AMANDA's space

14/3/07 1st post from UK(:

2007-03-14T21:40:00.000+08:00

well i finally managed to convince myself to lift my small stubby fingers and blog! actually my mum was the one who suggested me blogging about my life here - so claps for her!
so many pple have been asking me how i've been and i'm so overwhelmed with all the care and concern. thanks to all my fans out there! HUR *glees*

here's some people i'd like to thank before i embark on my happenings in my life:

thank you Lord for this golden oppurtunity to come live here. I prob will never be able to again unless i 1)become rich and famous or 2) marry a rich guy. either way chances are really low ):
thanks Folks for being so supportive of me, even way from the beggining. encouraging me and assuring me. bothering to talk to me on Skype - despite me being 8hrs behind. i don't feel home sick as much as i should be & i owe it all to you guys!(: love ya'll very very much.
thanks to Michelle my ole-so-wonderful-pal-for-life who's been through with me every step of the way. if you weren't here with me i'd have died long ago! we're surviving so well and i'm so proud of us. lets keep it up!!
thanks to Nat who has been keeping me grounded and emailing almost every other day. i never fail to be entertained by your mails and feel encouraged knowing that you're still there for me. love you bestie!
thanks to The-Pals who despite not emailing me as often *coughs* have still never failed to let me know that i'm missed and loved. miss ya'll loads!
thank You, red chested birdie, for caring (genuine or not) despite your busy schedule. dear God, please preserve its sober-ness.
thanks to all those who came and see me off at the airport. i finally could prove to my sister that i am popular *winks*
thank you Tom, my love, for showing me that good looking+smart guys still exist in this world. however, God is fair, and if you do have a disgusting habit (eg. smoking) please never let me find out. i like you just the handsome way you are(:
thanks to all those i did not mention - you know who you are. my cellies, churchmates, aunties and uncles, schoolmates. rock on!

keep posted on my blog for more updates on my exciting life in Liverpool. Ciao!

Happy New Year

2007-01-01T16:36:00.000+08:00

yes i know i haven't updated in like a millon gazillion years!
but belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year one & all!(:

i can't possibly say all that's been going on in the past 3mths but i'll try to summarise it:

i got accepted for OIAP! so i'll be going to Liverpool, UK for like 3.5mths! (!!!) and the best part is i'm going with SiewChing & Michelle - my pal since like forever! (we've known each other since like p2!) horray! i'm totally eggcited for that. miss me!(:

next, my birthday has passed and i'm like 18 now! which is the legal age for me to drink, smoke, get wasted, club and do terrible things to embarrass myself when i'm drunk. but I WON'T! haha don't worry i'm not so superficial. i'll remian the sweet pea that i am! (HAH)

basically everything that has been going on in my life can be summarised by saying: God is good, ALL the time! no matter what i'm going through, i know that i have an Almightly that will come and save me from this sad sad world.

with all that said and done i'm off! i foresee myself not going to have time/energy to update often anymore. haha but thanks for still visiting(: adieuuu

2006-10-13T17:26:00.000+08:00

crazy fish lab moments (simone me)

mission trip quite awhile back

sexy pple!

hugo & i(:(:

everyone go "aww"

can you see weng and i? and of course the baby manatee!(:

zoo mania! (ben shing yichao me weng jess)

13/10; more FUN

2006-10-09T20:02:00.000+08:00

YAY! here's some updates abt more fun that i had so farrr!

tues: we went to the ZOO! like OMG it was super duper fun la. i've been wanting to go for ultra long and finally!! thanks shing, weng, jess, ben, lyehuat and yichao for gg with me!(: the zoo has changed like tons. seriously i barely recognise the entrance of it anymore man. it was really amazing to see all those super cool animals! my favorites were the HUGE CATS! (ie tigers, puma, cheetah) they were the coolest! and the zoo has this new research facility that totally rocks! when i went there it was like calling me, "amanda, work here. this is the place for you!" -AHH- like how cool would that be if it actually happens man! -HURR-(:(:

wed: gls training. i was pti (physical training instructor, i think) along with shing and i totally screwed up la! so embarrassing. 1stly i can't shout. 2ndly i can't, in a million years, be fierce. i'm just TOO NICEEE(: -hahah- no but seriously i can't pull of any of this kinda stuff. so basically i failed to a certain extent ): -bohoo-

thurs: my cell's (campus cell) bbq! it was supposed to be a invite-your-friends-along event, but turns out only i manged to get a friend down. ( THANKS feelisia for coming!) kinda disppointed, but it was still kinda cool. we took the oppurtunity to bond as a cell and i think we did just tht! thanks for the lovely evening!(:

tonight is cell (mother ship) night! yay! haven't seen the pals in quite awhile, miss them man! -haha- oh yes and i have to apologise to my classmates for not gg for the steamboat tonight. sorry you guys! well sch's starting this coming mon, finally. i never thought i'll actually think that but i kinda miss gg to sch. its pretty sickening staying at home all alone sometimes -sniff- alrite so off i go. peace!

6/10; FUN

2006-10-06T20:27:00.000+08:00

F is for Friends who do stuff together.
U is for You and me.
N is for Anywhere and anytime at all.
Down here in the deep blue sea!
- F.U.N song by Spongebob (my favorite sponge!)

yes as my title suggest i have been having truckloads of fun these few days! i've been having tons of girl talks and fun and it totally reminds me of my MG days man! i love my gal-pals! (:

last week, which i forgot to mention, the girls came over to my place to bake cookies and just hang out. it was so fun la. it was Jialing, Sharon and Jiahui's 1st time making cookies and it was a total success! -haha- that's cos Weng and I are zai (a new word i've learnt)! -HURR-

this tues was super fun. we (Feelisia, Chialeng, Chiahui, Simong, Cheron) went to Weng's place to have steamboat and hang out again. we ate till we nearly exploded, talked till no end and laughed alot! note i said talked, not gossiped. it was so cool cos we were talking bout real life issues and i realised how interlectual we all are! yay! so we all stayed over and spent almost the whole night chatting. i admit i fell aslp for awhile, BUT i wasn't really slping cos i could still hear everything they were saying! and then i got up to talk with them again. -HUR-

yes that means that on wed we went to gls quite dead. all of us were tired but i enjoyed every single moment of it!(: thanks a gazillion girls!
ps: i'm gg to the zoo next wk and i'm soooooo excited!

1/10; photog

2006-10-01T20:51:00.000+08:00

1st and foremost, happy kids day one and all!
most of us are probably too ~~old~~ mature for that, but i'm sure we all secretly wish we could be kids again! -hur hur-

alritey anyway i went to take my family protrait today! and it was tons cool! no, it was not a sudden decision! my dad's convocation was last wk so we've been wanting to take one for the past 2 wks alrdy. and its finally done! -heee- hopefully it turns out niceee!(:

the holidays are coming to an end in 2wks! -arghh- so soon! it seems like time has just flown by really quickly. but i'm honestly really looking forward to gg back to sch! i miss the lab, i miss talking during lectures and yes i even miss the stress! totally weird but its true! -hahaha-

alrite off i go now! but i'll leave with sth i once read somewhere: "you'll never know that God is all you need untill He's all you've got" (this has somewhat applied to me very very much recently)

25/9; From My Heart

2006-09-25T15:59:00.000+08:00

my 1st poem i've ever written! hope it speaks right to the heart, just like where it came from(:

From My Heart
Save me, heavenly daddy
from all my despair.
Sorrow has got me,
and i'm in need of repair.
My heart is weary,
my shoulders are heavy.
But the Lord Almighty,
is much greater than any worry.
I trust in You,
and You alone.
For i've always known,
You've held my every bone.
From my heart to Yours,
I love You so dear.
In all Your power and splendor,
thank you that i can still draw near.
- Amanda©

inspired by the psalms in the bible! as i've mentioned i am going through a rough patch, but God rocks! He's been such a fortress and pillar of strength. and i'm learning to trust him more and more each day!(:

Jennifer Aniston (in my opinion the best "Friend" and total american sweetheart!) once said something in a Vogue interview, which i read, about humans being very beautiful because we have something called Resilience. which is so true! that means we have the ability to bounce right back no matter what we've hit! so lets heed her advice and take courage in every situation we've met. don't fret (:

21/9; finally

2006-09-21T17:43:00.000+08:00

ok i know i've FINALLY updated. since like forever. but i have totally resonable reasons for not doing so!
the past 2 wks have been sgls (and above) chalet, class chalet and kota tinggi trip! it was all awesome!

slgs (and above) chalet: it was super fun! i missed last yrs cos of reasons i can't recall but i made it this time and it was really cool! hung out with with my pals, played cards till late at night, cycled tons laughed alot and got to see the-almost-sunrise! hurr hurr basically i totally enjoyed everyone's company. thanks for making it really cool you guys!(:

class chalet: it was super duper fantastically amazing! 1st and foremost i have to commend my class guys (as in the boys) for being the bestest classmates in the world!! for buying all the stuff without forgetting much, cleaning up the entire chalet (which is kinda huge) by HAND-MOPPING -gasp- before we (the girls) got there, and for cooking and serving us such a delicious dinner. you guys rock! truely and honestly i was very very pleasently surprised/shocked/touched that they did so much! and i'm sure jialing and weng were too! the bbq was really great too. other than the fact that you-know-who got a lil drunk (this is a total understatement) it was really awesome. so many things happened and if i mentioned them all i'll probably bore you to death, so in conclusion: thanks everyone for making it a blast! -MUCKSSS- love my class!(:

kota tinggi trip with gls: it was fun fun fun! i have to say that Hydra (the grp i was part of) was really fantastic, marvelous and ice-cream blueberry! -HAHA- i really learned alot from this camp. i mean in terms of being an individual and taking care of gls. i've never done welfare so this was the closet i've come to it and it was wonderful! crapped so much during the camp, like really alot! i have to mention ben lim, lyehuat, huilin, jiahui, joel & huinee for being such wonderful grp mates! also yide for being my partner for emcee-ing the camp fire! also all my other fellow sgls! thanks for making the camp so special everyonee!(:

alright this was a long one and i apologise! but it was nice updates riteeee. hurr over and out!

5/9; mourning

2006-09-05T14:29:00.000+08:00

i've been mourning alot recently ):

when i say mourning i don't mean being sad over dead people, only, but more over things that haven't been going the way i would like them to.
its really unlikely that i get upset, but when i do it tends to bug me quite alot and then i just try praying more.

praying works! but as humans we always want something tangible. that's why so many pple still haven't given their hearts to God right? tht saddens me the most ):

just yesterday, Steve "Croc Hunter" Irwin just passed away. i'm truely truely sad. he's been such a role model to me, esp since my life's goal is now to go to africa to save wildlife! and how ironic that he died cos of a stingray. i mean if he was ripped apart by crocs i'll still be able to take it. but a stingray?? the world has lost a great inspiration and naturalist.-sniff sniff-

well on a lighter note, i've had quite abit of fun recently(:
- sec2 cell girls came to my hse (finally)
- lunch with bestie, Nat
- rotting in front of the tv watching cartoons and comedies

alrite so tht's some updates. over and out!

29/8; somewhere over the rainbow

2006-08-29T20:28:00.000+08:00

YAY!(:

finally the exams are over and hols are here! i'm so exciteddd. i love holidays. cos i can get addicted to tv shows, sleep as much as i want (which is ALOT) and just have a reason to be an irresponsible teenager. -haha-

i can't say that i have tons of plans for the hols but i guess its enough to get by: chalets, gls, kota tinggi, blah. it'll be gr8 to get time to spend some time catching up on things i've been wanting to do for some time. reading, baking, knitting and all those home-y housewife-ish things all girls secretly wish they could excel in. -HAH- kiddingg, but you get the pic-tueere.

i've been addicted to Evanescence's "Hello" recently. i absolutely love Amy Lee! she seriously rocks, literally. she's in one of hottest rock bands around, plays an AMAZING piano and has a superb voice! if u listen to the song, she's the one that played the entire song, on piano! rocks la. i'm dying to get the scores. except that's not really gonna be possible ):

so anw i wanna try to improve on playing my piano. i figured i've spent to much time learning it over the years and its gonna be really wasted if the piano just rots in the house. plus tons of other pple are planning improving on drums, guitar and wad nots. ah well! we'll see bout tht(:

kk over and out! will try to blog more oftenn(:

21/8; i'm dead serious

2006-08-21T13:03:00.000+08:00

OMG i so totally found the perfect song for every christian girl! -hahah-

it seriously rocks. i mean its like the msg i've always been trying to get across to pple and stuff. you know how pple always ask me why i'm always so cheerful? why i never seem sad? well, this is the ans! this might make me sound crazy, but heck(:

Dead Serious
Who's that girl with the Bible in her hands
The smile on her face, she doesn't get it, I don't understand
The way she walks with her head in the clouds
She doesn't care who laughs, walks right through the crowd

That's right, that's me, I don't care what you think
People talk all day, I don't care what they say

*You think I'm delirious, a typical reaction
Aren't you curious about my satisfaction
Maybe you're envious, a little curious
You can laugh, but I'm dead serious

Watch her as she goes, there's something different and she knows it
Ask her why, and she'll flash that silly smile
She says she's got a purpose and she's done with all the games
Jesus saved her soul and she'll never be the same

Eternity won't wait for me
I've made my choice, it's where I want to be
All I want to be seen is the light of God shining in me
I may be young, but I am free
You can't change what I believe
---
anw i've been going through some tough times. its been really hard these few days. esp with exams and then some issues pop up. its so untimely! but i know God is seeing me through(:

Grace2 dedication was yesterday. (Grace2 is my new church building in bukit batok) and its been so exciting! 1st with the campus cell and now the building and all these new pple coming in. its just amazinggg! i'll be doing follow-up (bible study) with this new girl in church, from NP! sounds really exciting. can't wait!

ok back to the bksss(:

17/8; the horror

2006-08-17T10:24:00.000+08:00

-argh- exams are here again! which explains why i haven't been updating. hurr.

well i've basically been mugging, mugging and mugging! which sucks BIG time. but no choice, that's what student's do ): i'm so looking forward to my holidays! yayness!(:
i've been addicted to tons of songs recently! but 2 really nice songs have impacted me loads. i actually cried when i heard these! i knowww, tht's very emo-ish rite. buttt its the exams that making me all teary la -HAH-
here's the lyrics so check em out!

