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These days has been rather enjoyable for me,

jus last 2 weeks, life has been pretty disciplined for me.

And i was amazed.

Though it only lasted 2 weeks before everything was disrupted by a certain taiwanese drama, but i am glad to say that i hoping to resume the original plans by tmw.

Strangely, i am trying to pick up the guitar for the care grp here,

cos we take turns to lead P&W here.
I'm nt really that keen to learn it,

but its really a good tool for P&W,

so i'm hoping to pick it up.

Then encouragement came when recently God showed me a glimpse of hope,

in frens whom i had prayed for to come to know Christ.

And it came in an unexpected way,

which i did find a little tensed with.

All i know things are definitely going to be happening soon for me,

no idea's wat... but its pretty exciting!

Then another unexpected thing is...

i actually "participated" in an outreach event by the church here,

this is something which i havent found the courage to do,

especially since the LB days.

Evangelism left a deep mark on me,

but the LB days also left deep impressions.

So, actually i been avoid these activites

though i keep mentioning them on my lips.

i really dunno wat to expect that is to come,

but i'm pretty sure and hope that it will not end up like a dream;

soon to be forgotten over time.

Here's some pics i took of tdy:

Information Counter not Conviction Center

Just had a chat with a fren on msn,
Both of us were lamenting on how life is so mundane, routine…
It is really a price we pay for stability and peaceful life?

Is the world too down to believe in hope,
Why does ppl tag hope as a cheat???
Having hope is jus a motion,
The object of the hope is then the key!

Having hope that the sun will rise again every morning,
Is that a lie?
Having hope that yr bank acc will have sudden deposits of a million dollars,
Its absurd, but it’s a hope…
There’s no right or wrong in having hope,
Just having hope in the right thing or not.
(But frankly speaking, having hope in one day $ would be deposited in yr bank acc
Is really not that a good choice…)

I’m not preaching to you, or trying to convince you wat I believe,
But I’m merely tell you, sharing with you wat I believe and think.
I may not be right but I am sure of one thing,
And that’s my hope of life.

My hope of life is that there is a God who came down to earth to die for mankind.
He came when we did not know him, but becos he made us, and loved us,
He came willingly to come in the form of a human, and died to pay for ALL our sins.
Why pay sins? Cos sin is like a debt, and the penalty for this debt is death, separation from God.
By paying this debt, which can only be paid by blood of a perfect man.

With this debt paid, we can go to God…
We can go to him as his children and have all the good things he has in according to his riches.
(Wanna know wat are the riches? Go read bible bah… it gives more detail explanations than I can give.)

Yes, like all things there is a catch, and this catch is…

You have to accept this gift of payment;
When ppl give u stuffs, good or bad, valuable or not,
Its still not yours until u ACCEPT that gift.
It doesn’t cost anything for u to accept this gift,
All it takes is for you to believe in your heart and tell God.

You can use this prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank you for loving me and dying for me on the cross.
Your precious blood washes me clean of every sin.
You are my Lord, my Saviour and my God, now and forever.
I believe that You rose from the dead and that You are alive today.
God, I believe that you are my Father and I am you child because of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for filling my heart with your peace and joy.
In Jesus’s name,
Amen.

Like I said before, I am not here to convince you,
I am here merely sharing with you and providing information.
This is the information counter,Not convictions counter oki.

报告!

报告老师！
今天有跑步，
好消息是今天有比前天进步。

体育老师说，
这个礼拜下来就维持今天的目标，
下个星期再立另一个目标,
下个目标就是这星期的一倍。

天啊。。。 不可思议！！！

报告完毕！ ^_^

Celery is my FAVOURITE!

I jus realized that there are alot of ppl who dun eat alot of things lor,

then most of the time i give in to the majority

and try to cook the stuffs that everyone eats.

Tdy, i had the luxury to cook my fav...

who is a frown upon my hsemates.

And that is CELERY!!!

WOW WOW WOW LOR!!!

The smell of the celery is so fresh,

and so crunchy... yummmmm.......

Hmm... nowadays i insist on having a soup dish,

cos the rice really v dry lah...

Then since the last time u say bacon v oily,

then i change lor... tdy one i think slightly more healthy bah...

Celery with mushroom,

red peppers, chicken and cashew nut.

