it's been so long!
and there's gonna be 6a gathering.
hope the venue gets confirmed soon.
:)

finally back at home

after 3 days of confinement.
i'm finally back at home.
haha.

anyway.


this is the state of our room now linda!
hehe.
i still kept it neat.
looks clean and pretty right?


but now, we've got a bar fridge under your table, roomie!
thanks to eric.
but we can use it.
haha.
do come back and make good use of it k?

and tonight's cell was interesting.
looking forward to the rally.
and bringing people to go for the rally too.
think it would really be a great experience with God.
hehe.

extreme boredom

slept all the way till 11 .30 am this morning.
had set my alarm to go off at 10 am but i slept on.
how lazy.
i seriously need more discipline.

a really really boring day.
i spent it entirely on my own.
watched anime until i didnt have any more to watch unless i rewatch.
tried doing some of the layout assignments and end up stopping halfway cos i was going brain-dead.
how crappy.
was around in my room the whole time.
when i got out of my room at 6.30 pm to get dinner from the canteen.
that was the first time today that i see human beings.
yes you wonder if i'm living on earth.
hall is so quiet.
so liveless in a way.
i am contemplating if i should stay in hall next week still.
i think i'll go crazy at the rate i am confining myself here.
unless sis is around to stay i might seriously consider just travelling everyday for mondays to wednesdays for class rather than stay in hall.
it's just way too miserable.
else i'll have to get myself some materials for the next semester to read up to pass time.
argh.

and my right arm is aching.
i think cos of the badminton yesterday.
cant imagine how unfit i've become.
haha.
that i can actually get an aching arm for such a short duration of exercise.
sickening.

i think i can really sleep early tonight.
there's nothing to do anyway.
unless i find a ball and start doodling on it and call it some name.
then talk to it as my companion.
bleh.

need to get some opinion on something from my dearest roomie.
but she doesnt seem to be online.
haha.
sos. sos.
hehe.

i'm so terribly bored.

back to school

the last time i had a tutorial before today was 7th april.
2 months and 11 days ago.
well. i guess classes are forever classes.
it feels the same i guess.
just that it feels the same as you always started out on first day of school after holidays.
unfamiliar faces. a new tutor.
i was early.
the teacher was late.
i just sat down. alone.
well. i usually dont really take the initiative to interact.
i guess. it's just the dao side of me.
haha.

the module was ok.
grouped by the teacher into a group which i didnt get to choose my group mates.
well. no doubt a good time to know people. i doubt i'll know how to choose anyway.
i dont know a single one of them.
the class. was a male-dominated class.
out of 20 odd students. only 3 including me are girls.
so i was the only girl in the group with 6 other male students.
well. i dont really have an idea yet how to go about getting the group project done.
i just hope i do well for this module.
i think my gpa so far is really hopeless.
seriously need to do sthg to pull it up.
seems like i just cant settle for anything lower than an a.
i seriously am lousy at this course.
bleh.

and well.
the teacher had some personal matters.
and so tmr's class got cancel.
oh wow.
now i've got to see how to spend my tuesday alone at hall.
and wait for wednesday to come.
finish my class.
and run back home again.

played badminton in the afternoon with sis and imran and another friend of his.
was quite a work out considering how much i havent been exercising for months i think.
haha.
played for slightly more than an hour.
and got back to hall to wash up.

went out with chiewlin after that.
met her after her work at jurong east and then took the train to woodlands.
at first had wanted to catch xmen3 at jurong point.
but. the slot the cinemas now have are so few that the latest was 4.30 pm.
so we had to travel further to get a nice 7.35 pm slot at cathy woodlands.
yes. finally get to watch xmen after ranting for so long that i want to watch it.
to think i watched it only when it's about to be out of the box offices.
bleh.
still. better late than never.

we had dinner at kfc.
buddy meal.
didnt have much time so we settled for fast food.
eliminating bk which i had yesterday.
and macs. for reasons that it is just way too usual for fast food.
giving thumbs up to kfc cos they've got promotion.
haha.
ate till so full.
that settled both my lunch and dinner for today.
haha.