Who Am I - Casting Crowns
Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

*I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

No Greater Love - Racheal Lampa
Before I knew your name
You knew my every breath
Before I found my way
You knew my every step
Before I knew everything that I need
You gave it all to me

*No greater love than this
That you should lay down your life
For someone such as me
I'd spend a life time wondering why
The beauty of heaven is here in my heart
And I know there can be
No greater love
Than this

I never understood
How mercifull love could be
Untill I felt His flame
Light every part of me
And I would give everything that I am
Cause I have been saved
Yes I have been saved

the lyrics are beautiful right! ok some pple might not understand, but i do! if you want the songs feel free to ask me! i'll be more than glad to sent it to ya!(:
ps: the piano parts of the songs are also very very nice. -smiles-

alrite off i go to more spastic revision i don't foresee myself using when i'm 80. -bleah- over and out(:

1/8; Family

2006-08-01T20:32:00.000+08:00

family - A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children.

i love my family very very much. my dad, my mum and, as much as i hate to admit it, my 2 bratty sisters. i was just thinking bout how blessed i am(:

which brings me to proclaim that i am against gay marriages! 1stly, cos i'm a christian and the bible says its wrong. so i totally repect and honour that. 2ndly its by personal conviction! i mean if u ask any young kid what a family consist of, chances are the ans would be "my mummy, my dadddy, and kor/dajie/meimei/didi". i mean doesn't it seem unnatural if a the kid said "oh i have 2 daddys or 2 mummys and.. blah". its just. weird! shouldn't marriage should be shared and cherished between a husband and a wife? not 2 husbands or 2 wives!

i really thank God for my parents! even though they can be the worst pains in the ass sometimes, but i know that they never mean harm. i guess i never really saw it when i was going through the problem myself. but now that my sis is going through something similar and i hear my parents saying similar stuff to her, i get to see the bigger picture now! i really admire how my parents have brought us (my sisters and i) up. they've brought me up in a good christian environment and taught me so many super duper impt lessons i'll never learn in sch. i would do the same for my kids in future! they've been my greatest teachers in life and i think that's what every parent should do. teach not control!(: thanks folks!

most people who know me would know that sunday = family day. its kinda like a tradition in my home. we spend sundays together and it does wonders for the soul! seriously. so my sundays are usually untouchable unless there's sth really special. we also have family devotion every sunday night! we've been doing it all year round for a few years now(: and we only cancel it when something urgent has cropped up. its usually just updating each other bout our lives, praying or reading the bible. again this is very therapeutic! even though some members of the family might be missing sometimes, but most of the time we're all present and it rocks!(:(:

maybe cos i'm the eldest child and i feel like its my responsibility to keep the family together. like the family day thing, it seems silly but its tons impt to me! in fact i used to get quite upset when my dad couldn't make it for lunch or sth. i also try to make it every sunday so that hopefully my sisters will follow suit. its been hard esp when they're always involved with dance in church and stuff, but i know they try. recently i've become really protective of my family. cos i know that even if my friends leave me or the world falls apart for me, my family will still be there behind me all the way!(: love u guys!

so the moral of the story is: treasure ur family!(:

25/7; rest in peace

2006-07-25T20:56:00.000+08:00

dearly beloved, we're gathered today to acknowledge the passing of Speedy Gonzalas - pet of ms Gabrielle Ong (my sister). Speedy was a brave and vallant lil chum, always braving the ferocious paws of Handsome Hugo (my dog) and lived life to his fullest in its lil cage in the corner of the Ong's residence. to Speedy: i know i haven't really treated you very well. always prodding you and waking you up from your sweet dreams. but no hard feelings ya. even though i didn't really like you, but i promise you will be dearly missed(:

yes, the hamster i have never acknowledged as my pet has passed away. my sis was kinda upset just now and didn't dare pick the dead hamster out of its cage. so guess who had to do it? uh huh, you guessed right: yours truely! it was kinda gross. but i couldn't possibly leave the hamster there to rot! i'm honestly not really affected by the passing, just a lil sad knowing that an animal's life has been lost..

i know i haven't updated for so very long! and i assure you i feel guilty!(: i've just been so busy with stuff! and when i'm not busy, i'm just super duper ultra lazy -hur hur-
so here goes: ISP and fishy project report/presentation is over! like finally. thanks all my wonderful group members for making it possible! -lol-
had my 1st gl mtging as an instructor last wed! it was kinda cool! i mean seeing the new batch of gls being super enthu bout training was so..weirdly cool. so i guess it'll be back to training's every wed! sounds funnn! -grinns-

taught my 1st cell lesson on saturday! it was quite fun cos yongen, sharon and chongern were really supportive and responsive. although the challenges are tough, but the reward of serving my heavenly Father is really sweet(:
i've also realised the extend of almost exhausting my every wkend! i'm involved with church on both saturdays and sundays, and its been getting tiring.. oh don't get me wrong, i'm not complaining! just thinking bout how i'm gonna cope for the rest of the year! (;

watched Pirates today! super funny la. i kept laughing throughout the show! it was quite gd, except i think the 1st installment is better(: we stayed through the 5 million min long credits (it honestly felt that long) just to watch a 3secs clip at the end! felt really really retarded but it was hilarious none-the-less!(:

alritey so i'm off now! ciao!
ps: this post is in memory of Speedy Gonzalas; goodbye -sniff sniff-

15/7; love

2006-07-15T20:43:00.000+08:00

love is patient, love is kind. it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. it always protects, always trust, always hopes, always perseveres. love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a)

i was reminded of this verses after watching "a walk to remember" (!!!) i kept crying throughout the show cos it was like super duper sweet and romantic. and yet so painfully true! true love is so beautiful!(:
i thank God so much for dying on the cross for me and loving me. if God really loves me/us like that, i feel very unworthy and yet i'm grateful that he does!

this week has passed by so fast! its already saturday evening and another week is coming -bohoo- time passes by too fast now-a-days! -lol- some updates: our fish project is almost over! yes, that mean i won't be blogging bout taking care of those smelly fishes anymore. hurr. but we still have yet to complete the report, so hopefully all goes well!(: nxttt, i've been terribly broke recently. i think its cos i haven't been spending my money properly and also cos i've been going out and spending quite some money! -arghh- so yeah in a way i guess i deserve it. hur hur. i'm gonna have to try not to spend, and take the oppurtunity to diet! -HAH-

kk over and out! world peace(:

10/7; back!

2006-07-10T21:51:00.000+08:00

the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

these, my friends, are the things that matter most in life. i've concluded this since i've returned from my trip to Batam, and don't you agree? as short a trip it was, i still learned tons of life lessons! i feel very very blessed! i may be lacking in certain things i want but the people there are lacking in things they need! this is gonna be a super duper long post, so brace yourselves!(:

the moment we arrived in batam, we visited a prison. as in a real prison with convicts and all! there were some concivts-turn-christians in there, so they held services every saturday in a tiny chapel in the courtyard - which was kinda cool! it was also quite scary, walking through the prison to get to the chapel - esp when the pple are staring at you and watching your every move from inside their "cage". and i call their cells cages cos it seriously seemed like the case. i'm not really sure what i felt then. it was like a million different feelings at the same time! but whatever i felt, it wasn't pity, but rather sympathy. i couldn't be more grateful for the freedom i have! yes, they may have committed a crime, murdered someone, stole some things but i learnt that God doesn't care abt our past! he loves us just the way we are and as long as we're willing to repent, we still have a chance at life!(:

later in the day, we visited villagers in their homes! that to me was like the highlight of the entire trip! i guess we've been so comfortable in s'pore that we fail to actually understand what poverty is. some people there lived in huts made purely from wood! and i don't mean rosewook or teak etc.., but just planks of wood from everywhere! the wood pieced together plus a zinc roof is called home. they had no lights in the house and they barely had windows or even a door! can you imagine?? seeing the living conditions there really made me feel so very very blessed and i felt really sad too! and it hurt the most to see the children there. they were really the sweetest things in the entire world and yet they were trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty! most of the villagers just lived day to day, meaning that they didn't have much hope. being jobless meant no money for food, clothes or even to send their children to school! i felt really stupid for complaining so much when compared to them, its almost like we have everything!

i was really encouraged by the faith of the people there. despite suffering and going through so much hardship, they still tried to depend on God! its easy to say we depend on God when we have so much, but its when you have nothing and really depending on God, even for the slightest things, that is truely amazing! this made me realise the great need for God in this world. i hate suffering. i hate hardship. i hate feeling hopeless. i hate having to look at tmr and find nothing. but i know the answer to all these, and its God. mock me if you want, but everyone will come to realise one day that that's true (:

i've come to realise that i need God. its not just me feeling insecure and wanting to be in denial that someone greater can take care of me, but i truely love Him and i've experienced him. going to the services in batam and hearing the people sing was very heart warming. i mean they sang so loud i thought the room was going to explode, and i could hear that they meant every word, from the depth of their hearts!

all in all the trip was fabulous! and i wouldn't mind going for another mission trip!(: will be getting the photos soon i hope! so i'll TRY to upload it. esp since pictures speak a thousand words(: adieu!

7/7; a weekend away

2006-07-07T15:56:00.000+08:00

i'll be spending my entire weekend prancing the streets of Batam!

i'll be heading for my mission trip tmr morning all the way till sunday evening! i'm quite excited cos i finally got my sermon done! -yay!- ps kieran my points were quite good! its just i needed to add in illustrations and application. cool! and one of the best things of the whole trip is thattt..i'll be spending time with my pals! i know its gonna be way cool and exciting!

just ended math tutorial and will be heading to have steamboat later to celebrate Nick's (aka Nicole) birthday! happy be-earlied birthday bimbo president!

nothing much's been going on except that i've been busy with all the mission trip preparations and stuff. will update bout it soon!(: tata!

the notebook

2006-07-03T21:53:00.000+08:00

i finally watched the show and its one of the more romantic shows i've ever watched! its like the guys really loved the girl so much he did everything possible for her man! -sigh- like super duper sweeet laaa!

ok i'm really a sucker for romantic stuff, so just ignore that! anww cell on fri was quite cool! we learnt how each and every christian is empowered with the holy spirit and it was so encouraging! and the thing was the sunday sermon kinda re-enforced that, which was wayyy cool! so i feel like maybe God's trying to tell me sth? hmm.. -ponders-

anyway saturday was the stereo effect thing! bailey's band performance+other bands cum some clubbing-ish thing. quite cool! it was a new experience and all so it was cool! quite a few of my classmates turned up and gls too! so it was like a gathering with em(:

anw i'll be getting a pair of papillos (birkenstocks)! i'm totally excited! butttttt...i went to try my size and damn my small feet, i can only fit a 34! which is only like 1 size short of the madrids i love! -argh- its super annoying! but its okkk i found a pair i quite like with size also(:

kk so anyway this coming wkend is my mission trip! its just gonna be overnight in batam, but i'm quite excited, i think! i'm still struggling with the sermon but i have faith to believe God will help me! yay! don't miss me aite! -lol-

world cup fever is still in the air! i think i support germany cos they seem quite gd. too bad brazil's outtt :( ah well!

bordem in sch

2006-06-30T12:46:00.000+08:00

hi folks! i'm in school now and dying.

there is no space at the purple benches - so i have to put my laptop on my lap which is like durning me, superberbly hot weather and tons of screaming boys playing dota. seriously not the best way to spend a 1+hr break! -haha- just had charsiew rice for lunch! i quite love it cos its sweet! (and i love sweet stuff. sour too!) =)

stayed up till quite late yest to try reading up on materials for my sermon preperation. i came across this website: "Why Does God Allow Suffering", and it really made me think alot. i mean seriously, why does He? is it cos we as humans deserve it? or is it cos He doesn't love us anymore? reading deeper i realised that its really quite simple! natural law: cause and effect, and the consequences of the causes. hmm, i'll have to think more abt that. hur hur.. (:

this 1st wk of returning to sch has been quite alrite. only got back 2 papers (fish & math) out of 4 and praise God i haven't failed anything, yet. i seriously think i'll fail imm. hope i do well for amb though! had my first social psychology (ISP) lesson yest! it was totally cool! i mean i really learnt quite alot. such as pple creating their own reality (contruls?), prisoners dilemma etc. i love psychology!(:

having cell this evening, and i'm don't know if i'm looking forward to it. i mean we'll probably go on praying for the indonesian pple - which i honestly do not feel for much, yet. sometimes i think i'm like one of the most cold-hearted humans on this planet! i mean i'll be gg for my mission trip in a wk and i'm still so feeling-less. gdness gracious me! -gives a lil sigh- i'm throughly convinced that i'll love the pple when i go there and actually see how their living and stuff, but that idea doesn't seem to be impressing cindy (cell leader). in fact when i told her that, she seemed genuinely insulted and hurt! :/ -lol-

ah well off i go now! will try to blog more often!(:

updates

2006-06-26T20:37:00.000+08:00

so here's some updates of stuff that's been happening!

Friday: finally met up with michelle at subway for our long awaited dinner! i had a great time. i realised i really love meeting up with my pals!(: (mich: thanks for the fun time i had! i really really enjoyed hanging out with u pal!) went for cell and again we discussed some interesting topics. like really super cheem and interesting topics!(: oh yes and we kinda celebrated melvin's birthday (which is this thurs) with a cake! -lol- i had to buy the cake; and i'm sorry i had to buy it in front of you melvin!

Saturday: had the 1st ngeeann + nanyang poly cell! it was quite exciting cos its the 1st meeting and i've never really met some of them before. a totally new experience! i have a great feeling bout this cell! the pple are really amazing and they have such a hunger to be blessed and to bless as well(: really thank God for tht(:(: i was super duper nervous at 1st but i guess it got better after awhile -haha-

well that's basically the tiny "milestones" over the wkend. the 1st day of sch was great! oh yes, and thanks to the tons of pple who have encouraged me bout the cell leader thing/sermon thing. really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart(: over and out!

spirituality

2006-06-22T13:25:00.000+08:00

spirituality - concern with things of the spirit (courtesy of dictionary.com)

yes so basically i've become quite concerned for the condition of my spirit. i'm a christian, but i realise i haven't been living my life as one. and it doesn't help that i'm gonna have to be a cell leader (CL) and give some sermon during a short mission trip i'm going for.

i guess i kinda accepted to be CL cos i felt obligated. not so much that i wanted to do it. i don't think there's much passion yet! i mean if i don't step up to the role then 6-7 pple will be cell-less, and that's not fair to them (esp since 2 of them are just new christians)! so when i complain once in awhile bout it to God, i feel guilty. cos i know its a privilege to serve Him, and i shouldn't take things this way ):

and i'll be going for a 2d1n mission trip to batam (indonesia) in july and Cindy (my cell leader) wants me to preach some sermon. for God's sake, its not like i don't feel gd enough abt my spiritual condition and now i have to preach some sermon. i don't even get the theme much. God's love even in suffering?
i know abt God's love. its the bestest thing ever. once u feel God's love u'll never want to feel anything else ever again! its like the entire world can fall apart right there and then and yet u'll still not worry cos u know God's gonna be there to protect u!(: but.. how do i tell that to a congregation of ~100 indonesian peeps? :/

final thoughts: if i told someone i'm a christian would they be like "oh yeah, can tell!" or would they be "omg, really?!" if its the latter i might as well go bump my head on the wall and kill myself now -bohoo- i'm even afraid to know the ans!

alright i've finished ranting. i know how some pple are so gonna ditch this post, but i really needed to get this off my chest!(:

hospitality

2006-06-20T16:10:00.000+08:00

1st and formost i have to wish my dearest pal, Miss Lee Jialing (aka Chialeng), a very happy 18th birthday! may you have a great year ahead! enjoy this very special day for ya!(:

yesterday was such a cool day of house visiting. -lol- at least i think so! some of my schoolmates come to my house for lunch, to hang out, play with hugo and to celebrate jialing's birthday! it was so cute cos most of them had never come to my house before!
next we all headed to gurion's for dinner (maxican wraps) and a time of fun! we laughed alot and ate alot as well!

heck monday blues, there wasn't any at all(:

people who made my monday special:
gurion - thanks for opening your hse
chialeng - birthday girl
weng - mama goose
bailey - hugo's bimbo fan
ck - mao mao
guantou - class rep
kiap - potential super dad and hugo's ultimate
peiwen - all dogs love you girl
eunice - my pal
gabriel - eunice's 8yr old bro
simone - princess star
thanks you guys!(:

daddy's day

2006-06-18T22:40:00.000+08:00

happy daddy's day to Pops (an affectionate name i call my dad), my grandpas, my Heavenly Father and to all dad's in the world!(:

i got my dad a pillow for father's day this year. rmb his sore back and stuff? so yeah i bought a pillow so that he could use it while driving in the car, sitting in the office or wadever! i think he was quite touched! -haha-

the past 2 days has just been spending money, eating, spending money and eating again. of course all money spent wasn't on me, mainly on my sisters - which leads to me being pissed off! basically i spent my whole sat afternoon in town and i only bought 1 shirt. -bleah- totally sad rite? ah well, bummer.

oh yes! rmb the sweet lil female golden retriever we wanted to adopt? well SPCA failed to call us, so i guess she's alrdy been taken up. hope she's in a gd home! there goes another chance for Hugo to find a frienddd ):

some class peeps are coming to my hse tmr! then we'll be heading to Gurion's for dinner. i'm quite excited(: will update bout it soon!