Then there's my hot and spicy soup,

which is only some mushroom, onions & 蛋花。

The soup was really abit extra, cos inside got nothing wan...

but then wat the heck... it was another day's dinner...

tmw cook something else lor...

grin...

after jogging see the celery yum yum!!!

WOW! SHIOK SHIOK!!!

Where did time all go???

WOW SEH LOR!!!

i jus realized that i even more bz here then i was back in Sg lor,
maybe just as bz...
BUT! really like time v fast used up leh!!!

See huh... I finish work at 5.30pm,
then nowadays seems to be getting later...

Anyway, assuming i get off on time @ 5.30pm,
then i reach hm abt 10-15mins,
depending on the traffic...

Reach hm abt 6pm latest,
then prepare and rest abit then 6.30pm go jogging.
Then 7.30pm come back.
Rest abit then start to cooking dinner,
which then 8.30pm then can start having the dinner.

Then 9pm finish eating go bathe,
and then hor its 9.30pm le leh!!!
Then then then 9.30pm practice guitar for 30mins,
its 10pm already!!!

By the time i get to 10pm to watch some of my OVERLOADED dramas,
i 11plus then can zzz leh!!!

WOW SEH!!!
WHY SO PACK?!?!?!
WHY I MAKE MYSELF SO TIRED????
But then hor... think think...
nv do much then times jus goes by.....

Eeeks! scary...

Little Jia-En and Aunty June???

Hey man, i jus spent the long time of my life with a kid,
on my lap last nite @ my cell grp here,
it was a whole 1-2 hrs,
1-1, me to jia-en time ok...

man... i only caught phrases of the sharing lor,
cos the whole time i was super occupied with little Jia-En...

SHE IS SO CUTE LOR!!!

Everyone was amazed @ how quiet she was,
throughout the sharing session,
i was also amazed lor...

But she is really v cute and v sweet!!!

Hmm.... too bad she dun react well when she sighted the camera that chris was holding,
else i would already have a pic of her here to show u all...

Oki... the plan is on...
i gotta take a pic with her before she goes back to Sg,
awwwww.... i think i going to miss her....
*sniff sniff*

But then hor... there is still one thing i cannot get use to it lor...
Her parents keep telling her,
:" say byebye to Aunty June", or "fly kiss to Aunty June" etc...
EEKS!!!!

WAT AUNTY JUNE?!?!?!?!?!?!
when i tok to her i still refer myself as jiejie lor...
and she react well lor...
i din mean to train her to call me jiejie lah,
but then it was natural to me mah...
but then it was even more natural for other ppl to refer me as "Aunty June" to her...

ARGHHH!!!
Not that i mind ... but then.... but then... but....
ok ok .... I think i mind...

Nvm, i jus hope little jia-en wont get confused,
with all this not-so-impt way of addressing me.
Of cos i still hope to hear jia-en call me jiejie,
when she sees me rather than AUNTY JUNE!
EEKS!!!

用华文感谢主有点不习惯。。。kekekeke

今天有点小懒惰；
因为昨天有点“伤”到了，
所以今天我们就没有那么严格了。

感谢主，他教我如何的项目标前进。
但我对自己完全没有信心，
还有点小担心会放弃。

但主真的是太好了，
他对我说只要对他有信心就好了。
我对我的主很有信心！
我相信他会伴我，帮我，
更有信心他不会让我放弃！

用华文感谢主有点不习惯。。。kekekeke

今天有点小懒惰；
因为昨天有点“伤”到了，
所以今天我们就没有那么严格了。

感谢主，他教我如何的项目标前进。
但我对自己完全没有信心，
还有点小担心会放弃。

但主真的是太好了，
他对我说只要对他有信心就好了。
我对我的主很有信心！
我相信他会伴我，帮我，
更有信心他不会让我放弃！

It has began...

We came hm & left to jog in 15mins,
Yup... We really went;

Its jus tat after 5 mins I couldn't take it any more n did brisk walking.
I guess I really haf 2 thank God for me hsemate,
if nt for him I would haf given up half the jog route.

Its really v tough to start 2 jog when u hate it
and when u haf nt exercise in QUITE a long while.
When we gt back,
I was too lazy to cook,
so I jus dump everything into the soup.
But then after awhile,
it seemed pathetic...

So I made tis,

suppose to haf 4,
but 2 hungry le,
it was gobbled down in no time.