and chiew lin amazingly got notes.
with the serial numbers in order.
we paid the person at kfc with those.
hehe.
but then the person didnt seem friendly for some reason.
aiya. heck the lousy attitude.
i just needed to eat sthg.

after that watched the movie!
and the effects i think was really cool.
hehe.
there were quite a few touching scenes too.
man how sad that professor xavier disintegrated just like that.
but the part after all the credits left a huge question mark.
and wolverine having to kill jean cos she was totally going bersek.
rogue is how stupid la. to take the cure just for the guy. like -.-


after the movie.
all the action and all the heat.
haha.
we had ice-cream.
kfc soft serve ice-cream at 50 cents.
with free toppings. either rainbow dots or peanuts.
hehe.
had a mixed flavoured ice-cream with rainbow dots.
hehe.
so kiddish.
but i like.
haha.
crunch crunch the sweet rainbow dots.
:)

and just a few more random pictures out of total boredom.


take a peek at the new building for the ntu school of design.
looks totally like a golf course at the top.
we had some joke that it was going to be some slide some time back while they were still constructing it.


from another side.
looks complete.
but it isnt.
should be in the final phase.
most of the exterior looks done i suppose.
hehe.
cool building.
but really.
i wonder what's the purpose of investing all the money for such a cool design.

and i did this out of boredom too.

You Are Cyclops

Dedicated and responsible, you will always remain loyal to your cause.You are a commanding leader - after all, you can kill someone just by looking at them. Power: force beams from your eyes

Which of the X-Men Are You?

just a moment

was thinking through this last night as i get to sleep.
yes my brain seems to like to work till the very last minute.
until it gets totally knocked out.
how sadistic.

anyway.
i was reflecting in a sense.
how often we get so busy.
that we dont stop by to take a moment.
just that short moment.
to really think about life.

a question i used to ask myself.
where will i end up eventually?
sometimes i dont like to think about it.
cos as a mere human i escape whenever i can.
telling myself i cant even be sure of what job i want to take up when i graduate in 2 year's time.
what's more about life after that.
needless to say life after death.

have it ever occurred to you the issue of where you will be after you die?
is it just decomposition of the flesh into total nothingness?
the idea of eternal life.
the life after death.
i got to talk to the hostess about it one day during my trip.
she asked me. so you believe in life after death?
yes of course.
i believe in life after death.
that the soul will either go to heaven or hell after death.
in fact. i've placed my investment in heaven.

what about you then?
i dont know how many people have stopped to really think of this.
amidst all the hustle and bustle of this city.
have we really stopped to ponder about life. and even after that?

anyway.
other thoughts today.

was reading the papers.
lifestyle.
and chanced upon this article "spare us guys your shrieks".
talking about girls pretending to be fans when they are not.

hmmm.
personally i must admit that i really have no idea what the rules of the game are.
but nonetheless. given the heat of world cup season.
what's the problem about getting into the excitement of the games.
well i dont really shriek when i watch football matches.
i suppose i dont.
haha.

seriously. what's wrong with girls watching football for the sake of players looking cute?
i for one just seem to like to see michael owen play and wish that he would just get that ball into the goal and emerge as some hero of the match.
for a simple reason. i just think he is quite good-looking.
well in other words. cute.
i wouldnt use cute to describe him actually.
i do make comments about whether the players are quite good-looking or not.
but that doesnt mean i dont bother to watch the match progress.

i get the "argh" when the team i support would just shoot and shoot yet just fail to get a goal.
i'll get excited at the fast pace of the game. and get bored when they just seem to be kicking the ball around without any energy.
i may not understand how the referees at the side identify an offside.
i seriously dont know what an offside is all about.
i dont know what is the difference between a midfielder and a striker.
well i for sure know what the goalkeeper does.
honestly, i dont know much about the game.
still doesnt stop me from getting excited about the game anyway.

well. whatever it is.
in conclusion. i'm just feminist.
haha.
i dont like it when it is put that way about girls.
cos the columnist ended with "remember ladies: it's not a badge of honour. it's a bloody game. enjoy it at your own level if you can't enjoy it like the guys. just don't spoil it for the men."
totally dont like the phrases in italics.
what "your own level".
who cares about what level the guys are enjoying it at.
enjoyment is enjoyment.
"just dont spoil it for the men"?
what crap. well. then maybe i should go. just dont spoil it for the girls too. we have our way of enjoying those games.
ok well. again. i am being feminist.