154 thoughts

2006-06-16T15:58:00.000+08:00

the bus is a mode of transport. it can also be a time of isolation from everything arnd ya to just sit, relax and think abt things, thoroughly.

i love it when i have something to think abt when taking the bus alone! so today, when i took 154, i was thinking bout the things i didn't like. "things" as in if someone did that something to me i'll be super pissed off and maybe disown them or sth. and also stuff that i can't possibly imagine myself ever doing. so here's a list i came up with(:

Things I will never ~~try~~ do:
1) give up my christian faith
2) pon church for illegitimate reasons
3) smoke
4) take drugs
5) have pre-marital sex
6) drink till I get drunk
7) go out with a guy just for his money (but of course if the guy i date happens to be rich its a bonus! right, nat? -lol-)
8) take advantage of anyone so that I benefit for my own selfish reasons
9) be able to score a GPA of 4
10) steal / rob
11) murder
12) let anyone look down on me/people-I-love for rubbish reasons
13) give up Hugo for anything in the world
14) betray my family/friends
15) do things against my own free will

yes yes, i was quite impressed with myself too (; -winks-
had the graduation ushering thing yest. it was quite fun! everyone looks super smart/professional in our blazers! basically we all looked like a mis-matched clique of hotel managers, air stewards, pilots and bank tellers. cute! although it was super duper tiring and most girls suffered from blisters, i guess we enjoyed ourselves! plotting ways of slacking, talking nonsense and even laughing at retarded people was funny(:

just came back from the vet - poor hugo is suffering from fungal infection on his skin ): having cell later! i'm super excited cos we haven't had it in like 1mth plus? uber long. will update bout it soon(: over and out!

new skin

2006-06-13T13:29:00.000+08:00

well here's the new skin that i probably won't be changing for quite some time! it looks gd and not as pasty a colour(:

monday wasn't monday-ish at all. it felt like a super duper holiday! esp since daddy took leave so that we could go out as a family and stuff(:

1) went for breakfast with dad and mum after dropping my sis off for some literature seminar thingy. went to killiney's for kaya toast! -yum-
ohh! have i mentioned that recently my mum's been trying to look for a companion for Hugo! meaning that she's been thinking of adopting another dog and stuff. way cool la! so since that, we headed to SPCA after breakfast to check out the poor dears there. found this ultra sweet and pretty lil, 8 mth old, golden retriever (same as Hugo) up for adoption!! she was given up by her previous owners cos they couldn't take care of her. (they freakin had a garden! such suckers -curses-) so anw we put our name to want to adopt her! but we're alrdy 3rd in line, so chances are super slim ): i hope that, at least, she'll get a gd home to go to; and hopefully its us!

2) went to sentosa in the evening! we brought Hugo there for swimming, again, and also to have fun ourselves! i haven't gone into water for such a long time man, so i'm glad i could swim with Hugo! it was super funnn! (:(: he was such a joy to have running arnd and stuff. he met some other super annoying dog. the dog kept barking at Hugo and tried to mount him (eewww. like totally gross) so my baby got mad and started growling/snarling at him! i was kinda laughing cos i've never seen another dog so scared of Hugo before. and i was super touched! cos when the dog came near me once, Hugo (who was sitting next to me) growled at him! -hhaha- it felt gd to be protected by my BABYY!(:(: 3 cheers for Hugo!

so that's more of less my monday. i love holidays!(:

simple things

2006-06-11T22:20:00.000+08:00

its the simple things in life we forget.. - Usher's "Simple Things"

it is like so true! over this wkend i guess i've been realising that recently i've been overlooking all the wonderful "simple" things in my life and focusing on the pathetic, totally non-impt stuff! i mean why do we always make something so simple seem so complicated. for example: why question what makes the sky blue? just enjoy it!(: -lol- ok lame example, but you get it rite?

i had a fantastic sat! met up with my MI pals Eunice and Pris and we had a blast! from black pepper beef lunch all the way to shopping and laughing... it was all fun man! i didn't realise i actually missed hanging out with em. love ya babes!(:

next was YA service. i was kinda shocked i turned up. i mean i was in town one moment, and the next, my legs and brain seemed to coordinate to carry me to church, until i actually came to terms with the fact that i was standing in service worshipping! totally weirddd. it felt like i was dreaming. so anyway i went for service!

after that, my family and i brought Hugo to the beach for his 1st ever swim! it was superbly amazing! i mean Hugo's such a natural swimmer! initially he was very afriad of the waves and stuff, but after he started warming up, he almost like jumped into the water and dog paddled! SUPER CUTEEE! i mean i had never seen anything cuter than that in my entire life!! -gets high and laughs like mad- we went to east coast; in the evening. i was kinda sad i couldn't get into the water with Hugo with my jeans, but i still enjoyed every min of it!(:(: i love my babyyy!

came home and spent some time watching soccer with my dad! didn't think i'll enjoy the world cup but it was kinda fun! i was spotting handsome players on the pretence that i was critisicing their moves, and my dad was just stoning and enjoying it! -hahah- i think i'm gonna enjoy the world cup!

see how just a few events on a lil sat can make me realise how i miss these "simple things"! smiles from my friends/family and even my wonderful dog!(: gonna start taking note of these simple things much much more!(:(:

let freedom ring

2006-06-09T23:01:00.000+08:00

YAY(: CTs are finally over.

now i can catch up on sleep and everything non-CT-ish! -haha- so basically CTs sucked big time. i want my study break back! i don't think i've cramped so many things in my head in such a short time before. seriously, we barely had time to study! the only "ok" paper was AMB (microbiology), and its only cos Dr Zaman set the paper real easy! :/

alot's been going on recently, but there's way too much to type out! i finally satisfied my craving for ikea's meatballs on thurs! yay! it was like super yummmy(: pure bliss there.

also watched davinci and xmen alrdy. superbly awesome! davinci was super cool. i mean the cinematography was like so unexpected, in a good way! but i still think reading the book is better!(: for xmen, it was weird! jean-grey looked like a mermaid from harry potter, hanks looked like a blue hulk with fur and professor-x dies! -drama music- i mean how can the prof die! and he didn't just die, he died like only 30 odd mins into the show! -gasp- the plot was still interesting though. i totally love bobby drake!! (: i had this like super crush on him when the 1st movie came out (like in sec sch) and i still think he rocks la! -HUR HUR-

hmm. i wonder what would happen if we all had super powers? and what power would i wanna have? -ahah- such a cute thing to think abt!

ok so anw i'll definitely be able to update now! since CTs are over and stuff. oh yes and before i head out, i've got a new after hols resolution! EXERCISE! i so need to get off my bum and get out of the hse and go running again man! over and out(:

common test:

2006-05-29T17:43:00.000+08:00

is around the corner.
is driving me mad.
gets you so stressed out you wanna stranggle someone.
will, hopefully, fly by asap.

yes, CTs are coming again. the pain. the horror! -drama-ishly- haha so anw, i've been busy trying to get all my assignments done so that i can really concentrate fully on my commons. but its been hard! esp with so many things on my mind!

ok these are the things on my mind (:
1) young adults campus cell we're trying to set up. its so hard! i'm trying to find the passion for it while i feel terribly obligated. the commitment is heavy and i'm not sure if i'll be able to serve to the best of my ability! -argh- thank God for caleb and sharon ya who can help me through it (:

2) friends. basically just how they're doing. i really wish and pray from the bottom of my heart that each of them are ok! i just wish if they're not they'll tell me. tell me what they're thinking about, tell me how they're doing. there really isn't a need to put on a front! i know its hard to trust someone, but i really wanna be there for each and everyone of them! and my heart is crying out that they won't turn to stupid things (eg. smoking or alcohol) to vent out their distress :( ok i just realised i sound really emo! -lol-
i love friends! (:(:

3) family. i think abt them all the time. now its cos my dad's been going for physio for his backaches! i guess its quite worrying, but i know he'll get well soon (:

4) God. Purpose. Life. sometimes it gets so hard to trust and believe when i don't see or hear Him. but then i remember this is where faith comes in. (faith = "..being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" Hebrews 11:1) i know that if someone were to ask me at gunpoint if i believed in Jesus, i'll say yes! but sometimes it seems to irrelevant to believe. then again humans only use, on the average, 3% of our brain. so i must remind myself that He has every reason to exist in the other 97%! (:

well that's mostly what i've been thinking abt! lets work hard tgt for CT! yay!

yay!

2006-05-25T19:42:00.000+08:00

being the fast and efficient person that i am, i have manged to find a new skin for my blog! (: -claps-

i think its so cute. really vintage and stuff, so i'll probably be sticking to this one unless i find another that blows me awayy! unfortunately my cbox is kinda screwed up: having such a paste-y blueish vibe. -yucks- fret not! i'll settle that as soon as i can ya!

going to sch can be such a chore sometimes. 1 perfect example is today! maybe cos i knew i was going to sch only for IS, which is much more boring compared to normal sch days. -bleah- french (IS) has been getting tougher and abit draggy. but its ok! at least i've manged to learn part of a new language and that's super cool!(: went to vote for main com today! all the best to alll who are running! love you guys!(:

i forgot to mention yesterday bout having a great Ya-Kun kaya toast (!!) breakfast with my dad at holland V before coming to sch! it was so niceee. also wanna thank my dad for being super duper supportive in everything i'm doing, even though he might not understand sometimes, i know he's trying! love ya dad! (:
and i also love Hugo very very much for being such a gem and saving me from a cockroach that sneaked into my room! hugo's truely my hero!!

btw i love flowers! (thanks to lyehuat the twig and weijie, more popularly known as margret!) au revoir!

oops

2006-05-24T19:40:00.000+08:00

creation or the big bang?
am i here on earth just to grow old and die?

these are questions i've been exploring lately. don't worry its not that i've been feeling depressed/suicidal, its just that these questions are kinda rethorical! and nobody bothers to answer them! so i'm on a questt! (: -hur hur-

yay! so anyway terribly sorry i haven't updated for so long! i've been feeling awfully lazy lately. plus with all the work and mini outings! (: well here's my life in a nutshell. i'm way to lazy to put them in paragraphs!

crystal jade xiao long pao (very happy birthday eileen!)
esplanade - kiap's birthday. (happy super belated birthday kiappy!)
gelare's waffle -yumm-
town
cells (both church and IMM+AMB - arghh-)
fish frenzy
school uniform day! (how i miss my sch u so very very much! esp. when since i had to take 154 back home as well. just like the good ole days!)
meatball cravinggg!!
friends (:(:

alrighty so that's very very summarised "me-over-the-past-weeks"! over and out!
ps: i know how my blog skin is screwed up now cos the wonderful designer removed the pics from photobucket. -sigh- i'll find a new skin soon! (:

sickiiee

2006-05-13T17:27:00.000+08:00

fact of the day: did u know that drinking un-chilled coke with salt is supposed to cure a bad throat?

-lol- i had no idea! but i've tried it out and doesn't seem to be working. poor me's been ill for the past wk. and the worse part is that i still have to go to sch everyday so that i don't have to make up for practicals ): but sch's been fun! despite my body being attacked my millions of microbes, i've still been able to pull through! yay!(: thanks for the load of concern everyone's been showering me with!

loads of activities have been popping up: gg to gurion's for a tea party, staying in school to do work -gasp- blah blah.. so anyway i've also been involved with church stuff too! pastor kieran approached me to ask me to help set up a campus cell for a few church pple and new christians, and i've agreed! tgt with caleb kay, we're gonna build a cell from scratch and i'm so excited! i've never done it before, so i'm kinda scared but yet i can't wait to see how it goes when we get started and stuff (: hopefully i'll do a good job and not let God or anyone else down. -hur hur-

over and out now! hopefully i get my voice back soon! :/

aquaculture project

2006-05-03T18:33:00.000+08:00

fish and chips! -haha-

we've started having our Aquaculture Management (AM) project today! meaning we'll have to take care of fish; feed the ever so choosy things, change their smelly water and check the condition of their water stuff. annoyingg! but i guess we don't have a choice. -sigh- i've become grp members with Simone, Bailey (bimbo khakii) and Nick (president of bimbo society)! so we're gonna have to take care of our 30 talipia for 9wks. ARGHHH!

now i'll finally know how much work it is to produce my fish and chips :/

well sch's been alright so far. went for quite a few outings with gls since sch started. sakura, kraken-cum-aule outing (inculding freshies)! kinda funnn. -smiles- taking bout gg out, i'm so glad my parents dint mind me returning home later than normal. honestly i tot my mum was gg to scream at me, but in the end she just questioned me abit and my dad only gave a lil grunt when i came home! -lol-

oh yes and i love my daddy!! my mp3's spoilt and he so willingly offered to help me send it for repair all the way in town. i mean he bothered to take time out from his busy scheduleee! -YAY- love u dad!(:
hugo has also been such a love as well. he's seriously the bestest, nicest, most caring dog in the whole wide world! last night, a freakin cockroach sneaked into our rm and being normal girls, my sisters and i were screaming like mad! then hugo quickly rushed up to our rescue! like RUSHED! after a frenzy of screams and chasing the "gross thing", hugo finally clawed the thing to death! YAY! and after that he kept making rounds in our rm to make sure nth else was bothering us. such a sweetheart riteee!! LOVE HIMMM(:(:

kk i realised this is a super long post so i'll end here! byeee (:
ps: be kind to animals -hurhur-

mouse-ed

2006-04-25T20:40:00.000+08:00

yo yo! =)

terribly sorry bout the last post i had. was supposed to upload a pic of HUGO, but it kinda screwed up, so yeah! well just know he's very well and still the love of my lifeeee (: well all's been fine and well. sch's totally stressful, cos i've alrdy started thinking bout exams and how i'll do and stuff. its complete madness! but its been really fun.

we had Immunology (IMM) today and we had to work with LIVE MICE! -squeak- basically we had to draw blood from them so that their blood can be tested for antibodies. it was totally cool! (: i mean its my 1st ever time working with live animals, and what an experience -wow- i know it sounds cruel, but trut me the process is so fast; its over even before the mouse can feel the pain! it wasn't as bad today cos the mice were semi-concious, but nxt wk we're gonna have to immunise the mouse with it being very concious and in biting moods! :/ wish me luck!

everything else has been great! so don't worry i'm definitely still alive and kicking, even if i don't update so often (: over and out!

FOC!