So here's my report to u on the start of this test of perseverance.
Hope tis encourages u,
U 加油 too k!
*off 2 zzz.... V tired*

15th Day of CNY... The last day of celebration

Thank God that its a brand new day,
Thank God that each day is a new day!
I guess that are many things that contributed to make today a
WONDERFUL DAY!

First is God who came thru for me,
i mean there's a breakthrough for me.
I've been in a state of confusion of wat i wanna do;
I came here looking for something,
and getting that something,
but the one prob is...

I DUNNO WAT that something is.

As i had a breakfast talk with an associate,
the picture i had in me is still as clear as it is.
I'm no long like a drug addict in addiction,
constantly not knowing what is going on ard me.

The second thing was that i had fun today.
Coming here for so long,
this place is nothing but a boring retirement location.
But we found fun tdy,
we went BOWLING!!!
(Btw, I'm L).

Nice man who taught us how to bowl.

AND I WON!

I WON AGAIN!!

YES!!! I WON ALL 3 ROUNDS!!!

Then hor, this clubhse got alot things to play lor... The next thing we played was the basketball machine!!! But then we tied! So no pics to show... no winner, no picture lor...

The next challenge was the HOCKEY TABLE, which i sucked at it BIG TIME!

Its a 6:1 game... I got thrashed :*(

After all that exercise, very hungry u know... SO! Since its PURIM! We went to feast!!! SPAGATTIMS!

HIS! (He say taste so-so only)

MINE! (But I think not nice leh)

Just when i tot that its the end of our PURIM 2007,
another surprise awaits for me when i came online.

I been quite concern with you, and how you are coping.
And i felt bad rushing abt in Sg,
and yet not have time with you. It was all abt me,
how little time i had, and me tired, and sad,
and blah blah blah.

But THANK GOD for his faithfulness!
That u are walking out of your frame,
and into the light.

QW & I are your cheerleading team,
waving our invisible pom poms to cheer u on.
Though i know that even if i were with you physcially,
there is nothing i can do for you.
But i tot that the least i could offer u
was companionship for the moment.

Now being so far away,
God showed me that the only thing
and the best thing i can do for you is to pray.
And He also showed me that prayers
are far more powerful than me physically there.
Its of great comfort & encouragement to me.

So, 加油吧！
I believe many of your frens
and myself got you covered in prayers. ^_^

My Current Meow Hse

I guess since my last post abt me moving,
i have not been able to post any pics for u all to see.

Simply becos i have no camera,
and its also diffcult to borrow when i have shifted alittle too far,
than jus next door to my frens.

Now i think its a pretty good time to show u where i live and how my apartment looks like...

why???

Oh... cos i bought a new toy,
and this new toy has a camera which i can make do to show u all some pics...

See so many footwear rite?!!!

only 3 ppl stay here lor!

Hsemate No.1,

aka Dishwasher!


CNY Goodies!!!

My Kitchen

Hse mate No.2

My hidding place!!!

Nice big bed!

Some nice pics by my bed...

A closer look at the pics

My CDs that sustain me

My HI-FI!

The dark room is the toilet lah...

Not BLACK HOLE!

My walk-in wardrobe

Closer look at my racks

Postcards

that hand delivered to me

by my hse mate No. 1

My jackets on display

My Headwears

The view from my room

The, not so fun, FUN FAIR

Hi ppl...
i'm the new escort for this blog.
My name is FainT,
u can call me dizzy if u fancy. ^_^

I'm here to tell u something abt fun fairs that are not fun.

You see, my owner went to this fun fair that was in hougang,

dunno and dun think its still there,

she and her fren paid $2 to get in.

And this was wat they saw.

After walking ard for like 10mins,

they left......

They felt kinda silly, so...

they took this pic to showed they've been that and saw that.

Ps. REALLY NOTHING TO SEE AND PLAY THERE LOR!!!

Summary:

2 lamers went to a lame place and took a lame pic.

They need clutches!

The Siglapian CNY 2007

TWIS!!! I twis le, u cannot shoot me with the D Cam!!!

They say it takes 2 hands to clap...

SEE!!! WE WON!!! $$$$$$$$$

Presenting to you... The RETRO DUO!




We need more beer!!!!!!

The mummy feeling sleepy....

BLEAH!!! I'm NOT letting u go home jus yet!!!

Cheers!!! Here's to a fabulous 2007!!!