now back in hall.
tomorrow is start of going back to school.
it's so bored just being here.
cos i'm hall alone.
and i think i'm gonna have a hard time surviving till wednesday somehow.
the break have weakened me i guess.
but it just dont feel as nice being hall alone.
well. human beings are social creatures.
i cant imagine having just 3 hours of class each day monday through wednesday then after that come back to hall and face four walls. eeks.
blehh. i miss zncl2 coming together.


drew this on the sand when i was at the beach at west sussex.
ok a super random pic. hehe.

a simple saturday back in singapore

To say "It's not about you" is not to say you aren't loved; quite the contrary. It's because God loves you that it's not about you.

And, oh, what a love this is. It's "too wonderful to be measured" (Ephesians 3:19 CEV). But though we cannot measure it, may I urge you to trust it. Some of you are so hungry for such love. Those who should have loved you didn't. Those who could have loved you wouldn't. You were left at the hospital. Left at the altar. Left with an empty bed. Left with a broken heart. Left with your question, "Does anybody love me?"

Please listen to heaven's answer. As you ponder him on the cross, hear God assure, "I do."

- Max Lucado (It's not about me)

was reading the book that i got from my cell for my birthday about 2 weeks back.
and i just thought that this is a part that's so true.
i guess we all just need that which is intangible but yet so real.
love.
and sometimes we just refuse to admit that we do.
in fact. i guess all of us are desperate for it.
and i'm most glad that i found that great love.
now i just need more of God.

had to miss prayer walk cos i couldnt manage to rush down after tuition.
but met up with the ntu and nus cell people for friendship day.
just to meet up for lunch and share.
and i'm so happy to hear that so many received during church camp.
too bad i missed it.
shall look forward to tertiary camp end of this year and church camp next year.
but it's nice to see them after being away for close to 2 weeks.
time just seems to fly. it just seems like it was so so so long.
maybe cos i'm just prone to miss home.
i like it in singapore. despite certain this and that which i do rant of at times.
but trips to make me appreciate the comfort of being at where i feel i belong.
i guess they are lessons to teach me to be contented with what i have.
everyone dreams of going to beautiful places.
for holidays maybe it's really a fine dream.
but for me at least i know for sure i'll soon want to get back here.
unless i have to stick to the place. like for studies. if i got to study overseas.

after that met up with some of the jc people for dinner.
linda. shiyun. sarah. yenghong.
flo came too. though later.
good to get to meet up with her. it's been so so so long.


was at cine waiting for the girls to finish kboxing.
and saw this cute thing.
m&m's and pirate of carribean promo.
so cute.
they having some fun promo event from 1st to 3rd july or sthg.
seems quite fun.


went to hotel rendevous for dinner.
shiyun mentioned a really nice restaurant with affordable prices.


the restaurant.
neat place. but rather small.
they had this mirror that made the place looked big cos of the reflection.
hehe.
self-service though.
good in a sense.
need not pay service charge.


the soup of the day.
which was included in the set dinner.
cost 7.50 and 8.50 depending on the main course you order.
had a soup, drink, main course, and a slice of fruit for dessert.
additional 1.90 to upgrade the dessert to sthg nicer like mango pudding or tiramisu.
a further 1.00 discount for students.
really cool.
think it's affordable for quite a meal.


what i ordered. grilled lamb chop with rosemary sauce.
kind of tough to handle.
cutting was some daunting task.
should have settled for something easier to handle like chicken or fish.
haha.


went smu after that.
got into the lounge.
cos shiyun had a meeting.
cos of our dinner. she was late. oops.
at first we wanted to go watch the match at 9 pm. portugal vs iran.
but end up chatting and decided not to watch the match.
hehe.
that's what catching up is for i guess. to talk!


and sarah got me this door hanger for my birthday!
so cute.
and really sweet.
thanks girl.
i won't get to use it that soon but i'll make sure i do more horizontal meditation!