2006-04-20T16:29:00.001+08:00

I'M BACK! (: i'm gonna have to warn u guys abt this being a super duper long post and one with much details! so brace urselves! (:(:

the word to discribe these few days is "WOW"! its been a totally awesome journey taken with my beloved gls and i'll definitely treasure it forever! went for prep camp on 15-16th. as the name suggest it was all preperation for FOC. we worked on preparing logistics for each programme, brush up on our cheers/songs and also got ourselves "high". it was hard work, but it proved worth while in the end! (: -beams-

even during prep camp our programme was already so back to back. meal times, logistic time, meeting after meeting (late into the nights) and even sleeping time. at 1st all of us thought we'll be able to get ample rest during prep camp, since we expected not slping much during foc (which turned out SO true), but we still slept very late finishing up our grp identities and our meetings! :/

fianlly the day we've been preparing for 8mths for came! FOC!! -claps- (: that morning was induction day for the freshmen (affectionately known as freashies) and so we were in charge of bringing them arnd and helping to orientated them in the sch. then camp started shortly after and we finally got to meet our grps for foc!! my grp's Kraken btw, i'll blabber on bout how wonderful they are laterrrr! -yay- then all the stress came tumbling in. taking care of the freshies, preparing each game, having to battle being "high" even with so lil slp and the worse thing ever: rain!

being in games com, the last thing we wanted to happen was for wet weather to ruin our plans for fantastic games! but it rained almost all throughout the camp! so we had to execute our wet weather programme almost all the time and loads of things cropped up even before the 1st programme (telematch) started! eg. people left, people fell sick, rain started pouring blah blah.. it was horrible! but don't fret, we still manged to pull through (:(:

despite the rain and all, the freshies had a great time and so did the gls! KRAKEN (the bestest best grp EVER) was our grp and they were awesome. such a fun bunch with loads of energy and ideas. exactly what every gl would wish for their grp to be! sharon, ervia, hk and i felt so blessed that we got a great grp!! -sniff- (tears of joy) words can't explain how amazing it was. LOVE YOU GUYS! (:(:

and yes i have to admit that i cried a lil on the last day! as eugene (aka banana cake) said, not cos its over but because it happened! (: i'll be coming up with a super duper long list of memories to sum foc up soon. (: so watch out for that! cheers!

gls: LOVE YOU GUYS LOADS!! thanks for being such great friends and i'm glad i went through foc with each and everyone of you!! -smileeee-

good friday

2006-04-14T17:28:00.000+08:00

praise my awesome and amazing Jesus!

today's good friday! for the benefit of those who have no idea what today is, its the day Jesus Christ died on the cross! its totally cool cos it signifies loads of stuff! and personally it couldn't have been more meaningful to me at this pt of time! (: i love Him so very very much!!

the pastor said "you wouldn't recognise grace without sin", and i totally agree! the grace of God is so amazing it made me cry today. (ps: grace = the unmerited favour of God) i mean i still can't fathom the fact that someone's willing to die for me! -gasp- awesome eh? i've been struggling with God recently, bout things i'm too scared to talk abt and mention, but i'm glad its Him i'm struggling with and not anything/anyone else! (:

happy be-earlied easter everyone! (:

before foc

2006-04-13T23:12:00.000+08:00

yes its been awhile since i last posted, and i know u guys have missed me!!(: -lol-

well foc's super near and i'm terribly excited. jialing was just asking me today if i'll cry on the last day of foc. well if u had asked me awhile back, i'll definitely say "no", but today i couldn't ans! i mean i'm not sure, is that a gd sign? -haha- its been a great ride so far, with tons of ups and downs, but i'm lovin it! (:(:

been busy with camp preparation. making our identity, flag painting (and our flag looks FABULOUS), dance practise and stuff. so many things, so lil time! our identity is almost done, and i have such a great feeling bout it. props to my wonderful grpmates! LOVE YA: sharon, ervia, hongkai! (:
dance practises have also come out quite fine! we're all slowing perfecting the dance steps and i think we can do it! (: i thought it'll be weird partnering gerard at 1st, but then its not so bad anymore! in fact its quite fun! -lol- i laugh a lot, esp since wayne, kiap and lyehuat are always doing funny lil actions! (sorry i laugh at u guys, but i can't help it!)

met up with Ps Kieran and some other church-poly pple at SP today. it was weird, cos i didn't expect to go, but i'm glad i went! they're thinking of starting a cell in NP. so tht means i'll probably be cell-mates with lydia hee and caleb kay (yes nat, its true). long story, just know that i'm torn between my present cell and probable new cell. it aches my heart to think i might have to leave my present cell! i love em so very very much! :( -bohoo-

ok so tht's the end of today. probably post only after foc. so brace urself for my "aftermath of foc-ness"! (:(: toodles

(edited: 14th April, 5:52pm)

hugo

2006-04-08T20:02:00.000+08:00

its been an accomplishing day! (:

staying home today allowed me time to o so much stuff i haven't done in ages!
1) practise my piano
2) bathe hugo
3) watch cinderalla!

bathing hugo is usually such a chore, but i have to admit i totally had fun with him today! he normally runs away when we call him for his bath, but today he actually came into the toilet himself! sat on the floor and waited for me to prepare his stuff! oh he's such a dear! (:(: I LOVE HUGO! and normally i'd have to chase him all arnd the toilet just to shampoo his tail or sth, but he just allowed me to wash him all over today! wow! (:

nxt i watched cinderalla! u know the show that most of us would have watched as kids! the show that taught us compassion for poor-dears and how tons of girls would have died to be a princess! (ok i'm being totally dramatic, but still!) -hahaha- so anyway i haven't watched it in a gazillion years! so finally catching it on disney channel was so cute! (:(:

ok anyway i noticed i've been blogging on gl stuff so much! -lol- of course its not bad. but i forgot to include other stuff like cell! so fri we din't have cell, but we went to celeste's hse to hang out instead! it was cool: just nat, melvin, celeste and myelf! (: well thts' all so far. rmb world peace! (:

IS down

2006-04-06T21:03:00.000+08:00

its official: i'm gonna be taking french and social psychology next sem! (: wayyyy cool riteee! (:

i'm terribly excited cos i've always wanted to learn a 3rd language, and now i finally have a chance! and i've always been very interested in psychology as well! so having a chance to study that is just a.m.a.z.i.n.g! -beams-

went to sch today for dance practise again. gonna have to present it to the seniors tmr i think, so we were brushing up alot on the dance as well as cheers and songs! it was super funny cos we were laughing alot today! (: i absolutely love laughing. having the cramp-ish feeling in my cheeks and tummy is great! (only when its from laughing though) (:

had to leave early from games mtging on tues. the horrid cramps came again! its so horrid that it comes almost once every mth. and when is comes, it comes BAD! -arghh- :( my sis told me that her friend's sis also had very bad cramps and she had to go for an operation! -gasp- i hope i'm not one of those cases! seriously i'll just flip and die :/

the last gls training on wed was "Hit and Run"! (: it was fun! it was a treasure-hunt-cum-embarrass-urself-till-no-end thing! we had to travel through town (can u believe it, town!) wearing our clothes inside-out, with a sock on our hand and do funny things. the list of items was totally werid too! (ie tampon, banana flavoured condom, 3 CHIJ/Nanyang Girls' socks .. blah) esp. since we had to ask for the items and not use money to buy em. and then we had to cheer and dance for crowds of pple! (with the freakin sock on our hand!!) -hahaha- but it was all in gd fun (:

in the end, Taoyaya, my grp, won! -duh- cos we managed to get almost all items and reached the end pt 1st!! -yay!- it was by far the fun-est training! (: so anyway this is all so far. will update bout more stuff soon. over and out! (:
ps: foc is in 11 days! -00oo-

un-focish. wrong?

2006-04-03T16:05:00.000+08:00

happy monday blues everyone! (:

ok technically even though its monday, i'm feeling kinda great! the 1st thing i did this morning when i woke up was thank God for life and breath! i was just couting my blessings before sleeping last night, and i broke out in tears knowing how blessed i am! (: i mean so many other people don't even have sisters to nag at, parents to feel annoyed with, a dog to cuddle and squeeze or friends to love and be loved by! and i couldn't be more thankful! (:(:

i've been reading a few blogs lately and everyone's been either sad or talking bout foc. and since i'm not, i'm beginning to suspect sth's wrong with me!!
1stly - i'm totally happy with my life (: i mean i don't see wad so sad bout it. be it relationships or life, would it be niave to be think everythings alright after all?
2ndly - foc's coming and i'm very excited, but in a gd way! i know some of us might not be entirely ready for it, but still!

i wanted to not post bout foc, but i've been thinking bout it and tons of questions have popped up! :/ i thought joining gls was bout fun. (and i have to admit i've not been disppointed!) but then along the way i realised discipline and commitment had to come in too. and now that we're even nearer to foc, everyone's so stressed out! we're supposed to enjoy the process ... right? -puzzled-

would it be wrong to want to look back and think it was a pleasent journey rather than an awfully stressful one?
is it wrong to want to enjoy foc instead of stress out over it?
is it wrong to feel like everything's gonna turn out great, and tht we don't have to worry so much?
does this mean i'm not as committed to foc as the others?
does it show that i'm a bad gl?
am i being insensitive to wad the other gls are feeling?
horrors of horrors: will everyone hate me after reading this post? (since i'm so out of line and diff from them all?)

ok don't fret i'm not suffering from any depression of anything. its just that all these un-answered qns need answers! maybe i'm just too happy-go-lucky. i wanna tell everyone that everything's probably gonna turn out great! but will the others really think so too? or will they just shove this thought aside and go back to normal lives? (:

foc's gonna be awesome. i can feel it in my bones. love ya'll gls! (:
ps: feli u love this post the most rite? -hahaha-

why so foc-ish

2006-04-02T20:07:00.000+08:00

"strawberry kisses" everyone! -MUCKS-

ok today's colour's pink cos i ate this dessert during tea called "strawberry kisses" and its the cutest thing! i had to choose between "mango sunrise" and this. so yeah you get the picture. its just a mountain of ice with stuff underneath (red beans + blah) and then strawberry sauce on the ice mountain and a scoop of yummy strawberry ice-cream on top! (: yum, is right! ps: not recommended for diabetics.

went to church today! it was super weird! cos:
1) RP is really being torn apart and i don't think we'll be able to use it much longer for cell. so we're gonna have to find an alternative place, which means more work! -bleah- (: the impact of all this is finally hitting me. i know its a lil late since we were told like gazillion mths ago, but better late then never!
2) today's sermon was on "ministry of sex"! -lol- the pastor talked abt sex in marriage and what a beautiful thing it is. yes i agree it is, tht's why i exist, but i mean i'm not married and neither am i eligible for sex yet. so i felt kinda stupid sitting there listening to it. but i guess all this might come in handy in the future! -hahaha- ;)

since my dad's in iceland, my mum and i had a lovely lunch tgt! and we had xiao long pau! total yaynesss! (: i've been craving for it for some time and i love it when my cravings are satisfied! love my mummy! we were also having a very intellectual discussion bout homosexuality and premarital sex (inspired by the sermon of course!) mainly it was her talking and me nodding my head with food in my mouth (: but from tht i've learnt that i gotta totally stay true to my/His morals even in this screwed up world! (:(:

btw i cut my hair yest! i'm not really excited bout it cos i think my fringe's too short now! (thanks u guys who told me it looks ok. even if u dint mean it, i appreciate it! -hugs-) if u were looking for sth drastic u'll be utterly disappointed. i only trimmed my hair to make it thinner but its still the same length! (:

alrighty out now! rock on! (:
ps: i think mine's 1 of the very few non-foc-ish blogs! -hur hur-

april fools

2006-04-01T16:11:00.000+08:00

Happy April Fool's Day ya'll! (:

so anyway since its April Fool's, here's 3 facts bout it:

1) aka All Fools Day

2) thought to be 1st started in France, 1582 (wow!)

3) in Scotland, april fool's is celebrated for 2 days

yay! i rmb being quite bummed last yr cos we haven't started sch and i couldn't play any pranks on anyone. and then this yr its on a sat! -argh!- how annoying rite! :( this makes me miss my MG days again! -sniff- :/ it was so fun when we plotted gazillions of stuff to prank our teachers. and when we actually carried out 1 of those plans, we'll laugh till our skirts were flying everywhere! -hahaha- this was also a gd diversion to skip a lil of lessons! -winks- (:(:

ok enough reminiscing. had cell last night and thank goodness almost everyone turned up! it was fun talking abt finding our future spouses and prying into Fabia's love life -hur hur- left quite late cos celeste's dad came and sent us hm! melvin got a new phone and i have to admit i'm totally jealous. 1st it was my bestest, nat, now him! i told my mum and used it as a HUGE hint that i want a new phone!! -hee hee-

here's a mental note i made of characteristics of future spouse:
loves God (super impt!!)
hopefully not hediously ugly
preferbly musical
loves/at least pretends to loves dogs! (i can't live without a "Hugo")
...and the list goes on a on

after making a mental note of these things, i decided i should become a nun! -LOL- i mean its so impossible to find that kinda guy so i'll just have to pledge to celibacy. maybe i'll buy a hse in some village in africa, share the gospel and live there for the rest of my life! -LOL- i know its hilarious (:

oh yes and you would have noticed that my whole post is in orange! yay! well i've decided that all words white is kinda boring. so i'll colour my posts often from now on! but not all the time! or my blog will look like a cheesy rainbow-ish thing. alright so i'm off! peace out! (:

phew

2006-03-30T21:24:00.000+08:00

Relief - The easing of a burden or distress, such as pain, anxiety, or oppression. (courtesy of dictionary.com)

i'm actually feeling alot better now (: i mean there're some things in life that after going through it, isn't as bad as you thought. although it'll still be weird, but it won't be so bad yes? well tht's exactly how i'm feeling! (:

the recent movie "i not stupid too" has a moral, and its to show appreciation right? so i have to thank people again! yay! (note: i'm trying to cultivate thanksgiving!) so i have to thank joey for the wonderful, awesome song "let there be love" by oasis. (CHECK IT OUT! it's like a totally cool song) and also jessica, ben lim and weng for choreographing a great dance! i mean learning all the steps were tough, imaging having to make it form nth! you guys rock! (:

my dearest Pops, aka dad, left for a far away land (Iceland!!) tonight! he's gonna be gone for quite some time and i'm missing him already! my mum's probably devastated but not showing it. -HUR HUR- kidding! she should be happy being able to have the car to herself and 3 lovely daughters to share the hse with! yayness!

oh yes Nattie tattie get well, in anyway you need, soon bestest! (: so i'm off now. pls pls check out my song list, and since gd things are meant to be share, send me those songs if u have! (:(: love ya guys!

craziness

2006-03-29T21:43:00.000+08:00

today in history: 1973 - rmb the musical "Miss Saigon"? well a big part of it is kinda based on this day! (i think..) 3 decades ago on this day, the last American troops left Saigon, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. cool huh (:

-lol- ok tht was just for me to improve my own knowledge. anyway 3 days of booth-ing at the convention centre are over, finally. its been kinda boring sitting around and having to think of what to talk abt to entertain ourselves. its fun only when:
1) i spot "handsome boy"!!! (my eye-candy)
2) freshmen come and sign up
3) we're being stupid, but totally fun-loving, and taking photos in oversized labcoats (:
4) our super short toilet breaks - which consist of simone's ole-so-famous "croc hands" move
5) did i mention seeing "handsome boy"!

so far tht's all in the list. will think of more reasons i actually stayed through my duty slots. (which was 5 loooong hrs!) so anyway our kraken group identity's decided and its super cool! its a friendship band which looks totally awesome. props to sharon for being totally excited bout it and helping us get it done! (: u go girl!

yes and i wanna thanks jieren and darren for being such gems and sending me alot of songs on my song list and more recently! i just have to mention them! thanks a gazillion u guys! (:(:

tht's all i have to say for now. -in dj voice- tune to more of Amanda's blog for hot news, sexy tunes and juicy fun!(: out!