Sweet dreams

你说我们很甜蜜，
我真的觉得还好，
因为应该是我自己一人觉得爽吧。

我早已经放弃了；
对他任何的期望/奢望应该都是零。
因为希望/期望也可种压力，
让人不舒服的一种力量。

我想你应该知道我在说什么吧

所以现在的我只想尽情享受，
享受对别人有好感的感觉，
享受那种喜欢他的感觉，
享受那快乐的感觉，

CNY Dream - Part 01

Think my first day back in Sg really started off in the right foot,
*GRIN*
Cos the moment i turn on my mobile, within secs,
i rx a sms, asking me if i am back in Sg...
It was indeed a pleasant surprise,
so the sms conversation continued
and i grab the chance to pin point the date to meet up.

Voila! appt made lor... on nite of 19th Feb 2007,
but me the dumb dumb forgot to set time and venue to meet lor,
then in the 19th feb afternoon i changed mobile,
so dunno wat is his number then cannot call...

wait wait wait wait wait, until i think no hope,
decides to have dinner with a fren who happens to call,
i explained to her wat hap then happily we planned to go eat jap,
which is meeting in like abt 30mins or so...

Then SOMETHING GOT TO HAPPEN LOR!
He sms-ed and ask wat time meet,
and then i - . - lor...

Then after some silly discussion,
we decided to meet at 9pm where he will come pick me up,
and we shall go for drinks at harbourfront...
*sounds cool*

But then my fren how?!!
During dinner i told her everything,
but then i felt bad... i really felt guilty,
machaim i heavy color light fren lah...

So i decided to call him to tell him we 3 go ktv,
with much reluctance, he came and we went for ktv...
i know its really uncomfortable for him to be with ppl he dunno,
but i really appreciate tat he accommdated us for the ktv option.

It was fun for me, cos its been really long since i last step into a ktv room lor,
i canot help but keep suspecting my fren and him were both uncomfortable,
but then i also cannot do much,
so i try to pick songs he would noe and duets,
like tat he can join in and not zzz there lor...
can see he tired and close eyes rest.
(Ps. he came straight after duty watch - poor thing)

Then i would sing some songs with my frens also,
i tried lah, but i really enjoyed myself tat nite.

Why enjoy?
Cos sing song with him quite fun leh,
see he is also a dramatic fellow;
so hor when we sing duets,
we try to have eye contacts,
then he stretch out his hand,
then i also pei he him,
hold hand sing song....

hahahahha
u tell me fun anot ley.... kekekekekek

After tat, he sent my fren back,
then sent me back,
ok lar... the conversations were normal,
not like we trying hard to keep up the chat...

GREAT NITE!

Going Hm has nv been tis hard Part III

Finally, i heard the pilot welcoming us to SG,
Finally, HOME IS AT HAND!!!

Happily, i rush to the customs and i did something which i normally wont do;
i ignored the DFS and head for my luggage at the belt.
I saw a luggage opened, and i tot why the luggage looked familiar lor,
then i realized ITS MINE LUGGAGE LOR!!!!

When i checked in my luggage,
i also had a luggage belt with it;
in case the luggage burst open at least it can still be held together by the belt.
BUT mthe belt was missing lor,
and the luggage looked like it has been pryed opened!!!

sigh... Then i made my way to baggage control lor...
make report and etc etc etc

Then i went to take taxi lor,
then then then IT RAINED!!!
But i kana view rain as blessings now,
so not too bad... once i come back then it rain...
SG is blessed becos of me!!! heheheheheeh

Going Hm has nv been tis hard Part II

A sigh of relief is heard throughout the plane,
when we finally board the plane heading for Frankfurt...
We seriously tot, nothing else can go wrong now,
the only worry we had was that there aint no vancancy for us,
for the leg from Frankfurt to SG;
But we found out that we had confirmed seatings,
so still not too bad.... phew...

But when we got to Frankfurt,
we realized that the boarding gate had changed,
and we scrambled to find the counter to get our boarding passes.
We were directed from counter to counter,
cos apparently the transitting gate kept changing.

Finally, when we asked ard and the airport staff say its at xxx gate,
so everyone Q-ed...
But soon we realized that the plane parked behind the gate out is not SQ leh,
something was v. wrong lor...