2006-03-27T10:56:00.000+08:00

3 wks down and 4 more to go! this is what's left of my holidays.

i feel like i've been bumming around alot. i mean despite going back to sch for foc stuff, what else? have i helped to save the environment? or helped in world peace? no. (pity i'm not a spokesperson for UN!) i've decided i'm just going to make use of every minute of my holidays to make it count and worthwhile! (: pray for me man!

fri's cell only had 4 of us (winnie, jean, lixin and myself) turning up. it was kinda therapeutic going to cell though. i think i really needed that lesson and i'm glad i've been thought!

sunday was kinda cool. did the usual routine of cell and service! nat, melvin, celeste and i actually planned to head to melvin's hse to watch brokeback mountain after church, cos he wanted to show off his new plasma tv and cos we all have been wanting to catch brokeback and find out why its so gd! (note its not because we support homosexuality!) finally there was a change of plans and only melvin, celeste and i came to my hse to watch shows! (melvin's my neighbour and lives across the corridor from me) due to unforseseen circumstances, we decided not to watch brokeback in the end.

knowing that brokeback was R21 in the cinema and stuff, and being the ole-so-wonderful daughter that i am, i asked my parents wad they thought of brokeback and if was ok that i catch it, in my own hse! and to my shock and surprise, my mum said yes! she's becoming so hip recently. apparently she wants to catch the show too, and see "why its so critically acclaimed". however, some other people were uncomfortable, so no show yest! turned to "mr and mrs smith" and some thai fighting show for solice instead. (totally weird i know!)

past 2days have been going back to sch for more mtgings andduty at the booth! seeing all the freshmen coming to sign up for camp is making me more excited! (: hope camp comes soon! tata!

2006-03-24T15:53:00.000+08:00

goodness me its only like 23 days more to foc. way cool!

got back our exam results today and i passed OBC! YAY! (: i'm like very very happy cos this means there'll be no more studying of obc foreverr! dint do very well overall, but at least i got 2 As. thanks to Mr Long (the nicest IT teacher, period.) and also for COMT!

i was kinda scared to check my results today, esp since its OBC. oh well! i'm glad the worse is over! (:

have been going back to sch quite alot for mtging's and practices! quite tiring but i guess its expected. everybody's been pretty serious abt the dance steps and perfecting each step! plus there's sth really strange going on... (some will know wad i'm talking bout!) :/ anywayy nat, celeste and melvin are intending to not turn up for cell today, so i guess its just me and the rest. interesting eh!

well over and out! hope everyone did well for exams!! (:

woes

2006-03-24T15:37:00.000+08:00

goodness me its only like 23 days more to foc. way cool!

got back our exam results today and i passed OBC! YAY! (: i'm like very very happy cos this means there'll be no more studying of obc foreverr! dint do very well overall, but at least i got 2 As. thanks to Mr Long (the nicest IT teacher, period.) and also for COMT!

i was kinda scared to check my results today, esp since its OBC. oh well! i'm glad the worse is over! (:

have been going back to sch quite alot for mtging's and practices! quite tiring but i guess its expected. nat, celeste and melvin are intending to not turn up for cell today, so i guess its just me and the rest. interesting eh!

love my buddies!

2006-03-21T21:14:00.000+08:00

I LOVE MY BUDDIES! -beams-

Diott (aka Christina), Mich and i had a super fantabulous dinner date yest! (: the 3 of us pally pals haven't met in like a gazillion mths and we finally managed to meet! (:(: hung out at NYDC (wheelock) and ate till we were super duper full. i think my stomach could have expaneded to like 4x its normal size! honest! -nods violently-
so anyway since we see each other so rarely -sniff-, we've decided to meet once a mth from now on! (: YAY! which also means i'll have a reason to pig out at least once a mth! -lol- love ya girlfriends! (:(: rmb our nxt date ahh! (ok, diott?) -lol-

gls mtging's have been going on great! Kraken has finally produced a ole-so-lovely flag design (it simply rocks), and Games com has more or less come up with all the details for games. yay! i'm quite excited for FOC now (:

oh yes and i had dental today! apparently one of my brakets (the metal thing) was lose so the doc had to paste it back on again. i think he could've shined some UV light stuff into my eyes in the process!! if i go blind i'll know the reason! :/

alrighty so i'm off now! ps: thanks for the bag pal! you know who u are! i'm so glad my sis is DEAD jealous! (:

pearl harbour

2006-03-19T21:22:00.000+08:00

7th December 1941 was the day of the attack on Pearl Habour. it was a freakin sunday! ):

watching the show for the 2nd time reminded me of our sad humanity and how screwed up our world is! i mean think abt how many tons of pple died in just 1 area hit during world war II, and there were a gazillion other pple who died in other wars elsewhere! -sniff sniff- my heart truely aches for those who lost loved ones and i'm in awe to those who gave their lives for their country and stood up for what they believed in! Amen! (:

but of course watching the show wasn't just abt the American-patriotism plot. there were like total treats for the eyes! Ben Afflek (!!) and Josh Hartnett (!!!)! i have to admit that i've totally disked Afflek esp. since his scandalous affair with J.Lo, but then i can't deny the fact that he was total eye candy in the show! and Hartnett looks like the perfect pretty boy! (sorry weijie, he beats u hands down) -lol- so anyway while watching the show i cried like crazy. i swear i tot my eyeballs were going to roll out of my eye socket tgt with all the tears when Danny (Hartnett) died! -LOL-

i know i sound all bimbo and stuff, but these things happen! -beams- so anyway i finally returned back to church today, and it was cool! i admit missing 2wks made my cell teaching abit rusty, but i hope my girls managed to catch the lesson and learned from it! (: service was normal, except for the speaker who spoke execptionally fast. but don't fret, i manged to catch every word he said and absorbed! (:

tht's all for today folks! (: world peace! -does 2-fingers thing-

i'm alive

2006-03-18T12:50:00.000+08:00

i'm alive! survived more boring holidays and i've emergered victorious! -lol-

ok i'm just sprouting rubbish. anyway its been quite a weird week! had gls mtgings, went to the library (!!) and actually borrowed bks (!!!!), watched Nanny McPhee (don't watch it unless u're into cute kids) with my family and then had dinners and all. honestly its been a really gd break from sch days! (: (:

had cell last night and it was kinda weird too! Celeste came in with a Bacardi and kinda shared it arnd. it was nice! so anyway a few of them went down to 7-11 later on and bought more and i had a bottle of peach flavoured Bacardi! (which i obviously shared arnd!!) i kinda decided on that cos the bottles orange! so it was weird. -lol- nxt we not only had longer worship and stuff, but we didn't have word either! (see how weird this is becoming!)

-bleah- can this life of mine get any weirder! :/ -haha-
ok so anyway do keep a constant lookout at my song list yeah. and rmb to do charity too!! (: -hahaha- i can be so horrid at times, but it happens.

over and out! (:

chalet and camp!

2006-03-13T14:55:00.000+08:00

hiiii peeps! missed me? i know i haven't blogged for sometime, but i have reasons! i've been at chalet and trail camp and had an absolute blast!! (:(:
since i can't type everything in paragraphs, or you guys will take forever to read this, i'll type it in point form! -LOL- (that's cool right, jialing?)

Chalet!
super fun-ness
ah mao our pet cat!!
aloha loyang 10
sleepless is S'pore
loads of chatting
bbq
Friends of 1F04 = eunice (chairman), eileen, peiwen, hk, wayne -hur hur-
food!
super duper-ness
cycling
marshmallows
cranky beds
mahjong
blasting music
..and tons of other stuff which i can't think of now!

next, Trail Camp!
GLs!
pencils!!
1st prize
ups and downs
cheers
night walk, alone..!
dirty-ness
mud, soil, grass
planta
xiaoling hair
chinese
games com!
..and again tons of other stuff i can't think of now.

maybe cos i'm still very slpy and stuff that's why i can't think properly! rmb to have tons of slp peeps. its very impt! (: over and out! (:(:

missed church..!

2006-03-05T17:29:00.000+08:00

sunday's are supposed to be days dedicated to going to church, service to Him and spending time with my beloved family! (:

sadly today was kinda diff! -mourns- i actually missed church and spent time at home feeling uncomfortable and rotting in front of the tv, or in bed. its utterly and totally annoying that i have to spend a lovely sunday at home, away from all my friends and stuff! ): ah well. life's like that once in awhile i guess.

since this wkend is one of the worse i've ever had, with fever temp rising to a high of 39.5 -gasp- (!!!), the only good thing is that my grandparents didn't come to stay over! i know how many people must think i'm a terribly granddaughter by not wanting her grams to come over and stay and all, but i'm still not getting used to the fact that they're to come over every wkend. its just TOO MUCH for me to handle.

the only thing i'm really looking forward too now is the class chalet! hopefully i'll get well enough by then!! (: cheers!

song list

2006-03-03T22:22:00.000+08:00

as promised, here's my must/should-check-out-songs list! (:

the list is made of of hot, sexy, cool, Grammy-worthy wonderful tunes. (all of which i do not have YET.) many of them have really nice lyrics too! and some songs have really nice instrumental arrangements as well. i know some songs in the list are pretty old, but i suddenly realised i wanted to listen to em and don't have! -screams in horror-

so this list is here for u guys to check out, and also for ya'll to do some charity!! -lol- u can do so my sending me those songs u have! yay! -applause-
if u don't catch me online, which might be quite often since i'm sick and all; and therefore will be slping most of the time, u guys could send it to my email! (mylifeisalmostperfect@gmail.com) thanks a gazillion in advance! (:(:

alright so here's the list. its kinda long so brace urselves!!:

Carrie Underwood - Jesus Take The Wheel
Ashlee Simpson - L.O.V.E. (thnks for the remixed version mich!)
Pink - Stupid Girls
Beyonce - Check On It (Pink Panther OST)
Lindsay Lohan - Confessions Of A Broken Heart
Daniel Powter - Free Loop
Kanye West ft. Adam Levine - Heard Em Say
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover
Franz Ferdinard - Take Me Out
Eminem - When I'm Gone
Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
Black Eyed Peas ft. Justin Timberlake - Where Is The Love
Darius - Girl In The Moon and Colourblind
Freiheit - Keeping The Dream Alive (Say Anything OST)
Gwen Stefani - Crash
The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
Madonna - Sorry
Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About
Oasis - Let There Be Love
John Legend - Ordinary People
Fort Minor - Petrefied

alright so far this is it. i'll update it if there're new songs to be added so keep a look out ya! (: thanks in advance to kind souls who'll send me songs!! tata!

sick

2006-03-03T11:02:00.000+08:00

news flash peeps!

gd news:
1) exams are OVER! i'm so happy cos this sem was quite tough academically and i'm glad we don't have to study for like the nxt 7wks! (gosh wad am i gg to do with myself?? *says bimbotically*) -LOL-
2) class chalet is nearing! i'm so excited cos all my friends are really excited too! i can just feel it in my bones that we're gonna have a blast! (:

bad news:
1) this sem is ending and i'm dreading finding out my new class! hopefully we're all like going to go up to yr2 tgt! love 1F04! (:(:
2) i am ill -dramatic music-; yes you read correctly. its terrible i tell ya! i'm having a very bad throat, cough, stuffy nose and a fever. but praise the Lord it came after my exams! i can't imagine if it had come earlier. but it is quite pathetic that i fall sick the day after we finish exams.. oh man i hope i get well enough for chalet time! :/

alright so anyway last night i had a really fun time with Weng, Jialing and Gurion! Simone joined us at the rampaging of HMV, but left after we went to paragon for her to meet her darling! -awww- so the 4 of us remaining headed to food republic; wisma, for dinner and sat there and talked till like 9plus! (: pals a million sorries if u happen to fall ill cos u probably caught it from me! ):
my sisters have actually been sick for the past wk plus, so by living in the same hse as them, i guess inevitably i was gonna get it.-bohoo-

i also owe a HUGE apology to Nat! my bestest pal. i know i promised to meet her today, but then i fell ill and its so sad! i intended to go down as long as i dint get a fever, but then the fever came and along with it a throbbing headache! -argh!- SORRY PALLY PAL! i figured its contagious so i don't want u to get it to aite!

coming up in the next post, will be a song list i was inspired to compile during this exam period! check it out! (:

salute

2006-02-28T21:37:00.000+08:00

OBC is over! unless i repeat or fail, i don't ever want to think abt it ever again, which of course i would rather not happen! :/

tonight i want to give a teeny weeny tribute to S. Rajaratnam, who's passed away really recently. i've been wanting to blog it but i tot its so lame and patriotic-ish, then i was inspired by my pals blog so here it is!
its so sad how such a great man has passed on. everyone whom the interviewed said such wonderful things abt him! at least it was peaceful passing and all. it was also quite shocking to realise that he was the one who wrote the pledge! (: how cool is that rite!

anyway i'll be skipping to "today in history" this round. cos i'm gonna have to start mugging now! (: over and out!

its not only bout me

2006-02-27T22:16:00.000+08:00

alright i have to apologise for being so self-centered lately! i mean i was reading through my past posts and i realise its been all me complaining! -TSK- how could i be so selfishh! :(

so i've decided from now on i'm going to do a lil "today in history" kinda thing!! in order to redeem myself and keep track of my World Peace (!!!) dream! (: -haha- i can't believe i'm doing this. well here goes!

Today in History:
1932 - Elizabeth Taylor, a famous American actress's was born! mind boggling fact about her is that she got married 8 times to 7 different men! apparently she married Richard Burton twice. how can anyone get married so many times in 1 lifetime! -gasp-

alrighty so here's an update on ME! hmm i've been studying and studying and dying. its so weird how serene i feel despite all this stress. -hur hur- i must be really going bonkers! for the record, i had a nightmare of a murderer after my family last night! it must be OBC!! -screams-

ok i'll just leave with the weirdness of this all. toodles! (:

stress

2006-02-27T00:37:00.000+08:00

1 word. S.T.R.E.S.S.

i barely even dare to look at obc
everytime i do i feel like screaming!
but i'm going to try my best,
and let God do the rest!

here's my prayer:
Dear God,
i've been really stressed out lately, but i know i need to trust you a approach stuff confidently. for the simple fact that You love me and will help me pull through. please don't just comfort me, but also those who're going through trails now, they need You more then ever too! Amen (:

over and out! (:(:

counting down

2006-02-24T17:03:00.000+08:00

hey everyonee! here's a short one to let u guys know i'm still alive and kicking! -hur hur-

i am counting down to dooms day!! (which is actually OBC exam day, in case u were wondering) i really really hope i don't have to repeat OBC. i seem to be like the only one who's so scared for it and i have a gd reason to be. its like everyone knows exactly wads going on and i'm still like blur abt loads of stuff! HOWW..! -cries- ok i'll stop lamenting here, and swim in my own self-pity elsewhere.

ok the bright side, i've got a new ambition! and its a -drum roll- VET!
i know it seems like a primary school girls dream kinda thing, but i'm actually quite serious abt it. my mum was thinking bout how cool it is, and i had to agree! however, if i do study veterinary science, i'll have to go all the way to melbourne!! (not that i'm complaining of course) (:

the down side of it all is obviously the cost, i mean tuition fee alone is enough to made u stressed out. plus i'll have to leave my loved-ones (yes tht's u!!) back here! but future prospects are pretty cool. tons of money, and a Dr. to my name! -haha- i must admit, Dr. Amanda Ong sounds PRETTY SWEET! (:(:

so i'll have to seriously think about it. no hurry i've still got 2 more yrs! (: so anyway i'm off and Happy erm.. End-of-the-week-friday! (:

argh..!

2006-02-16T21:54:00.000+08:00

in case anyone cares abt my brilliant lil life, i'm currently counting down to my coming sad sad sad exams!! -screams-

exams are coming so soon tht i think i'm gg mad. at least i have class chalet to look forward to after that! (:(: this also means that the year is coming to an end. -bohoo yet again- this yr passed by like soooo quickly!

today was quite eventful. we had CBIO prac today. never mind that i'm going to screw it up, cos tht's not the highlight of today! -hahaha- basically most of us ponned the last INFO class and went to Gurion's house to study, chat and bond! -lol- lunch was so provided and it was super nice! (56* k***'s rd style eh) - don't worry gurion, i will not expose your address! so anyway we have such a blast!

valentine's day just passed and i have to say how cute it was! spent almost the entire day at weng's hse having like loads of fun with my class! watched 3movies (dirty dancing, white chicks and drumline) had a steamboat lunch (without stinking after) and basically slacked. thanks wengg! (:

congrats to all the wonderful couples around btw. and to those who're single, let me assure u that singularity definitely has its perks! for starters, i'm lovin it! (:(:

so with that, i'm off! triple-T K A man! (time to totally kick ^ass!) (:

^ass = sucky obc, cbio and loads of other gross things i have to do. -wails-

exams coming

2006-02-09T10:30:00.000+08:00

stress stress stress! exams are coming! can u believe ittt. so soon and my 1st yr in NgeeAnn will be over -bohoo-
its been an amazing year with tons of amazing people! (:

most of our projects and lil test are over, but exams are coming and i'm gonna have to study study study. cannot slack anymore!
i'm quite relieved after hearing wad eileen said yest, but i'm still ultra worried i might fail OBC! -argh- i'm dyingggg!

everything else at home's been g8t! dad bought new lights for the hse, cos some broke and its been 10 yrs since we've changed em! he spent like soooo much, but they're also ultra nicee! now my hse looks like some victorian themed party! (:(:

i'm so excited for my friends coming over this sattt! gurion said that he's so excited to see Hugo! i bet they all are. -hur hur- (!!!!)

over and out! (:(:

wohoo

2006-02-03T21:18:00.000+08:00

heyyya! its been awhile since i last posted!
CNY's over and Open Hse is ending tmr too!

CNY was great this yr! even though i riped very poorly this year, financially, but it was nice to see the extended family once again. (: love em man!
tons of relatives we dint see this yr, so many of them happen to be overseas! -bohoo- meaning, less angbao money..
i met some cousin's i've never met in my entire life, and caught up with cousins i haven't seen in super longggg! -lol- it was fun! (:

its been Open Hse for the past 2 days and its like quite cool. the theme for LSCT is "Harry Potter". yes it is quite weird, but the stuff that u can do in the labs are pretty cool! like making this superbly cute goo -!!!!- and making ice cream using liquid nitrogen! -lol-
i never really went for open hse before, so technically this is my 1st! we were pilled with duties and on top of that had to juggle loads of projects! thank god, COMT is over...!

duties this time was quite alright. we have to mend a food stall for GLs on the 1st day. then today, i had to usher kids in and stuff!
today was definitely more fun cos we could walk arnd and see all the exhibitions! (: so of course i made the weird goo stuff.
some of us had to go usher some "Science Mentorship" talk students arnd! my grp consisted of SJI boys, TCHS boys and 3 RG girls. such a weird combi!! but i managed to get them moving arnd quite alright.
being arnd them reminded me of MG days, again. don't ask wad's the connection cos i have NO idea either, but it just did! and i'm quite glad it did actually (:

kk i shouldn't be spamming my own blog. so i'm off now! happy CNY! (:

stressed out

2006-01-26T12:44:00.000+08:00

dear oh dear! i haven't felt this stressed out like for EVER!
even for "O"s i wasn't like so stressed out. ok this tells me that there's sth seriously wrong with my priorities. -lol-

ah well i guess this is part and parcel of my besutiful life (: IAC, COMT, INFO and all is killing me. the worse is really INFO; i mean i'm a IT idiot and i had to bluff my entire way through some dumb IT project. -bleah- thank god we have Long-Blue-Teck as our teacher. you have no idea how cute he is and how much i love him!! (: cheers mr Long!

sadly i don't think i can have reunion lunch with my cell this yearrr. with all the projects pouring in and CNY round the corner i'm like super busy! :/ sorry palss!
kk i'm like so bored now.but its gonna be lunch time soon then i'll have to do IAC!

dear God, pls give me strenght to go through with the days, since i can't possibly rely on my own strenght. amen! (:(:
adieu

yoyo

2006-01-23T20:11:00.000+08:00

song to totally check out now: the pussycat dolls - beep!
it like has such a cool thing abt it. -hur hur-

so anywayy! its been awhile and so many things been happening, but i guess its too many to say! -lol- (sorry but i'm abit high now)

sch's been alright. been kinda stressed out lately cos there's just so many projects pilling up! IAC, INFO, COMT! arghh! plus for INFO i have 0 ZERO idea of wads going on. -bleah- i'm kinda dead i think..

i have to highlight that i'm so proud of my sec2 girl, Karina, for helping me co-teach on sunday! it was awesome girl! gd jobbb! (:

alrighty gtg now. but before i go i just wanna say how thankful i am for having such wonderful friends, classmates and family to go through this life with me! (:(:
cheers everyoneee!

hi againn

2006-01-17T16:23:00.000+08:00

news flash: everyone should check out this song! it so funky!
one night stand by mis-teeq!

so its been awhile since i last posted. -hur hur- things have been going on well! ..or at least i think it is. -haha- didn't do so well for OBC though :/ i don't want to retake it man! i never want to retake anything! -sobs-

ok so anyway i've been speed reading Harry Potter books. half-way through "Goblet of Fire" already! -chants "cedric"- (: wanna finish the entire series asap! -lol- thanks to contributors for your bks! Angs, Melvin, Winnie's friend (and winnie too) and Gurion! thanks for all ya contribution to the "yay-amanda's-starting-to-read-again" compaign!

since the complaints abt my long and naggy post have been pouring in (check "shout outs" for reference) , i've decided to cut down! I'LL TRY MY BERY BEST! (puremilk style eh, nat. hahaha) (:

but before i embark on that, i have to post bout the recent events in a one liner.
house painting, marble floor polishing, singing, fantasies abt doing much better academically, Hugo's delightful growth, church and cells (plus new cell boy: weeshian! yay; welcome aboard!), rain and more rain, gls -bleah- and loads of other stuff i forgot!

i know i know, its a LONG line, but i tried! -beams-
cheers to the happy days ahead peeps! (: alright up and out! (:

save me

2006-01-07T22:04:00.000+08:00

gawddd, pls save me.

i've just recieved terribly news that i'm gonna have to suffer for much much longer.
(for those who don't know wad i'm talking bout, its a LONG story. so just let me pour out my sorrows!)

anyway She's just announced that she's not gonna it give up. like wth! and the worse thing is i still have to be there for Her! but how can i support her in this when i totally disagree! i mean its like fighting for a cause i don't believe in!! (eg. allowing gay marriages. a total no-no!)

so well wish me gd luck peeps. anyway i haven't been doing too gd! my nose's been running like a tap the whole day and i'm suffering :( pray for me....!
the gd thing bout today is that i've fnished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (book 2)!! i know its weird that i read that 1st instead of The Philosopher's Stone (book 1). -lol- ah well! so i'm determined to finish the whole series! yay! -claps for myself-

kk i'm off to blow my nose and eat since i'm starving! (:(: tata

CT over!

2006-01-05T16:58:00.000+08:00

hip hip horray!! (:(:
comman test is over! -beams so hard my cheek aches- lol
hopefully the loss of slp and wastage of brain juice is worth it!

i'm really glad CT's over. OBC sucked and CBIO was really a morale booster. i'm glad CBIO was quite managable, exactly what everyone needed after such a horrid OBC paper! i think i might fail OBC. -sniff sniff- i didn't realise reality was this harsh...
latest new year resolution: study as hard as i can. its ok if i'm a nerd now! (:

so anyway i haven't blogged for the longest time and so here's a update of my life!

new year celebrations this year was fun fun fun! played at Celestine's on new year's eve and played again at Ang's on new year's day! (ps: i know how to play bridge now!!! thanks to joshua and joseph for all the patience; enduring my stupid qns! -lol-) i had some alcohol this new year, and i've come to a conclusion: wad's with men and alcohol!? i mean it isn't even that nice! seeing some of the fathers getting drunk was weirdly funny, though more weird than funny.
Celeste's place: i think it was like a house warming party for Celestine's family since they moved to their new house! it looks great and she really does have good taste for curtains! -lol- cheers celeste!
Ang's: haven't been to the Ang's place in a very long time and its looking.. bright! they painted they're house in like pastel colours.. interesting ehh! (:

hmm..on the topic of painting: my dad says we're painting our house soon, since we haven't done so for like the past decade!! i mean seriously, amazing how the paint could last us the past 10 yrs!! (literally 10 whole yrs i've stayed in my hse) so he's asked me to chip in to help choose colours for the house and i'm totally bummed! i have zero idea about house painting! :/
the worse part about the whole thing is that we'll have to move ALL the furniture and the house will smell like a glue-sniffing den for a wk!! -bohoo-
so if i do get brain damage or seem relatively "high"er, u'll know why! -hur hur-

on a lighter note: Mike's back! (my domestic helper) i'm so happy now that i won't have to wash dishes, mop the floor or wash toilets for quite a long while more! i know i sound like a lazy pig, cause i am one! (: wanna thank my mum so much for doing so much housework the past 2 wks! (:(: love ya mum!

i did suffer a few tragedies during the maidless wks. mainly lil cuts here and there. here's the most recent 2!
1) while cutting mango to eat, i accidentally sliced off a piece of my own skin!
2) while closing the window. i mean how on earth would i know the window has such freakishly sharp corners!
and yes i do consider these tragedies! imagine the emotional trauma and scars i will have to bear the rest of my life! -hahaha trying to sound very bimbofied-

alrighty that's about all now. i have yet to finish reading the Harry Potter series, btw, and i don't foresee myself finishing it in the near future man! -haha-
toddles and happy new year folks! (:(:

2005-12-30T14:04:00.000+08:00

bordem truely leads to insanity.
here's some of the results of crazy things i did in the bordem of the day! (:

I took the "If You Were a Star..." quiz on gURL.com
		I am a... tv personality very day you come into people's living rooms. It's a good thing you do it through their TV set, otherwise you might be risking arrest! As a TV Personality you probably know it takes a thick skin and a great sense of humor to put up with roller coaster ratings and extra-long days on set.Read more... Which star are you?

I took the "The Color Personality" quiz on gURL.com
		My personality is... blue You're a cool and collected blue... According to color psychology, you're the very picture of serenity. You're probably great at keeping calm and clear-headed when others are freaking out... Read more... What color is your personality?

longest post yet - 2

2005-12-28T12:52:00.000+08:00

1st and foremost, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BLESSED NEW YEAR! i know this is coming a lil late, but i've been so occupied i barely have time to come online!
my maids still not back so i've been spending alot of time lazying around the house or helping out with housework. its exhausting! i know now that i'm so born to be served! -HUR HUR- (: i'm jkkk!

Christmas Eve:
I GOT BAPTISED! that's basically the hightlight for that entire day! the moment i woke up i had gittery feelings all the way till i actually got baptised! let me share the whole days activities! my parents cell group organised a evengelistic-cum-christmas party for themselves and old folks (which means grandparents and stuff). it was kinda cool! the food was gd, the programme went smoothly and i think some old folks responded to Jesus! Praise the Lord! (:
since the rest of the day isn't as impt, i'll fast forward all the way till my baptism!! my sisters (both of em) and myself got baptised on the 24th December 2005! it was the bestest experience i've ever had in a pool of water!!

we reached church at 615, got registered and had to collect our robes for the actual thing. so we went to change and got seated in the chapel for a briefing about what to do plus what not to do blah blah, then we prayed and waited. the stage was set and after worship, the pastor called all the people getting baptised onto the stage and prayed for us again. i like people praying for me, makes me feel impt! -LOL- (:(:

ok ok so anyway we started queueing to get baptised soon after.
i actually wasn't freaked out first, but seeing that it was getting closer to my turn i was super scared! (i have no idea whyyy!) and the fact that our baptism's broadcasted to the whole congregation over some circuit tv didn't help either!
so finally it was my turn and i think i was shaking. i stepped into the pool of warm water (thank goodness it wasn't cold), then bent my knees and got ready to be dunked. "in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit i now baptise you," and before i knew it i was in and out of the water! it all happend in like 3secs! totally amazing! (:

i thought i'd feel like some supernatural power overwhelming me after that, but i didn't, i just felt cold and wet. (the robe was sticking to me like crazy) but i guess baptism is not a feeling, its a public declaration of my faith, telling everyone that i'm going to follow Christ all my life. no compromise! -beams-
so the moral of this story is that i'm very excited now! and at least i've finally gotten baptised. one less thing i have to get done. -lol- (:(:
at night; Nat, Noella, Celestine, Charmaine and Melvin came over to my house and we rotted in front of the tv! kinda cool spending time with all my childhood peeps again! (: love ya guys!!

Christmas Day:
Happy Birthday Jesus,
I'm so glad its christmas.
All the tinsles and bells makes the holiday swell.
And its all about you.
Happy Birthday Jesus,
Jesus I love You!

that is a real song btw. i sang it when i was 3 or sth in front of the whole church! -lol- so anyway christmas this year landed on a sunday! how cute ritee! (: went for service and i wished so many tons of people merry christmas! met some friends who came back from overseas! (eg. ericc!) he's a 14 year old boy who's super cute and used to be shorter than me. but he went overseas to study. can u believe the wonders puberty does, he's now way taller than me! and now he has a cute accent too! -hahah-
so anyway after church Nat, Melvin, Jonathan and I went to town to get some logistics we needed for a gathering we organised for Sec1s, held yesterday! soaked in quite alot of the christmas-y spirit. way cool! (:
the rest of the night was spent at home, spring cleaning and watching tv! -hur hur-

Boxing Day:
1stly i have to say how much i love christmas and chinese new year. its so cool how the days before and after have names!! (:
so anyway my family went for dimsum breakfast. -yumm- wad a way to spend boxing day eh. -lol-
headed to church for Sportafrenzia in the afternoon. it was quite fun! we had a day of sports and a bbq at night.
thanks YAJC for helping out with all the prep for the games and the support during the games as well! LOVE YA'LL TOO! (:

Post-boxing Day:
Sentomania! woke up early in the morning and headed to Sentosa for the sec1 gathering! everything went well untill it started raining! -argh- if not for the rain, our programme would have been amazingly fun! but ah well. thank God no one was injured and the kids still enjoyed themselves. (: once again i'm reminded or how i really love serving the kids! it was so nice seeing them enjoy themselves and knowing that you're part of moulding these fragile lil lives. -haha-

alrighty that's about it. didn't put in every single detail or else i'd only finish this post like at night! -smiles- sch's starting which means common tests are coming! pray for me people! i have yet to actually sit down and study. :/ byeee

Hugo - my virtual pet

2005-12-27T23:47:00.001+08:00

courtesy of Nat!!
this is terribly cute. u can click around on the picture and "Hugo" will bark! plus he eats the treats too. (:

adopt your own virtual pet!

aren't you totally amused? (:

maid-less!