We scouted ard again, and spotted a SQ plane,
then we confirmed with the SQ staff tis time,
and we were finally at the rite gate,
collected the correct boarding pass,
and mins later we boarded the CORRECT PLANE HM!!!

Going Hm has nv been tis hard Part I

The day has come and 15th Feb is my departure for hm,
time to go home for CNY!!!

A series of unfortunate events happened,
but it was not able to deter me from going hm!!!

Firsty, my flight back to sg was to be 15th Feb 2007 @ 1615hrs,
and we were all ready by 12 noon, then the cabby came at close to 1pm...
Think QW got sweat abit, cos his flight is 3pm and we need to check in 3 hrs b4 lor...

Then we all finally got to the airport,
checked in and claimed our VATs...
Makan Mac, cos nothing else was nice.

Then all our flights were delayed... *sian*
Then QW left to board the plane, and off to zurich.
Ours continued to be delayed...

The boarding time was suppose to be 4.15pm,
and still we see no plane leh...
Wait, wait wait wait.... counter say delay...
every 15mins say delay 15mins lor...
Then finally, at 5 plus the plane flew in...

Happily we tot we can still make it for the connecting flight in Frankfurt lor....
But they kept delaying the boarding...

All the way until 8 plus,
they announced that the plane has technical fault;
Lightning hit plane, plane got hole, cannot repair.
Therefore flight has to be cancelled.

PLS LOR!!!
plane got hole how to repair in 30mins de....
faint lor...

It was chaotic, and until 10pm they then made arrangement for us to rest at the hotel,
but v smart lor... they try to reschedule us for the 5am flight...
So hor u see... 10pm settle us, we reach the hotel at 11plus,
eat dinner and shower and then can leave hotel le...

Cos 5am flight means have to check in at 2am,
then plus travelling time is 30mins...

So stupid lor!!! They could have told us earlier and send us to the hotel earlier...
Everyone was tired and grumpy lor...

I HATE LUFTHANSA!!!!

14th Feb 2007

Oki... so u say u wanna read,
so i try to recall and backdate abit...

Think u all rem 14th Feb 2007 as Valentine's Day,
but for me its the eve of me going hm for CNY!!!
So hor, the meaning of tat day is got nothing to do with V for me lor....

But someone was really nice to send me a sms,
that brighten my day even more on the15th...
Aiya, cos my phone spoil, so cannot on,
so i also din bother to change phone and check.
Think it was really late over here,
and its already 2pm in Sg bah then i saw his sms.

It was a forward sms bah, with simple words that says
"This rose is for you, to tell you that i miss you."

So sweet... din know he is a mass sms forward guy,
but it still feels good to see tis sms from him.

CNY 2007

After a few waves,
plenty of initial unhappiness,
and alot of gratitude,
that i be coming home for the all impt CNY!

Hadnt been able to sleep last nite,
and was up till 3-4am before i really had to get some winks.
Maybe this is the longest i been away from hm,
and in these mths i find home to be an unreachable place,
only viable thru telephoney like the Internet to the fantasy world.

^_^

I'm just glad i'm going hm....

宫保鸡丁

一直以来，我都不太知道我能以什么方式来为自己减压；
能让自己在不伤害别人，不伤害自己的方式来发泄情绪。
来到了这里，我看我应该是有找到一两种方式。

第一是 praying in tongues。
这绝对是我最长用，对我来说是最有效的。

第二是 煮东西吧。。。
我也不知道，应该是纯粹想找东西来做，
让自己不再对不愉快的是一直转牛角尖。

结果今天的晚餐有：
1) 宫保鸡丁
2) 肉碎炒青菜
3）牛奶白菜
4）炖肉骨萝卜番薯汤

同事看了， 吓了一跳，
因为明明就两个人吃，
他说桌上的盘量是足以三四人份。。。

我不知道啦，现在我只知道，有点太饱了！

*BURP*

我爱你

每当我得为工作而出远门，
我都会很想家。
尤其是听到家人的声音，
甚至看到照片或任何电视电影的片段，
都会让我红了眼眶。

今天跟往常没什么两样，
一踏进住所, 手提就响了；
是我最亲爱的爸爸大人！

其实，他每一小段时间都会打电话给我。。。
是没什么好惊喜，
但每一次接到他的电话，
都会让我很感动，
很开心， 很温馨。
即使是都冷的天气，
我马上整个人就温暖起来了

哦！重点！！！
重点是放电话前，
他留了一句话，
“爸爸爱你。。。byebye！”
通常的我应该马上眼眶就红了，
但这次我没有，
还回句“爸，我也爱你！”

有进步吧？！！ ^_^

Dreams

Think many of you heard this before,
but i am still going to go ahead and write it.

There are no differentiating of good dreams or bad dreams
They can be big, or small...
You are the limitation of your dreams.
Go ahead and dream big dreams,
but dare to accept the challenge to fulfill it,
dare to take on the impossible,
and fight the good fight.

Pssst...
Wanna know the secret of fulfilling your dreams?
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旅行的意义

因为看了只叶子青蛙的部落，
可爱水母猫咪也想在旅行这话题小写一下。。。

旅行的意义是什么？
为什么要旅行？
旅行因该是一个人的吗？

旅行是体验生活？
还是是轻轻松松地度假呢？
是为了增广见闻吗？

我想。。。
旅行是冲动，也是勇气；
它的背后主脑是好奇，
也是莫种理想/梦想的实现吧。

但现实是残酷的。
不是每个理想，
不是每个梦想，
都会完美地实现的。

最重要的是在旅途中得到了什么；

如果旅行的目的是放假充电，
那你有没有得到应有的休息？

如果旅行的目的是多了解这世界，
那你有没有敢于尝试各项事务呢？

如果旅行的目的是体验不一样的生活，
那你回家后有没有一颗感恩的心呢？

如果旅行的目的是逃避现实，
那你可能会很痛苦，
因为俗话说得好，
逃得了一时，逃不过一世

Garden of beanie sproutie!~

U know when we were in primary sch,

the science teacher asked us to grow our own plants,

and the easiest thing to grow is bean sprout.

I never really understand why everyone says that they are easy to grow,

cos mine was like diving under the cotton wool and hiding,

rather than it growing into something at all.

But now i know...

Pls. lor i only left them on the kitchen counter for like a fews days only lor then like tat liaoz... Just when i am ready to do my fried mee this has to happen!!!

*faint* Moral of story, no buy beanie any more!

Tis is FUNNY!

I love Sg 100%, but this is really funny...
No harm taking a look...

CNY Plans!!!

Hmm... i must do some basic planning for my CNY holiday,
only 2 weeks in SG, so much put into good use and
CANNOT UNDER UNTILZED!!!

I got my list of wanna dos and wanna meet le!!!

1. My family!!! ( And my grandma... AH MA!!!!)
2. Meet my primary sch (4-6), secondary sec (5) , Poly (2), UOP (3)...
3. Meet my church frens (Including cell grp ppl and Peggy).
4. QL + G,KHJ + WAH ppl + S_SG ppl.
5. Office ppl - Joyce jie, CJ, Lynn, Doris jie, etc...
6. Meet up with some misc frens (korkor & CWK & GL & SGH)
7. Ex-TCians (Esp. Yun jie, Ann, Laura, Wanglet, Vicky)
8. and you lor.... u lar.... u the fellow reading this lah!

So ppl, u all choose date and activities k...

As for the usual suspects, you guys know the choices...

• KTV
• EAT roti prata BOMB, chee cheong fun, puggol nasi lemak, BaoXing Chicken Rice, BBQ StingRay, Wanton Mee, Char Kway Tiao, Beef Kway Tiao, Congee, Salmon Sashimi, jap foodie, Steamboat, bak ku teh, etc etc etc etc
• Drink Teh Si, Teh Si ICE
• Play Pool
• Maybe see a movie or something
• Go Hotel Lounge sit sit sip sip
• Cafes
• etc etc etc th rest u all go think...

Hse warming for a hse not my own

Hmm... organizing a hse warming is a brand new experience for me this time;
its not like i nv did a hse warming before,
but this was a totally new experience...

I had shifted in this new place for like a mth or so now,
we are nicely settled in with some technical issues;
but we are settled in.

I had suggested a hse warming party for the place for a few reasons;
To thank those who had helped us in getting this place,
To thank those we had helped to be our translator between our landlord and us,
To thank those who had helped us in one way or another since we arrived to this land.

I sort of dictator the whole thing, cos i was pretty excited abt it!
The only disappointing thing was like they seems to jus flow along,
i think neither of them were for the idea of hse-warming bah...
Or it could just be that i jus dictator everything?
Anyway, was quite upset, but then heck care in the end,
cos i figured if its something i wanna do then i go ahead and do... DUN COMPLAIN!

Firstly, the theme was sort of like a sandwich tea party, cos i know i dun really have the ability to provide a lunch or dinner meal to all... So sandwich party means the foodie all has to link to bread in one way or another...

1. Bread - Ordinary loaf of bread & some Pita Bread. (Pita was a great choice! But it must be served HOT!!!)
2. Spicy Tuna Fillings (The Spicy din come out, cos i forgot the chilli. Tried to salvaged by adding herbs/spices, but the spicy-ness still not there. *pout*)
3. Egg Mayo Fillings (Simple mashed hard boiled eggs with wasabe mayos andsweet paprika spices.)
4. Butter Mushroom in Cream (Something we tasted at the cafe restaurant, and succeeded in making it on our own. Good with bread and cheese then toast... yum...)
5. Soya Chicken (This is something which i jus saw my mum and grandma did at home, i came here anyhow hump-thumb wan... Great to hear everyone LOVED it! *Proud*)
6. Chips & Nachos (Nothing special, just buy from supermarts wan...)
7. Venetta Ice Cream (In the end forgot abt it and never serve... muahahahah)
8. Beer & Wine & Champ (Plenty left in our fridge for our own enjoyment!!! *happy&)
9. Soft drinks & Fruit Jucie
10. Homemade Barley Drink (All thanks to Uncle PC & Ivan)

As one of the hosts i know i shld be serving and entertianing our guests, but i was really busy preparing and cooking the food lar... Hey... not easy oki.... i started preparing the foodie the nite b4 until 3am plus in the morning, while my hse mate go chiong until 5am... winner... no one help me...

I admit i kinda like to not socialize cos i also dunno wat to say... really a big lesson on hospitality man... I did enjoy the cooking and i also did some entertaining lar... cos my kitchen is open concept one and can oversee to living room and dinning area. ^_^

I'm really glad all that is over, its good to celebrate that everyone left with a glass of champ and plenty of chicken wings and rest our feet on the coffee table! ^_^

Ps. You all think i super socialable some more, wow liew... now i know i am not lor... i also dunno why i become like dunno wat to say... then just use my mega watt smile @ them and go yar.. yar.. yar.. & more yar and more thanks and more yar......

Took for granted

Finally...
The morning that i woke up with the sunshine into my bedroom,
The sun brings such warmth and comfort that i've always taken for granted.

Back home,
The sun would be one of the reasons that i stay home all afternoon,
Then as evening approaches, so will my activities begin...

I always thought that i had improved on tis topic of taking things for granted,
and now i know that this is a vast land which i have to stretch my blankie to cover it;
I may be able to identify one area which i have taken it for granted and be conscience of it,
but on the other, if i am not conscience, i may take another thing in another area for granted in another aspect.

Complicated?

I havent been calling hm, and i decided to do so tdy.
And to my surprised, my granny came back to stay with us!
Cos the sch hols started and no one is hm to take care of her,
so the best choice is for her to stay @ my place.

She was so excited with she took over the phone,
i always tot i was the least noticeable grandchild,
ever since i started working...
ever since i stopped visiting her regularly...

I MUST BE HM in CNY!
I must go back and hug her,
and finish her pot of CNY speciality...
This pot of goodie was something i dread... once upon a time;
But now, its the first thing on my mind when i return to SG for CNY.
As of tdy, i will never take tat pot of red sauced rice mee for granted ever!


Ps. Strangely... why everything connected to food wan ley???

kekeke ^_^ kekeke

GoodBye 2006...

Looking forward to the New year of 2007?




I have no idea, i dun really have much time to think rite now.

COs i only got a few mins
b4 i gotta rush out of the hse to do the countdown at a saxaphone cafe...
in the cold air of 7 degree C....




Here's a quick blessing for u who are reading this post...

May you run like the wind, into the arms of the wonderous new year of 2007.





















May you be like David,
conquering the Goliath in your life.



























May you climb new heights in your personal lives, careers and spiritual life.


























May you rest in the peace and comfort that you will never be alone.



















May u always rest in the SHALOM PEACE of God!

Reflecting on 2006, preparing for 2007

It suddenly occurs to me that 2006 is going to close its doors on me!!!

Very soon, you'll hear ppl celebrating and greeting you,
" Happy New Year! Happy 2007!
May this NEW year be an exciting life change year ever!"

I started to reflect on what i had done in this past year;
time seems to be infinite,
yet it comes and goes so fast.

Looking back, i am amazed at where i stand tdy,
amazed at the decisions i made,
and simply amazed at the outcomes.

I never thought that i would have the courage,
to want to move out and explore wat life has in store for me.
I never thought that i will or can break out of that shell,
I never knew that there are things which i wanted that badly...
But i do know that i can trust God.

Looking back, i saw many things;
things that i like to remember,
things that i wish it never happened,
things which led me to see how wrong i was,
things that tell me more abt the ppl ard me,
Best of all, i can see God's love showering upon me.

God IS with you, no matter if you are conscience of it or not.

Mummy.... My tic is confirmed!!!

FLIGHT Singapore Airl - SQ325 Thu 15 FEB 2007

Departs: 22:20 Frankfurt Intl(FRA)
Arrives: 17:15 Changi Intl Arpt(SIN)

Singapore
16 FEB 2007

Status: Confirmed for Economy class

Departure Terminal 1 Arrival Terminal 2
Boeing 747-400 Journey Time 11:55

A New Living Experience

I have been putting off blogging,
cos time seems to be running out very fast for me each day.
Each day we return to tis hse cold and tired and hungry,
and all we look forward to is to fill our stomachs,
hop into the hot shower at the maximum heat the heater can give,
and jump into bed... snugging under the think and heavy blanket covers.

Oh, did i mention that now there is only have 1 Internet connection in this new place,with 2 ppl sharing 1 lappy...
There's a certain level of challenge to find some privacy and quietness to do the things i would like to do.

Things are completely different for me now;
i am not staying at home with my family,
but i am working somewhere far from home
and living with an associate and a fren cum colleague.

Initially, we din really have a good start;
I have to admit that i was kinda of hostile to tis new associate,
whom i did not know at all.
I did not volunteer but it was a request,
which i thought i couldnt refused.
Then for a short period of time,
a sense regret came over me and...
just take my word that i am hostile and mean for a period of time.

Living with strangers / non family member is very different,
there is alot more compromise than you would expect,
alot more patience and tolerance than you would have,
and definitely exposing your vulnerabilities and ugly Eve.

Its not comfortable,
and internally you are resisting...
After some time, you would realize that no amt of resisting would be any gd,
cos thats the way it is.
The only change is possible would be you or the other parties else is to move out and live alone.
It is impossible for me to move out and live alone,
so now you know that i am under training...
Training to be a better person to live with.

I hope everything will turn out well,
all the way till the end of the attachment at least.

NEW PLACE!!!

God has been really good to me,
and i have been keeping the good things He had done for me to myself,
i think its time to give God his due glories...

First of all, i wished in my heart secretly that i can move to a bigger and better and a cheaper place than the one i am in. But i did not even pray abt it.
next time i know, i had support to move and share a new apartment with another colleague.

So we decided that we shld start looking for places, but actually we didnt. At the care grp meeting, someone was saying that there are ppl leaving for hse, and their hses/apartments are available for rental. And of cos, I JUMPED! And that was how i manage to view the first apartment. As for the second place, another member told me that his landlord has 2 places to let out and would arrange for me to view.

So u see... i din go look for hse, but it actually came to me!
HALLELUJAH!!!

First hse, was actually a penthouse; Its actually just an apartment at the highest level with a balcony. Its really spacious to the one i am in now, it has 3 rooms with 3 toilets... one of the toilets even have a bathtub... nt bad rite! The location is really good with plenty of shops downstairs... gotta love it!

Second hse, was really a hse; Its located in a very quiet and private locations, somewhat like frankel ave type of place... Its quite a cool hse with 2 big balcony at the front and back of the 1st flr, then we can also go up to the roof where ppl can hold bbq or jus sun bath or look at the sea.

Yup, we finally settled down on choosing that one apartment. We actually prefer a place with conviences than a quiet and private environment.

God even brought us ppl to help communciate with the landlord, the nice lady really was a great help. We shld really get her a gift or a meal to show our gratitude.

I just finish packing 85% of the entire hse now, and i am beat...
I'm just glad that we can finally settle down... It was easy, really v easy when you have God on your side. ^_^

Abba, TODA! Thank You Very Much!!!