2005-12-21T21:49:00.000+08:00

i feel quite accomplished today! we, as a family, managed to get so many things done!

we woke up early this morning to head for the airport cos Mike (mee-ke), my domestic helper, went home for a 2 wk break! so we went to see her off and stuff. -sniff sniff- we'll miss her! really thank God for her. i mean i realise that we rely too much on her for the cleanliness of the house and stuff. I'M SUCH A BUM! :/

ok so after seeing her off we went for breakfast at YaKun kaya toast! we went to the one at far east square. haven't been there in a while and its changed quite abit! so anyway after eating we walked around for awhile. then we were thirsty so we went to get mineral water from 7eleven! the auntie there was like so nice! we wanted to buy a 1.5L bottle of water for the 5 (parents + sisters + me) of us to share. so i grabbed a bottle of water not knowing that it cost $2.60! (can you believe it! plain water cost so much!) then when i went to pay, the auntie was like so nice to tell me and asked me to go get the cheaper one! so we ended up paying only $1.40! yay! (:(: again i thank God for nice people!

also around that area there's this pie shop called "Don's". its not bad! so we bought a chicken pie home to share for dinner. its like quite huge and can fill all our tummies for a whole meal. so go try it!
ps: its not very expensive too! (:

ok so after that we went to the central national library!! (the one in town) its H.U.G.E! i will never understand why anyone will build a 13 storey building just dedicated to books! -lol- oh but just as well, i'm trying to get into the habit of reading. yes i'm serious! i've started on Harry Potter. some might find this hard to believe, but i've never read any HB book. so here i am. forcing myself to start. -smiles- i managed to borrow some interesting bks. which i will try to read. -hahaha- (:

ok nxt stop! lor mee lunch at jalan sultan hawker centre. will not say much since its quite self-explainatory.
lastly, we went to buy our Noble Fur christmas tree! total tradition in my family to buy live christmas trees every year! so we went to the nursery to buy the tree and transported the fragile thing home! (:

low and behold when we brought the tree into the house, the dog started chewing the leaves!! -HAHA- believe me although i feared for the tree, it was hilarious! i mean i never new Hugo had a fetish for plants. haha!
ok so anyway my sis and i decorated the tree and here it is!

ain't it sweet? -beams-

-sigh- today i went through the whole day thinking about how much God has provided for my family and i. thank you sweet Lord! (:(: He's poured His blessings over my family time and again and sometimes we take things for granted.

oh and i'll be getting baptised this sat!! I'M TERRIBLY EXCITED! it's gonna be so amazingly cool and fun! u'll hear all about it soon! (: ok so i'm off now! enjoy the hols peeps! C= adieu

its been awhile!

2005-12-20T12:23:00.000+08:00

wohoo! i haven't posted for quite some time!
i've been missing in action due to leader's retreat (church camp) and my laziness to come online. -hur hur-

alrighty! leader's retreat was really refreshing! (: i mean its made me rethink about my commitment to the church and why i decided to serve in the 1st place! i think somewhere along the way i lost track of my goal and totally sidetracked. (which is horrid!!) :/
i've decided that i've gotta stick to my Jesus and remind myself constantly of the reason why i'm serving!
the question i asked God was, "why on earth am i serving?". i think alot of us, leaders, get tired halfway and find it mundane! don't give up! He's given us the Holy Spirit to give us hope, to give us strength and to challenge us to greater heights for Him! Amen?

i believe i need the Holy Spirit more than ever now! my spiritual life needs dynamic, and only He can give me that!! (:(: i want to reach out to my friends, i want to be a better christian example, i want to be a better cell mentor to my sec1s! all these seem like such daunting tasks!! but i have faith to know that my God will help me and pull me through the next exciting year!!

during camp, i've renewed lotsa friendships and made new friends! cheers ya'll! (:
Nat, Van and i were asking pastor CuiXian yest about lotsa exciting stuff! about the last days and bible stuff. for example: if God is so great, can he create a rock so big he can't carry? -lol- if u wanna know the ans, ASK ME! then at dinner, again we were discussing about such stuff. i think its really exciting and when we emerge from all these qns, our faith is strenghtened! (: Amen!

alrighty i think i better go walk Hugo and study!! i just realised that this holiday break is so short! -argh!- alrighty peeps! BYEE (:

slpy!

2005-12-15T10:26:00.000+08:00

i was late for lesson today! i mean this time like quite late.
woke up at 740 and i had to rush to sch for lessons in sch at 8! -gasp-
thank goodness for my dear daddy that he sent me to sch and i reached by 817! (: (don't ask. i have no idea who i managed to rush to sch by that time either!!)

1st and foremost, i wanna thank 1F04!!! THE BESTEST CLASS IN NP! thanks guys for the lovely gift for my birthday! i intend to keep it forever in remembrance of ya'll! (:(:
they gave me this box, graffited with all their love letters and artistic drawing! it looks really gd. (hmm. maybe i should take pics and upload it here to share the joy!!)
and thanks Gurion for the lovely note! i AM a gem ain't i? -LOL- (:

had gls again last night. as usual we didn't end early. went in support of sharon! and she's the only reasonnnn.. -smiles-
thank goodness again for my dearest papa that he came to pick me up after that! (:(: thanks pops!

info sucks btw.
to Simone: take care of that throat bud! at least u get to miss INFO!! (:

toddles. will update when my eyelids aren't so heavy!

Sweet 17th day!

2005-12-13T22:31:00.000+08:00

-sings-
happy birthday to me,
happy birthday to me,
happy birthday to meeeee.
happy birthday to me! (:

yup its was my beautiful 17th birthday yest! thanks to all the well wishes and gifts! love ya guys!! (:
had dinner with my folks at Suntec's Tony Roma's! had such a fulfilling dinner i bet i was smiling in my dreams man. YUM! -licks lips-
OH and my dad bought me a mp3!! alright its not like a ipod or anything, but i mean the sentimental value is great! its a tiny sumsung one that's ultra cute! at least i have one. i'm happy!

just had dinner with my pals Michelle and Christina (aka Diott) at JP's Seoul Garden!! super full now! hahaha i think my appetite had grown to a very ginormous size. i mean i was eating, and eating and eating even though the other 2 had already give up half way. louser! -lol- jk pals! (: so anyway we had such a great time laughing, eating and playing! cheers buds!

for the past 2 night i've been slping without the air-conditioning, and Praise God for fresh air! i mean i really love it! its WAY better than OBC lab's toxic organic fumes (yuck) or the even more toxic and horrigible cigerrete smoke (double yuck)!
note: i do not condem smokers, just their habit.
-bleah- i think i might be falling ill. i've been coughing and my throat hasn't been good. pray for me!

alright i've gtg research on more stuff for more projects! :/ btw, CBIO scientific report turned out quite good. our lecturer was quite satisfied with our presentation and she even said it was 1 of the hardest topics! (: (she understandsss!)
hmm any ideas for a CBIO creative report?
do help me out!! (: adieu

SGH rehab party

2005-12-10T22:39:00.000+08:00

as promised, here's part 1274 of my life! -lol- (random number btw)

i think i had the friday greens or sth, cos my friday really wasn't the best day i'd had. but it was meaningful as the day ended, and i grew to love it! (:

had COMT in the morning then had to stay back to discuss CBIO scientific report. i have to admit that i totally didn't know what was going on, thus is was like arguing blindly with Zhenjie about everything! -lol- ok i mean its quite bad on my part, but i was truely lost! Weng was such a gem, encouraging me and even agreeing with me when i complained about rubbish. thanks sonny! (:(:

so anyway i headed down to SGH (Singapore General Hospital). the cell group was meeting to go and help out with the Rehab Departments annual Christmas party, cos Fabia (cell leader) works in the Occupational Theraphy department. despite meeting some unpleasent people and nearly got lost in the hospital, but it was still special all in all.
seeing all those people lying in beds or sitting in wheelchairs, being pushed around, really made me feel so blessed that i'm healthy and well! (:(: praise God for blessing me with good health man! Amen? C:

discussed Sentomania (Sec1 gathering at Sentosa). had some good ideas and we're mtging again this sunday to finallise details! hope it turns out great! (especially for the kids) Melvin pls buck up!!! -muhaha-

just had a "popiah party"-cum-family gathering at my house. some cousins in army and overseas came back, which is great! (my mum makes great popiah btw!) decided that i'm going to try and read the entire Harry Potter series, since i've not even read one!! Ryan (cousin) said he'll lend me since he has the whole set! but on one condition, i'll have to go down to his place to take it! -argh- lazy people do face challenges eh. :/

so that's about it so far. will catch up soon! (: oh yes my bestest, Nat, is in KL! miss her! do return home safe and soon buddy! OOHH and i'm turning sweet 17 on monday! (:(: yayness

HORROR

2005-12-10T11:44:00.000+08:00

horrors of horrors. i'm still suffering severe trauma from the episode this faithful morning!

ok here's the story:
Gabrielle, my youngest sis, is being a babysitter to her friend's hamster this hols! cos friend and family went overseas for a holiday. the hamster's name is Windy and she's really quite un-irritating!
normally i would dislike small rodents terribly, but Windy's different! she doesn't bite, she has nice fur and she's kinda like a dog - licks people alot!! (ain't that cutee! i mean she literally sticks out her tongue and lick u!) (:(:

Trauma 1: so anyway i was playing with her this morning, and i placed her on the table to run around. when i was about to pick her up, she kinda rolled away and onto the floor!! -gasps- i was so terrified that her tiny body might not take the impact, from falling, and break some bones or sth!! :/

Trauma 2: i kinda forgot for a split second that i had Hugo, a golden retriever aka a DOG!! so it was like, suddenly this huge boulder came running towards poor Windy and started chasing her around! can u imagine the horror!?!? -gasps again!- golden retrievers are really good with pets and i believe Hugo was just trying to play with her and everything, but his form of playing would involve trampling or mouthing. both resulting in a dead hamster!! -gasp again and again-
my mum was like trying to restrain Hugo and i was trying very hard to scream, "run Windy, run!". but it came out more like a clump of noises. :/ thank God Windy was near the sofa so she ran underneath it to hide!

Trauma 3: u would imagine that Windy'll run out into safe arms after her horrible experience, but you're so wrong! she was like hiding under the sofa, refusing to come out! so i had to bend down, stop Hugo from getting her and pick her up safely - all at the same time! (talk about multitasking!)

all in all this morning was total drama!! so exciting! -lol- (: don't worry no animals were hurt in this event. Windy's fine and safe in her cage now, and Hugo's just prancing around the house as usual. (:

ok so now i've gtg do my project. i'll update about yesterday as soon as i'm done! (:(: toodles!

stars are beautiful

2005-12-08T22:58:00.000+08:00

omgosh peeps!

u guys should really check out the night sky on a clear sunny day. its amazing! (:
all the stars and everything are so pretty. tonight's not bad. quick look out of your window and check it out! (ok maybe i'm baised cos i love the sky!!)
hahah alright that's all i wanted to say. tata! (:(:

ps: i tried to upload a pic of the b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l nightsky! but blogger's kinda screwed up now :(

no gls!

2005-12-08T10:27:00.000+08:00

yipee! there wasn't gls last night. so i went home for a great dinner instead. (:
not that i dislike gls of course, i love it! the people are so fun. but its tiring. especially when we end so late and start sch at 8 the next morning! -bleah. leans on Jialings shoulder to weep-

in INFOTech now. just had a CBIO test just now. it was alright. i think my diagram of the plasma membrane looks quite good! (: at least the best of all i've drawn so far. (which technically is not many! -lol-)

i'm glad i managed to force myself to study yesterday, instead of going home to sleep! -claps- studying is fun! -HAHA- due to my involvment in "explorers", i totally missed yest's OBC lecture. and she actually taught 2 chaps! -argh- i'm quite deaddd! :/
i also think i should start becoming a better student. i'm sitting here but not listening to the lesson at all! (don't worry its ONLY INFOTech).

plus i'm hungry too. i've realised that i'm always hungry now-a-days! WHYY OH WHY! if this continues i might grow fat. fat. fat! nvm, i'll have to console myself by telling me to exercise more, and that i'm just growing (that's why i need food) hahaha C:

alrighty i'll leave with this, since its kinda like the christmas season already! C: byeee! (:(:

Reasons why Santa can't possibly be a man:
- Men can't pack a bag.
- Men would rather be dead than caught wearing red velvet.
- Men would feel their masculinity is threatened...having to be seen with all those elves.
- Men don't answer their mail.
- Men would refuse to allow their physique to be described even in jest as anything remotely resembling a "bowlful of jelly."
- Men aren't interested in stockings unless somebody's wearing them.
- Having to do the "Ho Ho Ho" thing would seriously inhibit their ability to pick up women.
- Finally, being responsible for Christmas would require a commitment.

obc test-ed

2005-12-05T21:22:00.000+08:00

i'm officially upset.
i just got back my 1st OBC quiz today i got 14.5! i failed by a freaking 1/2 markk! -wails-
i guess the only good thing i can look forwards to is my birthday! (:

the wkend was normal. i guess i'm getting used to the fact that my grams come over to stay every wkend. its always the same routine. they come on sat, and by mon afternoon they'd have gone back to their Tiong Bahru home!
the perk about it is that they've started attending church on a regular basis! -haha- cool eh (:

in the past 2 wks or so, my family has gone through a few changes. all for the better i hope! :/ Jehovah Jireh - the Lord will provide. i'm reminded that i don't have to worry cos the my heavenly Father, the good Lord, is watching over me. always. (:(:

ps: here's my 1st year-end cum new-year resolution. STUDY HARD! if i don't start now i think i might have to repeat OBC, and i do NOT wanna be caught in that situation where i cry my eyeballs out, possibly cos i realise the painful truth of not being able to graduate with my buds! -lol-

hahaha i'll leave with this random picture. introducing the Happy Bunny! its like the cutest and most sarcastic bunny on this planet. -lol- aint it adorable! (: adieu!

excel test day

2005-12-01T20:46:00.000+08:00

" HI MR LONG! you're a great teacher and i love your classes! (: although the test is a little difficult but do pass our class! remember its 1F04, the best class! (:(:"

this is the little "comment" i wrote to LongBlueTack (Long Boo Teck) when i submitted my 1st excel test! and no, i did not lie in the note at all. i truely love his classes! i mean its like free slacking time (:

today was a very cold day. could barely keep my eyes open the whole day! i even had to wear my specs today cos i just couldn't stuff my contacts into my eyes! :(
note to self: try my very best never to wear specs to school again. its ley-chey and ugly! -lol-

ok here's yesterday's GLs in a few words.
salty. circuit. great people. gross. floury. love mentos. oh and did i mention salty?
after yest's GLs i never thought i'd be able to bring myself to eat stuff with salt ever again.
and i think i kinda breathed in some flour. i told Weng that if i ever die and they find flour in my lungs, it's probably from GL training. - hahaha-
after that i shared a cab with Feli, Jinjie and Shing and i reached home in like record time! (: but still not that early.

despite sleeping through most of CBIO lecture and floating around most of the day, i still managed to pull through. (:

btw, today's World Aids Day. i pray that someone will find a cure for Aids soon! maybe i should study really hard and work in the UN and help research on Aids someday.. just maybe! (:

adieu

updated!

2005-11-29T22:03:00.000+08:00

ok i've finally found the patience to sit here and blog! (:

1st and foremost, MY SIS IS COMING BACK TO MG!! she did quite well for PSLE. 236! my family and all are so excited for her! staying in mg, growing up. -lol-
kk time to get to telling my life story.

Friday:
IS day. 1st meeting of "grp7" for GLs!. cell along with the agony of it all. :/

Saturday:
Sec1 tea session-cum-meet the parents in church! it was so exciting when Alvina and mum (peeps i've never met in my entire life) expressed such interest to start coming to cell! Alvina's coming of course, not her mum. but anyway she didn't turn up on sunday though. :( -bohoo-
ah well! hoping she'll start coming to cell soon! (:
Mel's choir concert at barker in the evening. Realised that loads of traditions will stick around for a long time! (such as 1 girl going with tons of boys. way too common at such events.)
gd job Mel-dy! (:

Sunday:
church. lunch. saw a super cute guy at BTP (bukit timah plaza). watched infernal affairs 2 on tv at night.
infernal affairs was like the 1st ever chinese movie i watched in the cinema! haha loads of sentimental value! (: -lol-

these past 2 days in school have been alright. had our 1st OBC quiz today! wad a killerrr :/ i don't even wanna ask for too much. as long as i pass it! but i highly doubt. -sniff-
there's GLs tmr! i betcha its gonna be a terrible meeting. dreading it! :( -lol-

sleep time soon!
note to self: sleep more for my overall wellness, and so that i don't get eye bags! (:

nostalgia

2005-11-24T10:19:00.000+08:00

gawdd! how i miss the good ole days! -sobs-

thnks so so so much for tagging, diott! (:
this sudden feeling of nostalgia just hit me like a wave when i saw diott's tags! (in the tag board)
i'm loving the new lifestyle i have, new friends i've found and cherish tons but i miss my past days so much!!
the wonderful fun we had, spongebob squarepant's fan club, kap-ing and just being plain stupid!
miss 4B4, my treasured buds from other classes and even the girls from gb (girls' brigade)! MG days were the sweetest!
i thank God so much for putting me in the most amazing school ever, and blessing me with 10 beautiful years of memories! (:(:

alright alright enough of the "mushy" stuff. gls yesterday ended at quite a gd timing, better than the last time! reached home at like 1130pm though. super slpy now! worse part of gls was that i had to touch mealworms (like LIVE AND SICK)! i, Amanda Ong, am absolutely disgusted and grossed out by bugs! all kinds of bugs! :/ especially worms! so sad; i kinda let my group down cos i couldn't bear to touch those disgusting worms ):

having InfoTech again. sucks so bad. i think mr long must have had a terrible childhood. he always seems to look so disturbed. cringes all the time. -sighs-
he just said we're his best class!! -wow- ok i feel quite bad thinking he's a push-over and stuff. but still! -lol-
such a sweet man. he has such annoyingly cute habits! like going 2cm away from his computer keyboard to type stuff; cos he can't see well enough! -lol- (and i'm serious) (:

oh yeah my sis is getting back her PSLE results today!! ..at least i think so. anyway i'm so excited for her! hope she gets back into MG!! (:

alrighty i'll stop typing this post now. its getting LONG-winded. -hur hur- toddles (:

TLS-ed

2005-11-23T16:55:00.000+08:00

IT'S OVER! yay! -claps- (the pic's a bear clapping his hands btw!)

our 1st TLS project about avian flu vaccines is finally over!
this has been a learning experience for me. to work hard, research more and don't complain! (:
it wasn't as bad as i thought it'll be. in fact i thought it was quite fun! -lol-

as i mentioned there's gls later. so now i have about 1hr to wait till it starts.
OBC lecture was such a chore. Jialing and i were laughing non-stop about so many things.
bio-ti-grade-ta-ber (biodegradable). a-tom (atom). walatile (volatile). mor-nor-mer (monomer). marvellour mooncakes.
it was super duper funny!!

i'm now opposite Weng who's also playing CS together with the guys. -bleahed-
will blog again soon! (:(:

ps: cedric rocks! (:(:(:

Potter again!

2005-11-23T09:32:00.001+08:00

i DID watch "Goblet of Fire" again last night! its still so nice even though this is my 2nd time watching it! my entire family loved it.
that means i got to see my handsome hunks again! (:(:
i think i ate popcorn and nachos till i nearly bursts!-lol-
note to self: don't ever bother bout what Mel (my sis) says ever again. if i think buying a medium popcorn is good enough, and she says get large, listen to me.

met to discuss TLS presentation yest. so stressful! the presentation is later today and i'm so scared. no idea why, kinda like the 1st time i'm really afraid for a presentation! ):
maybe cos i haven't worked as hard :/ -lol-

gls on later. -bleah- i kinda don't feel like going. so slpy!
thnks mum for sending me to sch today! thank goodness for her or else i think i might have been way to lazy to even get outta the house (:

also, i've been cheated!! i thought i was going to get baptised on Christmas day! but turns out it's gonna be on chrismas eve! ah well its not that bad, at least i'll still have the christmas spirit! (:(: can't wait for it man. i'm so excited!

now i have to concentrate on the project! -argh!- such a horror!
wish me luck! ciao (:

blue-less monday

2005-11-21T22:13:00.000+08:00

you know about monday blues? well it doesn't seem to quite exist in my brain! today seemed so nice. very cold, but nice!

its the 21st november so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY EUNICE! (yellow's her favorite colour!)
to eunice: dearest pal! i had such a blast in the 1st 3mths and its so fun to be in the same sch as you again! love ya pal and congrats you're a year closer to 21!! (:(:

turns out my other harry potter date with my family might not come to pass! how am i going to check out if Daniel Radcliff really has a 6pac or see my handsome hunks again!
ah well. i guess life's like that.

here's today in a few words:
painful tutorial. laksa lunch; yum. lucky front row seats to CBIO lecture. (: mad house practical. shared a bus ride. dreaded music lesson (surprisingly i'm improving without practising).

i think i'm going mad. contemplating sleeping without the air-con tonight! since its so cool now. project runway showing! its like such a cool show man. kk more of it coming up. ciaos! (:

annoyed

2005-11-21T00:25:00.000+08:00

i'm terribly annoyed!

dumb neighbour. dumb dog. push-overs; i hate them. obc tutorial. my obsessive compulsive behavioural tendencies.
need i say more? nah.

here's what's cheered me up though: this poster, which looks great, the fact that my bed's just behind me and a slice of NYDC's cheese cake!

ciaos peeps! (:

longest post yet

2005-11-20T15:46:00.000+08:00

due to my laziness and busy-ness i have not posted about my past days! so this is a warning that this is gonna be a very long post. if u do get an information overload, too bad! (:

Thursday's Harry Potter Movie!
everyone go catch "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"! i'm not really into the book; i've never read any of them, but the movie's really quite gd. except for the fact that there wasn't a Quiditch match in the show, it was so cool! Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory) and Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum) are like so handsome!! (: and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) is really pretty now! went to watch it with Weng, Jialing, Simone, Gurion, Bailey, CK and Guanling (aka Guantou)! we had lunch then met to watch the movie. sat at PS Starbucks for quite awhile laughing and chatting after the show. (: went for dinner at Parkmall Han's soon after! ended up taking the train with some of the guys home (the rest took the bus), bathed then plopped onto the bed and had a good night's slp!

Friday
hmm.. IS day. nothing much other than the fact that we had tons of people squeezing into a tiny room in the library doing some COMT quiz! we all scored 20/20 btw! thanks for being the "hero" Nick! -lol-
note to self: must start on IAC project asap!
i'm glad my group's already decided on a date for a mtging. loads of other grps have already started, and we'll be joining them soon enough! can't wait to see the turn out! (:

Saturday's GLs at Sentosa!
what a blast! ok maybe it wasn't THAT fun but i expected worse, so the fun-ness exceeded my expections!
everyone met at the Harbourfront interchange 1st then headed to the island together! had some tresure hunt the entire day. so tiring man! i wasn't feeling well half-way through the treasure hunt and i kinda slowed my group down and stuff. -sniff-
Hentai (however you spell it) peeps: sorry for stalling you guys! thanks a million for all the concern and being so understanding. really apprecite it! i'm like so touched! you guys rock! (:(:
hm..despite rolling in soy sauce + oil + eggs+ flour and dirty water, i guess i still had fun. after all the planned activites, a few of us gathered to play captain's ball!! the last time i played beach captain's ball was with my class! that was like the most fun captain's ball game i'd ever had! (:
after captain's ball we all headed to shower. Simone, Jialing, Weng and i walked to a very far away toilet to shower, cos the nearest toilet was flooded (both with water and people). finally met everyone for dinner only at about 8+, close to 9!
had dinner at Harbourfront food court and then headed home. was super tired! slept till this morning very very soundly! (:

Today
had to wake up earlies than usual for a mtging! but due to my undying service to God i had to go for the mtging. Nat wasn't feeling well, so headed down with Melvin (Catshit). i was hungry, thankfully i met my sec1 girls for breakfast at Taglin Macs! made it back in time for service (: lunch with grams as usual and stuff.
my grams have been coming to stay like every wkend! i think i'm getting used to the fact already. -phew- or else i'd be freaking out every friday!

ok end of post! finally eh? i just realised this blog is more for myself than anyone else. i'm gonna look through the post in future and remember the beautiful memories! (:
adieu!

Happy Birthday!

2005-11-17T10:29:00.000+08:00

(ps: this is the totally revented edition of the post. note the pics are already up!)

Heya folks! its Hugo's birthday today!! HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY MY LOVE! (:(: its been an awesome 9mths having him! (had him since he was 3mths!!) he's an amazing animal, the finest i've ever met and i'll love him forever! -claps- i intend to buy doggy chocs for him as a present! (: -hur hur-

*a whole year old!*

*at 3mths. ain't he a sweetie?!*

*awww! 1 of the rare moments we manage to catch he's handsome-ness!*

in InfoTech now. it is like the boring-est of the boring modules!
we just sit in a classroom of darkness, stare at our computer screens, mess around with excel and spoil our eyes at the same time! such multi-tasking right! (:

we're going for a Harry Potter movie later! its the opening day today. so eggcited! (:
will blog about it soon enough..

no gls yest! which was quite good since it rained cats and dogs back home. if we did have gls i'd have been drenched, smelly and ugly! -laughs-
went home and watched friends, heffalump and the 9pm chinese show! ate NY cheese cake my dad brought back too! -thumbs up-!

going to try and figure out how to insert pics into my blog soon. i'm a total loser when it comes to computer stuff and html. its such a miracle i managed to come up with this! (:

kk i'm off! gtg. old mr long is coming to get me soon! :/

breaking-16/11

2005-11-16T10:31:00.000+08:00

having a 2hr long break in sch now. boring!
but it isn't as bad as last wk when everyone arnd was playing CS! (something i'm not interested in)

dinner last night was a blast! baked chicken + potatoes + other fantabulous food! went for a LONG walk with Hugo, mum and Gabrielle (aka Ga, my sister) after dinner. walked all the way to 7-eleven, which is really very far away, and walked back. had to buy bread anyway. so yeah! bleah-ness!

sitting here drinking honey milk tea with pearls i'm still craving for meehoonkuey! love the soup! (: i think i'll eat in the 2nd hr of the break so that i don't faint of hunger in TLS.

signing out to tend to more impt things, like answering the call of nature! -LOL- (:
tata!

yum

2005-11-15T18:17:00.000+08:00

ok i have to complain about a certain someone who keeps annoying me!

for the sake of anonymousness, i will have to refer to him/her as "it".
gawdd! why doesn't it just leave me alone. spamming me and being hideously painful to watch makes it truely a pain..
ok that's all i can say. my guilty conscience is pricking me!! God pls forgive me for pouring out my agony and in the process speaking ill of someone.

on a lighter note: helped my mum bathed Hugo the Handsome today. so he's now very very clean and smells of oats and camomile (his shampoo!) (: such a treat!
being the good girl i am, i came home for lunch and to bathe the dog, as promised. i had ox-tail and beef stew with pasta! SUPER GOOD! i'm glad i saved money for thur's Harry Potter and at the same time enjoyed such a feast! (:

i'm yet again going to have a feast for dinner. in like 2mins! can't wait! indeed this day has been rewarding. i'm off! (:

leaving with this saying:
"when man works, man works. when man prays, God works."

grams-ed

2005-11-14T18:57:00.000+08:00

A wkend just passed! -bohoo- ok this long post is to make up for the wkend! (:

my grandparents (grams) came over to stay again. its been the 2nd wkend in a row and i'm feeling the stress more and more! :/ for those who don't know, i'm not very natural with old people. i mean i actually get stressed around them; afraid they'll fall, get a heart attack or collapse any moment and die. ITS HORRIBLE, i know! but i can't help ittttt!
so anyway they came over on sat and stayed till this morning.

this thing with old people is really bugging me. i mean my parents are gonna grow old some day and i'm gonna have to take care of them! i'm already quivering at the thought. how can i have compassion for them?!
note to self: pray about this! (:

OBC practical today was a killer. i swear i could have died of fumes attack in the lab! handling gasoline and other killer-vaporising-hydrocarbons is really not my thing!
but at least i did study for the pre-lab test! -claps-

music lesson calls. signing out! (:

bleah

2005-11-11T23:37:00.000+08:00

1stly i have to emphasize on the need for more sleep. the increasing number of throbbing headaches i'm having is taking its toll on me! ):

Today was IS day. so spastic la; headed to sch for like 2hrs then came home for lunch! -lol-
paraphrasing was the theme for today's COMT (communications toolkit) . total bleah-ness. its just like eng lessson..

had cell tonight! supposed to head down to cell with Jeannette but ended up over sleeping. SORRY PAL! so ended up heading down with bestest (Natalie). waited at the bus stop for Melvin who took forever to come! -hm!-
loved cell without "it",
loved the keropok,
learned vison, passion and petition,
will always enjoy cell!

anyway here's a great song i'm totally hooked onto now!! (: Ps: i highly recommend checking it out!

Beautiful Love - The Afters
Faraway...I feel your beating heart
All Alone
beneath the crystal stars
Staring into space
What a lonely face
I'll try to find my place with you

What a beautiful smile
Can I stay for awhile?
On this beautiful night
We'll make everything right
My beautiful love

Larger than the moon, my love for you
Worlds collide as heaven pulls us through
The secret of the world is written in the stars
I'm carrying your heart in mine

Maybe a greater thing will happen
Maybe all will see
Maybe your love will catch like fire
As it burns through me

Lalalalalove
My beautiful
Lalalalalove
My beautiful love

1st official post

2005-11-10T21:56:00.000+08:00

wow! its finally almost officially done!
i'm so excited for my new blog man.

this is my 1st official post on my brand new blog! -claps-

today's Weng's bdae!
HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY sweetie! God Bless in everything you do (:

in celebration of Weng's day we went to sakae for buffet! i don't think i ate enough.
note to self: starve for longer period before sakae buffet in order to eat more.
laughed so much i think my stomach almost knotted up into a clump. haha! its no surprise since i was sharing the table with Weng, Jialing and Gurion!
too bad we (us + guys) couldn't all squeeze on a table. :(
sat outside coffee bean to chat for awhile. thnks Simone for coming down (with Samantha too)!

this sem's started off quite well! hoping for the best throughout.

alrighty i'll definitely update this blog often!
tata :)

my 2nd first post

2005-11-10T13:21:00.000+08:00

HEY PEEPS!

this is gonna be fun; having a new blog to record bits and pieces of my life. yayness! (:

adieu (: