I Cling To The Cross

its october

2009-10-01T18:15:00.003+08:00

time flies. can't believe i've been bumming for 7 months already. only major thing i did was driving? passed on 1st attempt so i guess everyday lessons were worth it. been driving after i passed, mostly at night which is better for traffic except in balestier and geylang areas.

cf camp just passed, and i have to say that every cf camp that i've been to is quite different. tpcf is going to be making a big impact in campus one day, whether official or not, and i truly believe it.

my mom came back yesterday, which signals time for home cooked food :)
dad'll be back only 2 days before my bday. 2 days after that and i'm off to tekong for enlistment. i'm pretty alright with hair being gone, just maybe abit sian that for first 2 wks got to stay in. but generally other than that, going in with a positive attitude and hope it stays that way.

And I thank you, Lord,
For the trials that come my way,
In a way I can grow each day,
As I let You lead;
And i thank you, Lord,
For the patience those trials bring,
In the process of growing,
I can learn to care

But it goes against the way I am,
To put my human nature down
And let the Spirit take control of all I do;
'Cause when those trials come,
My human nature shouts the things to do,
And God's soft prompting can be easily ignored.

But I thank you, Lord,
With each trial i feel inside,
That you're there to help lead and guide
My way from wrong;
Cause you promised, Lord,
That with every testing,
That Your way of escaping's
Is easier to bear

But it goes against the way I am,
To put my human nature down
And let the Spirit take control of all I do;
Cause when those trials come,
My human nature shouts the things to do,
And God's soft prompting can be easily ignored.

Yes, I thank you, Lord,
For the victory that growing brings;
In surrender of everything,
Life is so worthwhile.

And I thank you, Lord,
That when everything's put in place,
Out in front i can see your face -
And it's there You belong

Desert Song

2009-07-28T00:46:00.001+08:00

trust and obey

2009-07-21T01:43:00.002+08:00

After everything, it's come down to this.

When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.

Chorus:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.

But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.

Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet.
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way.
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.

car

2009-06-16T01:01:00.002+08:00

Haven't been here for awhile, just been too lazy to blog. Well, its a different story when I blog for others though, haha. Been doing so many different things the past few weeks, meeting up with people, especially hj who I've not seen for more than 1.5 years? Told myself it must not happen again!

Umm church camp tis friday till next monday, kinda exciting yet not quite so. I'm sure God will present me with a few surprises this time round though. I've got my FOURTH army checkup the following day at 8am, and its regarding blood test. The 4 tubes of blood they drew from me the last time apparently isn't enough i guess...

and happy birthday carmen!! I couldn't find a nice photo of you so I'm not putting any up. I was thinking of putting up that photo, but you would kill me if I did so... no photo.. hahah :)

Change

2009-04-28T02:47:00.003+08:00

After meeting various people, I've been thinking how time changes people. Some people become more serious, some more vulgar and some just change for the worse.

How's army going to change me?

Pray that God will be in charge of the process.

curiousity

2009-04-12T23:28:00.002+08:00

When the serpent tempted Eve, part of the reason she fell was because she was curious.

Curiousity killed me.

The WILL of God

2009-03-29T23:18:00.002+08:00

The will of God will never take you, Where the grace of God cannot keep you, Where the arms of God cannot support you, Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs, Where the power of God cannot endow you.

The will of God will never take you, Where the spirit of God cannot work through you, Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you, Where the army of God cannot protect you, Where the hands of God cannot mold you.

The will of God will never take you, Where the love of God cannot enfold you, Where the mercies of God cannot sustain you, Where the peace of God cannot calm your fears, Where the authority of God cannot overrule for you.

The will of God will never take you, Where the comfort of God cannot dry your tears, Where the Word of God cannot feed you, Where the miracles of God cannot be done for you, Where the omnipresence of God cannot find you.

taken from: http://www.westernhillsbaptist.org/will%20of%20god.htm

Wait

2009-03-29T17:28:00.002+08:00

Since God says wait, so I shall wait.

fb

2009-03-18T17:41:00.003+08:00

HOLIDAYSSSS! Enjoying the freedom now while I still can, before serving the nation for 2 years. Been really busy going out everyday (means $$$ deplete very fast), spending time mostly with poly frens~

I just realised I'm going to celebrate XY's birthday 3 times.. haha. 1st was Sentosa last week resulting in a really sunburn! 2nd was yesterday.. F5 + Blackie (Carissa) came my place for mahjong then chompchomp. 3rd is sooon.... with the ah nehs =) hahaha.

I'm lazy to upload photos on my blog... so go to my facebook and see!

I'm going to trust God that it'll all turn out well.

Finished

2009-02-26T20:08:00.003+08:00

It is done.

Finishing Line

2009-02-21T23:00:00.003+08:00

1 down, 3 more to go.

Monday - Financial Institutions & Markets
Tuesday - Personal Financial Planning
Thursday - Company Law

its FRIDAY I'M IN LOVEEEEEE! Ok that's the title of the song which was played in Mambo. It's by The Cure. Haha random I know...

All my papers left are from 9.30am to 11.30am. So, do pray for me as I study and take the papers. Thanks.

2009-02-16T00:51:00.003+08:00

Its just so hard sometimes, really really hard and painful. But it's something that I have to go through, and learn and grow from it.

God, what are You speaking to me today?

Finishing Line

2009-02-11T18:55:00.002+08:00

Submitted my applications for NTU and NUS last night, and it was really so frustrating filling up everything. I think I would go to SMU if I manage to get in, after talking to my lecturer as well as its much more convenient for me. Of course, I pray that God will allow me to!

Tomorrow, I'll be having my last ever lecture and tutorial in poly. And my tutorial will be in a LT, not a classroom. Oh wells. I thank God for the good results so far, hopeful to end this semester with 4.0. This semester has been so strenous, and it has flew by without anyone noticing. My first paper is next Friday, lasting till the following Thursday (26 Feb).

Anyone who wants to do anything after that give me a call! I can see myself playing mahjong and meeting people much more. Haha.

Happy early valentine's day!

uncle yao he heineken ma?

2009-02-08T17:54:00.006+08:00

Till we meet in 6 months.

Cheers!

January

2009-01-30T18:57:00.006+08:00

Hello here's a post finally after so long. It's been quite an eventful month! Let's kick off with the ACCA CFO Challenge..

1 of the 4 posters which Xiao Qian (Kris) drew...the 3 of us having a laugh outside the audi before it started...

we tried taking this photo so many times cause our heads were blocked zzz

and its commences!
me answering the question... bet none of you noe the answer
first group to score points!
we lost out on the last question...

It was quite an interesting experience, first time playing a 'game show'! I had fun and was actually surprised we made it so far. We competed against 2 SMU teams and actually beat one of them! haha. Realised my lecturers level really quite high too..

4 mid-sem tests are completed, 3 projects submitted and 1 more due on 10 Feb, presentation next friday. And my final exams for poly are starting on..... 20 Feb. This sem has really been non-stop chionging. My poly life ends on 26 Feb 11.30am. It's been a fun time in poly, guess I'll blog more about it when the time comes.

We've also started DGs! I'm excited to see what new plans God has in store for Bay going forward =)

My Chinese New Year wasn't well spent. Ang Bao collection fell drastically, and I did my project on both the first and second day. RAHHH poly students never enjoy cny, seriously.

On a lighter note, if I had prophetic dreams it'll be really funny. haha. Bus 315 starts and stops in Serangoon! =)

2009

2009-01-01T22:18:00.002+08:00

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope that 2008 was a good year for you, it sure was for me. I went through many changes and had new experiences, especially one which changed my whole life =)

2009 will be a tough year with even more transitions, graduating from poly in 2 months time (NOOOOOO!!), going to army, and so many more unseen things yet. You know, I really am thankful that I have a God to rely on, trust and hold on to along the road of life. I had a talk with someone not too long ago, and she was saying how she does not understand how her colleagues can sleep well at night, because they do not have peace in their hearts as they do not know God. But people who have met God are different, their lives are changed and they set their minds on things above.

Yesterday, my coursemate told me her tuition kid suddenly changed alot after his church camp. And she was asking how come someone can change so much just by going for church camp. I replied, he met God. You do not need to go to church camps to be changed, you can encounter God as long as you are willing.

Are you willing to be discipled by God? This would mean giving up so many of your desires and surrendering to God. The biggest lesson I learnt in 2008 was to wait on God's timing. I am still struggling, but I know that God is preparing and training me up.

I pray that 2009 will be a year where I will be able to worship God no matter the circumstance, to continue growing in Him, lifting up my desires and wants to Him and having Him in control.

Jesus, YOU are my Lord. Amen.

It's Christmas?

2008-12-23T20:11:00.003+08:00

And the winner is..... *drumrolls*

JOSHUA CHONG!!

He killed off the competition with his fierce stare and laser eyes.

oh this pic was when josh was in the bus needing to go toilet really urgently.. and sherman and me were like joshhhhhhhhhhhhhy! geddit? if you dont, ask me.

well well, attachment has ended, ENJOY SCHOOL PEOPLE! As in seriously.. I appreciate school so much more now that I experienced real working life. I'm sure almost everyone agrees with me! I'm overall quite happy with my attachment experience with HSBC, learnt a few new things! SIP (Student Internship Programme) report due 5 Jan... AHHHHH!

After that the following week school started... but not forgetting.... Camp PLUNGE!!! It was really good! God showed Himself to me differently this time, quite cool! Didn't get to have as much group time as I wanted, but ministry time was ground-breaking. A refreshing experience of how a Christian walk should be like, always being consistent rather than a peak on the last day. Winsome was my angel this time round, and I was her angel last year so quite funny! Gareth was the luckiest guy in camp, with an angel who loves him deeply =)

TIRING projs to be completed, and mid sems are in Jan, final exams for poly in Feb... somebody saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave me! OH and our group got into the semi-final of ACCA CFO challenge -.- All we wanted were SEAL points c'mon... but now must at least get 3rd prize of $1K!

Tpcf had its first official event! Ok not really, but FES was invited to help out with the internation students christmas party, and boy, did FUJI have alot of fun! haha, it was a totally new experience for me.. with so many different cultures together. Worshipping, singing and praying in the open cool air after that was fantastic, one of my best tp memories actually! and yes, mel is back till feb.. monster grew bigger!! =p

looks like an airport runway! (its taken in tp btw)

brought sherman to meet her to talk about visual comm last tues.. and boy did SHERMAN have fun. hahaha.

It's gonna be Christmas in about 24 hrs!! MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!! Find out the TRUE meaning of Christ-mas and you'll find out that we were meant to live for so much more!

Happy Birthday to Fuji and Xiu Ling/Serene! =))

Birthday Buzz

2008-11-09T22:07:00.007+08:00

HELLOOOOO 3 MORE WEEKS TILL ATTACHMENT IS OVER... MEANS 3 MORE WEEKS TO BAY CAMP!!!

Everyone reading this is in for a treat today... you get to nominate your favourite birthday boy/girl's photo!!

Let's start off with our dearest Joshua Chong, celebrated his birthday on the 6 November but still can't watch a NC-16 movie...

the specs position is still the same till today...
wat in the world is Josh trying to pose as in this picture?!?!!?

Next on the list is our very own timooooooo who has a fear of hearing the happy birthday song being sang to him, celebrated yesterday with catching a few balls during captain's ball...

si mi. buey song ah.

oooh hit me baby one more time

Next we move on to our lady-who-got-leg-cramps-while-playing-basketball, celebrated her birthday today and is supposed to come out of her facebook hibernation... ms cheryl lee!

such short hair!
when the world is spinning round...

So there you go... please nominate for your favourite picture! You have till the end of the month to do so!

Halfway Through

2008-10-19T22:54:00.002+08:00

Dear all, apologies for the lack of posts. I've either been too tired from work or too lethargic to blog...

I'm halfway through my attachment and have 6 weeks left! I soooo can't wait for 28 Nov to come. Everyone agrees that they will really study much harder after they go back from attachment. Guess thats the greatest lesson everyone is taking out of it - the importance of studying.

I'm not gonna rant on how working life has been so don't worry.

Just want to wish all October babies a blessed birthday! October is like my favourite time of the year hahaha

For all those taking O Levels and starting papers tmr, all the best! Please still keep your focus on God, cause ultimately, He is more important than ur studies.

AIG part 2

2008-09-18T23:03:00.004+08:00

this came out in the Business Times today... had a good laugh over it!

no wonder Man Utd are not hungry for goals... haha

Now exactly how big is TOO big to fail?

AIG

2008-09-17T21:18:00.003+08:00

Don't be surprised if you don't see AIG's logo on Manchester United's jersey anymore.

Don't understand why?

GO READ THE NEWSPAPER!

maybe the new sponsor will be temasek holdings?

HAHAHA

Joy

2008-09-15T23:00:00.004+08:00

Encouragement is like oxygen to the soul.

Do your part and encourage someone you love today.

How do I find joy while working?
What is God's plan in what I'm going through now?

Attachment

2008-09-11T22:00:00.002+08:00

Work is tiring.

I'm currently working as an intern in HSBC at the claymore branch (located at orchard, next to shaw centre, opposite far east plaza).

If you're around that area during lunch or dinner time and want to have a meal with me (hopefully), drop me a sms or give me a call!

I CAN'T WAIT FOR 6PM TMR.

Psalms 121 : 1 - 2
I lift up my eyes to the hills— where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

What hols?

2008-09-02T16:48:00.003+08:00

Wow its been almost a month since I last updated. So many things have happened as usual and time indeed waits for no man.

Just some updates, ended exams last friday, been sleeping alot after that extremely tiring 1 week. Abby and QianHui have left, effect on SS class has been felt strongly. Starting attachment next wednesday, will know my posting next monday. Exam results out next thursday :s
On a 1 week break for now...

Did I mention I lost weight during last week AGAIN?!?! Exam not only damages my brain but my body as well.. Haha. Speaking of food, I still prefer chompchomp over bedok 85. Thought the bak chor mee there was still alright only, not excellent. And it turns out that I've been there for dinner before heading out for my cf orientation thingy. I want to try another of the hokkien mee stall after my mom told me a famous food blogger gave a higher rating to another stall which I've not tried before.

How can I not mention about the olympics? The main factor of distraction during study week. 4 years once and whamm its during study week. Congrats to Singapore on winning a medal, even though the big hoo-ha over foreign talent getting it. Paying taxes doesn't give you a right to slam athletes who have worked hard, they do deserve it. Did you know that donating cash to an approved Institution of Public Character can get you double deductions off ur tax? Haha see I still retain what I learn in school!

Played basketball on sunday after a few months? Surprising I wasn't THAT rusty, but my stamina was down the drain. After a few matches then I couldn't go on already. Feels good to exercise after such a long time.

To those who are having their prelims, ALL THE BEST and why in the world are you reading this!!! You should be STUDYING!!!

For those going for attachment, hope you get posted to a good company! It's really scary to wait till the last minute then find out where you're going yea!

MISS SOH HUI YI & MR JABEZ FONG JIA EN, wishing you both a Happy 19th Birthday! =)

sticky note

2008-08-06T20:38:00.006+08:00

Time is flying, so many things have come and gone. It's 3 weeks to exams and about a month till SIP (attachment) starts. Got back quite a few results, and I'm generally happy with all of them. Coursework grades will be out next week, and we all know that no group got an A for aa proj. Everyone was super sian to hear that, after we all spent so much time and effort into it, coming to school early before lesson, staying back in school till lab closes etc... But being content and knowing that God's plans for me are best is really assuring.

Parents and sis have returned and then left again, so it's back to doing housework and settling bills. Ah and I have yet AGAIN lost weight =(( All due to not having meals after midnight even though I haven't eaten for more than 5/6 hours? Where to find food during that time...

Returned the wii to kel after quite a long time, thanks kel for lending it! The greatest satisfaction from the wii came from playing guitar hero... Managed to play a perfect song on medium level 4 times!

remember, practice makes perfect!highest score =)

Celebrated carin's bday at amk hub's pepper lunch and then mahjong-ed at my place!

bday girl thinking hardhappy 20th =)
CRAB at ang mo kio mellben. Brought mh and xy there for dinner, with mh treating us for her bday! We bought gucci perfume for her; never knew gucci branched into perfume too, always thought that they sold bags only haha

chilli crab and man tou!!hungry yet?crab bee hoon. my saliva is dripping already!!!!

Mellben is closed from 4th August and will re-open on 1 September due to renovation I think.

Here are a few random pics I've snapped the past few weeks, hope you like it!

do I get 2 seats too?bet this sign was put up by a water purifier company... they want to make more $$$

this pic was taken during prawning with xy and mh... I miss my prawns... ALOT

Met up with Jabez after a really long time, he's going to Burnett Productions to do his attachment. Sounds familiar? Mark Burnett is the guy who brought you reality shows such as 'Survivor' and 'The Apprentice'! I know he'll enjoy it, haha. All the best man! Oh and Hui Juin just started school at NTU! That girl hasn't met up with me in ages! Do your best in uni bestie! If by any chance you're reading this, call me!

命中注定我愛你 / Fated To Love You. Anyone watches this? Got influenced by my mom and sis when they were watching it, so I also started watching it. I thought it was over already, but apparently it has 2 more episodes! It officially became the highest rating taiwanese serial recently. Managed to complete 21 episodes in 3 days, while still finishing my tutorials for the week! =) Kinda hooked on to the songs in the show...

the starting song

the ending song

Recently I’ve been taught to look at the bigger picture. Although I may not like the way things are now, but knowing the bigger picture has allowed me to persevere and strive on. It’s hard, but worth it.

missing you

2008-07-18T21:33:00.011+08:00

Hello world. It's FRIDAY night!!! I haven't been this excited about friday nite in a long time. Maybe its due to the stressed up weeks I've had lately. but hey, TGIF!

Not that I'll be able to enjoy my weekend as I need to study for monday's FOT test, but its at least enough for me to catch a breather! Quick updates on what has been going on....

Wed was cra presentation. With the most plain-looking and least time spent on powerpoint slides compared to other groups (come on man, each of us only spent about an hour?); me and xy kicked off the first week of presentations with a dynamic display of our talent (yea right). The questions thrown at us were wow-i-didnt-see-that-coming, or what-in-the-world??? Mrs Cheong said our presentation was quite good, but then again, is "quite good" enough to get an A?

Today was BTM test, and thank God it wasn't a killer paper. I thought it was quite alright but tricky at some parts. Managed to answer most quite confidently, but 1 question was just too stunning for me. Well, needa look ahead and focus on my tax paper next monday. It's quite stupid to go back on monday just for 1 test since I got no school on mondays :S

well, hope you enjoy some photos of my classmates, thanks to tk's camera and whoever who took them =)

Last group presentation for AA do I sense a scandal here?
only tk looks excited
I think there's something on the ceiling...
both kris and I were ignoring the camera
all set to go!
our masterpiece..... NOT
do I foresee him in NIE? Mr Ng!

finally after so long
can afford to laugh at the questions...
xy tying his tie for samuel! classic
2nd group to present
3rd group to present

groups presented with mrs cheong, happy photo!
ain't we cute... awwww
good times
not

Oh and I cut my hair real short. Back to secondary school days... Everyone who saw me asked what happened la -.-

ENJOY THE WEEKEND!

Free from projects

2008-07-14T15:17:00.002+08:00

Reach school at 9+ or 10, leave school when lab closes which is 9.30 - 10. What a 'fun' past week I had. Oh wells, AA proj is OVER making us free from all our projs for this sem! What a liberating feeling that is.

Submitted aa proj on fri nite, and went prawning with xy and mh after that. We prawned from 3-6am, but our catch was quite miserable. 2 rods 30 prawns. I was off-form quite badly, but considering its been quite long since I last prawned, its alrite la. The main aim was to release the accumulated amount of stress that had been building up the past 2 weeks. Bbq-ed the prawns there and it was oh-so-lovely =) By the time i reached home was about 8 I think. Yes smelly, I'll bring u there soon, after all our tests!

All of a sudden my class has bonded more. It's rather strange, with "scandals" breaking out every now and then! Quite entertaining! Here are 2 funny conversations that took place in FOT class the past 2 weeks.

1st week (can't really rmb what exactly happened though) sherry and kris were asking how many siblings i had. They still didn't know after coming my place..
Kris: eh so how many siblings you got?
Me: 2 la.
Kris: does tat include you or exlude you?
Me: AHHHH
A few thousand brain cells must have died after hearing that.

2nd week xy and me were talking to kai seng, asking him about staying back for dinner or smth like that.
Kai Seng: wo ma ma you zu (my mom got cook)
and then dunno for what reason BEE PING turn around and asked sherry
beep: ni jing tian you mei you zu ni ma ma? (today you got cook your mom?)
the whole class roared with laughter after that!! Yea tink beep quite jealous we were talking to ks la =p

BIG thanks to stanley for passing me HAPPY YOGHURT drink all the way from Liannan! Drinking it after so long makes it taste all the more better. I'm missing Liannan now =(

Kel's wii will be gone from my house soon; as kel is coming back this sun. Haven't managed to play it often due to school work. Anyone wanna sponsor me one? heh.

Oh and have I mentioned, I love happy photos =)

projects projects projects

2008-07-03T01:49:00.004+08:00

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Been really busy, sleeping early mornings are the norm of me now. Much have been happening, but first congrats to SPAIN for winning Euro 2008! =)

Cra project is due this friday, and its been a really trying time for me and xy to complete it, given we have to do 2 questions each, and each question is super difficult and longggggggg! Just to remind myself, and any of my classmates reading this...

4 july - Cra project submission

14 july - Advanced Accounting project submission

16 july - Cra project presentation

18 july - Bank Treasury Management class test

21 july - Fundamentals Of Tax class test

and besides all these still have other stuff to do! Happy notebook! haha.

Been spending more of my time with my dad lately, since he'll be here for abt 10 days before leaving on next tuesday. Managed to go fishing with him and my bro this time round...

tat's a seabass caught by me, and my dad in the background
Really lost alot of my fishing skills, escaped 2 caught 1 only =( Hopefully this sat we'll be able to go again.

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." - Author Unknown

what break?

2008-06-22T20:13:00.002+08:00

Today's supposed to be the last day of break, but it seriously feels like I was never on one. Went back to school on tuesday and thursday for proj, and it still seems there's so much to do =(

On a lighter note, managed to go chompchomp on wed with xy, triple s, triple k, and tk. Played wii for awhile at my place first, then headed there for dinner. The hokkien mee was a serious letdown, think should order 2 plates of $3 instead of 1 plate of $5. Oh wells, triple s supposed to bring me to bedok 85 to eat next huh!

Mahjong-ed after such a long time on thursday night with xy, mh, and jayton. After a long day of project in school and everyone starving, porridge at jackson for dinner was absolutely lovelyyy! Headed to my place to finally play the much awaited game between the 4 of us, due to various (actually only 2) people pang-sehing all the time. Played till they had to catch their last bus home, and I won =)

Friday night, leaders meeting. Only 5 of us? Different yet was good i guess. Supper-ed at prata place at central, started thinking about what to do for this sat's bay. Saturday was family games day, just went to at least interact with the other age groups. After dinner, timo josh sherm headed to my place to consolidate sat's program. I actually am quite excited about seeing both of them try something different, and lead people although there will be other leaders around. So to people in Bay who are reading this, COME AT 3PM SHARP AND EXPECT TO HAVE FUN! =)

China peeps flight keep getting delayed. 2.30pm to 6pm to 10pm. Not sure if it's delayed somemore, hopefully not. Can't wait to hear their experiences and what they've learnt!

Good luck to the jc2s starting exams this week!

Rain down

2008-06-16T20:11:00.007+08:00

It's been a pretty eventful past week. Going back to school for projs, and continuing to do so for this week though its hols. Oh wait, what hols? On a lighter note, went to 2 bbqs, one on wed and the other on thurs; one was a slacker, the other the person who bbq-ed (almost) everything. Wed's was mel's farewell at ecp, finally s'pore is gonna have fresh air, and woodlands will stop sinking :P Managed to kope a few songs from tea's hp! yay!

Thurs had aa proj lect and then consultation, then went to pasir ris park for class bbq! The moment I reached there, I started bbq-ing until ALL the food were gone. Let's see... abt 5.30 to 10.30???? 5 hrs of bbq-ing, of course not non-stop, but most of the time. All pics were koped off sherry's blog! There's your credit little girl!

yours truly in action!
look at kris's face!! somehow these 2 girls always get bullied by these 2 guys
triple A (Attractive/Annoying Abel Ang) & triple S (Super Smelly/Stinky/Shorty/Stupid/Sucky/Special Sherry)!
2 bday girls and my groupmatesssme xy tk kris sherry stayed over, just for this moment, the sunrise... and it got blocked cause it was too cloudy zzzzzzzz
It was pretty fun, wouldn't mind doing it again =) Had cell lunch on fri, then they came my place for wii. Leader's dinner went to novena for the famous fish head bee hoon! First time trying it, was quite nice. Then headed to Adams cause everyone was still hungry. On the way back to serangoon Josh was being so funny, shhhhh rite? haha. Wii somemore at my place till about 3.30am, then they left.

Sat had Bay, couldn't give audrey tuition =( Sorry audrey! Next week hokays. It was camp reunion, but quite few ppl turned up actually. Played capts ball after so long of not exercising! Found out why the zi char stall at church coffeeshop closed, so sad =( The food there is really quite good.

Sunday church. After that lunched at j8, went to best denki to get carmen's earphones while the rest went to hunt for Father's day presents. Saw mh working there and she chased me out. What kinda salesperson is tat huh.. Should complain! =pp Dinner-ed with my mom at amk S11 then went to shop a little with her around that area. Bought shirts for my attachment in sept =)

Today's the only day I can be so carefree. Tmr's back to sch for proj, then bs at lincoln's at nite. Finally resuming it! Only have 2 sessions left somemore.

It's been quite a while since it's this cooling in Spore, the rain really cooled everything down. =)

God bless you who are reading this.

2 weeks break

2008-06-10T00:57:00.003+08:00

hello everyone, I'm currently having my 2 wks break but I think it'll soon be 2 wks of going back to school to complete AA proj. Starting tmr, and hopefully we won't stress and freak ourselves out. My exams were really hard, ever since poly started I think this is really a few levels up. Easiest was tax omg can u believe it!

Friday was a happy day, fetching my mom back from the airport and having a good meal at longhouse. Saturday was the day I helped out in a wedding for the first time, my cousin Amanda's! It was pretty fun to be part of the action. Haha. I kicked it off by opening the car door for the groom, will post pics when it's uploaded!! Managed to see certain faces after a long time! But not everyone was there though =(
Beatrice caught the bride's flowers, nw how's that for a twist.

Physio today was really tiring, came back home and slept the afternoon away. But not before I had my first home cooked meal since my mom came back, and it was oh-so-lovely. =) Chompchomp at night where a random statement was made by me.

Been wii-ing lately! A good break from the mundane-ness of computer. Going to 2 bbqs this week, hopefully my throat won't die! Oh, and I miss fishing alot now. Can't wait till dad's backkkk!

Those back from church camp, let me know how was it!

Halfway there

2008-06-04T01:10:00.003+08:00

2 down, 2 more to go.

I'll be glad if I can just pass cra, not even talking about a C or B here.

But is that gonna change the my walk with God?

YES it is, to be even stronger and closer to him. Going through trials - Either you draw nearer or further away from God.

Which do you choose?

I made my stand, have you made yours?

Ephesians 3:14-21

A Prayer for the Ephesians

14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Such a powerful prayer with so much meaning in it. Those going for church camp have fun! I'll be here in Singapore partially mugging and mostly trying to enjoy myself. But most importantly, praying for you guys. =)

I want winter

2008-05-31T22:04:00.003+08:00

It's been so hard to study lately. Not alot getting accomplished with so little time remaining. Rather hard to concentrate and focus. Not to mention my house's aircon got worse after servicing; it's not cold at all now. So many things distracting!

Didn't manage to go for Bay today, but dropped by for dinner. Just interacting with fellow partners in the gospel made me realise all the more how important fellowship is. No doubt I learnt a great deal of that while in UAE, being in Singapore and feeling this way is from a different angle. Oh, and no more da-paos from next week onwards =)

Been thinking about my future these past few days, from where my attachment will be at (hopefully at a big bank or company), to which uni I will be at (NTU offers a double degree for accountancy & business now!), to where I will work next time, to what I'll be doing and how much I earn. Where is God in all of these? He has to be the center. Still haven't reached a final conclusive answer about what I wanna pursue.

Don't you really wonder why things are this way or that way? How come certain stuff just doesn't seem right? Or some just think why is the earth round and is evolution true? I've come to terms that some questions might not really have an answer. BUT is that going to change my faith in God?

Took this from Casting Crown's "Love them like Jesus" and modified it abit -

You don't need the answers to all of life's questions. Just know that He loves YOU and will stay by YOUR side.

Isn't that so true? So even when you're going through something so difficult to comprehend and just wanna give up, remember who He is, and who you are.

Colossians 1:17
"He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together."

I put my trust in Jesus who is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Where do you put yours?

there is hope

2008-05-28T20:02:00.003+08:00

All my tutorials for this term is finally over, what's left are my mid-sems next wk. And of course, it's time to START studying. AA project should not exist! Takes away the joy of the 2 wk break. Someone even said today that becoz of the proj, can't have class bbq during the break?? lol. I'm so gonna die for fot and cra ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Went for physio on monday and it was heat treatment, literally felt my back being bbq-ed! Took a long bus ride back on 100 to Serangoon interchange. Managed to catch up on my reading! Hmm just realised that I've been eating by myself in coffeeshops more often lately because i'm either to lazy to da-pao home, or too hungry, or too sick of the food at my hse coffeeshop already. But tat is about to change when my mom comes back next wk! Yay!

I'm going to the airport at least 5 times next month, tats really alot! When i was younger, going to the airport was super rare and like a big occasion. Nowadays, its normal... lol.

Oh i saw this ad at the bus stop a few weeks ago, and it left an impression on me...

Maggi Mee - Best enjoyed without guilt.

Isn't this so true when it comes to sin also? Everytime we sin, we don't want to feel guilty until it is over. Pleasure in sin is short lived. And what happens after we sin? How does God feel towards us? Let's take a look at the time when man first sinned..

Genesis 3
The Fall of Man
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "

4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. 5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?"

10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

11 And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

12 The man said, "The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."

13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"
The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this,
"Cursed are you above all the livestock
and all the wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.

15 And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring [a] and hers;
he will crush [b] your head,
and you will strike his heel."

16 To the woman he said,
"I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing;
with pain you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you."

17 To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,'
"Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat of it
all the days of your life.

18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.

19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return."

20 Adam [c] named his wife Eve, [d] because she would become the mother of all the living.

21 The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." 23 So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side [e] of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

"But even in that moment of separation in the garden, there was hope, as God the eternal Lover took the initiative to restore the estranged couple to fellowship. By means of a sacrifice, He tenderly, lovingly clothed them in the skins of animals and set in motion the events whereby man might ultimately be reunited with Him. And all the time, God never stopped loving, communicating, seeking, and initiating. Just as He never stops loving and seeking you and me." -taken from our journey May 27 Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Isn't that so true? So what should our response be? Every time we sin, think about how God feels, and how much He loves us to even pursue us back. God doesn't need us, He WANTS us. Thus, let us all work towards loving this King of mercy even more each day. Afterall, God our Creator desires our fellowship.

Take my life

2008-05-25T20:56:00.002+08:00

I'm back. Been quite busy recently. And it's all about SCHOOL. Just looking ahead, advanced accounting presentation on tues, next week is MID SEMS. It's too fast, and modules are really much harder in 3rd yr =(

I have a 2 weeks break after tat, but wait, it's time for us to chiong projs :S oh wells, just hope it doesn't suck all the energy out of me. I'm putting on slightly abit more of weight, but it's too slow. yes Ling I'll admit defeat here. you win. lol.

Church camp is coming, I'm not going. I really want to see how people will react during that time. Younger ppl rising up to take their place, and learning what it means to be broken and used by God.

China got hit by a 5.8 aftermath a few hrs ago. Yes, in sichuan again. People need the Lord, greatly. What are we doing with our lives now that can be called worthy of Him? Alot of u guys are having holidays nw, srsly take time to think how u can be used more by God.

Been thinking about quite alot of stuff lately, and I just want to get back to being a better listener to God, and being more obedient. What is YOUR desire?

Happy Anniversary, Happy Birthday!

2008-05-19T02:13:00.003+08:00

It's been an eventful past few days, learning new stuff to doing old stuff =) On thurs went to TK's dad's provision shop to get stuff to sell for CCN day, learning hw much snacks actually cost and how OVERPRICED other ppl sell them, especially 7-eleven and cheers. Convenience at a cost! Brought the stuff back to sch and helped abit with the decors for the stall. Cf was interesting, doing nehemiah and realised how 1 song which my dad likes actually is related to it!

Fri was reali tiring. Selling the snacks and nasi lemak were reali tough, with so little business for the snacks. Really surprised we managed to raise so much money though a few hrs of work, not to mention the nasi lemak was like almost 4 hrs late?!?! But it was rather intruguing to see wat ppl can come up with to sell. Had dinner with sherry, kris and tk after tat, and i felt to handicapped... coz they were all talking chinese so fast! haha. The problem is that i understand (almost) everything they say, but i can't speak so fluently =( Just pondering on tat jus makes me wonder how great God is, tat He can use someone like me to bless ppl in china.
Had leaders mtg, then went prawning after SO LONG! Me, my bro and stanley shared 1 rod and it was pretty fun, as chances are more precious. Caught BIG prawns as they released more due to a reali crowded pond. By the time i slpt it was 5+..

Bay bbq on sat! Me yvonne and sherman were the welcoming team =) pasted paper which had letters B, A, Y on ourselves, which made it reali hard for us to bend. I was wearing A, Yvonne was wearing Y, sherman was the odd one out, wearing B. If ur name is angel tan de ying, u most prob don noe wat so special abt it. So here goes again, Yvonne was wearing Y; Abel was wearing A; Sherman was wearing B, not S. Food was good, liked the chicken fillet esp!

Sunday! Went prawning again! haha, this time with sherman, bencheok, cheryl included with fri's nite ppl. Caught abt 70-80, not too bad i guess. Prawns were smaller, and they released the bigger ones when we left. Eating so much prawns for the past 2 days makes me reali happy =)

Yesterday (17 May) was my parent's anniversary and samantha's bday! These are their smiley faces =) =) =)

just realised tat this was taken in yr 1 (2 yrs ago) and she looks abit different now! Must be the hair la... height about the same.. =p

Tmr's vesak day. Not tat it makes difference to me since I have no school on mondays. I must start mugging since its 2 wks to exams. Pls pray for discipline and wisdom. Thanks!

This is the song which I was talking abt earlier...

Read psalms 137 and 19:14. If got time, start reading nehemiah too.

有一位神

2008-05-14T00:43:00.003+08:00

I've been rather moodless to blog lately.. Maybe due from the lack of sleep or just plain laziness. So just to update what's been going on in my life! Let's start with last thursday, with an amazing testimony shared during cf. The way how God prepared cf that day was simply marvellous. The songs sang was just how He wanted it to be. I could tell people went away with their lives impacted; I know mine was. First time having a lecturer sitting in did not stop God from working, us from worshipping.

Friday FINALLY managed to lunch with my psychology group! It was fun seeing everyone back together again =) Then at night went to hwa chong choir's concert to support Cherie! A good performance to me, even as someone who doesn't really know how to appreciate these kinda stuff... haha. Had overnight mahjong at my place, bankrupted darryl and dom! After such a long while of not spending time with my 'ho peng yu', a great sense of satisfaction I felt. Why talking like Yoda am I? Dom switched with bencheok halfway and started to play raving rabbits on wii. And guess what, at ard 5am in the morn, dom got HIGH on wii. When he left my house, his hands were trembling la! Crazy guy. Saturday had a few people over (targetted mainly at china trippers) to play wii. They had trg at my place at nite so yup.

Sunday nite caught the Man U game at cheryl's place! Champions! Haha can't wait for Champions League Final, too bad barcelona is out =(

Monday went for physio at Alexandra Hospital, had a machine help stretch my back, which left me feeling pretty weird. Haha. Caught Iron Man at nite with a few of church peeps. I really liked the show, though no super chio bu (according to samantha). Superhero movies anytime =)
Decided to be a good boy and go home after the movie to do work instead of Kel's house. Raylia was entertaining me all the way!! I'm sure your understand why la yea..

Tutorials this week are killers. Can't imagine myself doing this every week. There's Campus Care Network (CCN) day on friday, making me stay back till late when school ends at 1 zzz. Selling nasi lemak and snacks? Hope we can raise at least a substantial amount of money.

Heard about the earthquake that hit China yet? I'm sure you had unless your name is Angel Tan De Ying (just kidding). I've been really thinking alot about it, about how people I know are affected by it, and how I can help. I love China, especially seeing what God has in store for them when I went over to Liannan last dec. I seriously wanna go back again.

Meanwhile, here's my psychology group project if you haven seen it before... Realised that it's missing the song at certain parts, but it doesn't really matter.. haha.

and here's the "theme song" for cf last thurs... Sadly no images though...

诗歌名称：有一位神
所属专辑：让赞美飞扬
所在系列：赞美之泉系列

歌词：有一位神，有权能创造宇宙万物，也有温柔双手安慰受伤灵魂有一位神，有权柄审判一切罪恶，也有慈悲体贴人的软弱有一位神，我们的神，唯一的神，名叫耶和华有权威荣光，有恩典慈爱，是昔在今在永在的神

有一位神，有权能创造宇宙万物，也有温柔双手安慰受伤灵魂有一位神，高坐在荣耀的宝座，却死在十字架挽救人堕落有一位神，我们的神，唯一的神，名叫耶和华有权威荣光，有恩典慈爱，是昔在今在永在的神

Alright I'm off; wishing everyone a safe day, and keep praying for the victims in China.

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

2008-05-05T16:01:00.002+08:00

helloooies! Anyone having monday blues? Not me... haha. well well Bay's having 2 wks exam break! Finally a breather after soooo long. Spent fri nite with Jabez and YX at chomp, then headed to Jabez's new hse in gardens area. I like touring people's hses! His hse is quite huge, and his room is really nice! Happy colours all over.. haha. Watched a movie and chilled abit before leaving for home. Talked to YX on the way back some stuff about the spiritual realm, and I hope that it made an impression on him to find out more about it, and eventually about Christ. It's been real tough on him recently so I pray he can find the purpose in life soon.

Saturday managed to play mahjong... NOT. Brought entire set to kel's hse (which is REALLY heavy) but ended up not having enough ppl, so everyone played wii instead! I had a good time and really think the games are quite fun! Had dinner opposite kel's place, it's a new western place which took over botak jones. Food was not too bad, but not tat great though. Went to Chang Loong's place for atba after that! His baby was so cute, running ard during BS, and being fascinated by popcorn. We did 1 Cor 8 abt food offered to idols, and it was really fast... haha.

Combined worship on sunday, then CAP. Nowadays, a cell leader's role has widened. Apparantly it includes being a punching bag too, right gaby? Haha that poor girl has been so stressed recently. Hmm after that went home to crash.

No school today rmb? I plan to be hardworking and finish my tutorials by today. Keyword = plan. Oh well let's see how it goes.

Happy Birthday Kel!

2008-05-01T23:50:00.004+08:00

What a busy week with crazy tutorials it has been! My answers are like half of the other people's ones... Not to mention they are like... all smarter than me :S well well, gotta study much harder from now on!

Tues nite was spent with a few church peeps at bugis, hanging out and getting kel's pressie. Well, technically only timo and dom went to buy while the rest of us were having dessert! haha but it was fun =)

Wed had 3 tutorials (it was CRAZY) and then went home to take a bath, before kel's bday dinner at cafe iguana! 10 of us were there, before heading to kel's hse to chill. Surprised him with his bday pressie which he wanted.... guitar hero! It isnt tat easy to play srsly! Haha but it was really funny seeing gavin and dom play wii. You HAVE to watch them compete against each other! Left ard 2+ and then I had supper with kel at jacksons eating porridge =) that's like my happy food..

Bought 2 christian books which I would spend time to read on... so less time facing the com i guess. I'm really hungry now and I want to play mahjong too. Ever since I have a mahjong table at home, I actually play it less and less. Wonder why...

Anyway, hope you had a good labour day and it's just one more day before it's the weekends again! Take care!

Monday blues

2008-04-28T20:59:00.004+08:00

It's a rare case of monday blues for me, since I have no school on mondays usually. Labour day make-up lecture for Advanced Accounting was from 10-12; and xy, mh and me were printing FRSes till 2.30pm!! And the best thing is that it's still not finished, like halfway there only? (we stopped because 500 sheets of paper weren't enough zzz)

Had lunch and by the time I reached home, 5 mins was all I had to rest before going out to give Sherman poa tuition. That boy better score well for his exams! Dinner-ed at his place before coming back and here I am. It's gonna be a long night of during tutorials =S.

Alrite I'm gonna answer Jeanette here so everyone doesn't need to keep asking me roughly the same qn! HMMMMMMM. I've written 4 songs, working on my 5th now. 3 out of the 4 are composed musically already, the last one is with someone who is really busy and I doubt it would be done anytime soon haha. I've sang 2 of the songs in Bay and most of you have probably heard it. I've been wanting to record the songs and put it up on youtube for a really long time but I just haven gotten down to doing it... Procrastination is the keyword.

The song I introduced during Alpha day away is NOT called 'Abel's song'. That was just given by Dom who didn't know what title it was.. After much consideration, I've named it 'The Answer'. After the first draft of the song (without verses 2 and 3) was written I felt it was really suitable for Alpha and especially seekers. Verses 2 and 3 were written with Alpha in mind. People searching for the answers in their lives and what must they do or say to break free from the vicious cycle of reincarnation. Well, the bible says it clear, Jesus is the answer.

Jeanette, here you go =)

The Answer

Verse 1:
I’m on this road searching for some answers
How could I deserve to be called Your child

Pre-chorus:
Nothing that I’ve said could earn my salvation
Nothing that I’ve done could earn my place in heaven yea

Chorus:
You died on the cross
Scorning its shame
For all of my sins
And all these were done
So I might become
Saved by Your grace

Verse 2:
I tried so hard only to keep failing
What can I do for it to be enough

Verse 3:
I finally know that You are the answer
And only You can make me whole

I promise I'll record and post it up soon! =)

Tired

2008-04-26T00:40:00.003+08:00

It's been a tiring week. Went to Ngee Ann on wed for cf and met up with alot of ppl whom I haven't seen for a very long time. Managed to do so cause first week no tutorials =) But first lunched with Cheng Hui at SP canteen 1! Actually supposed to go canteen 6 but she forgot to da pao the drinks... lol. If we were at canteen 6 then could have met Anthea, whom I really rarely meet although we're cousins? The chicken chop was really tasty, but a little too salty... cheng hui's 'secret concoction' turned out to be watermelon juice+yakult????? Oh man I sure hope thats not what caused her and Eliza to keep plucking coconuts =p! Met up with the SP cf ppl who finished their prayer mtg, then headed to NP.

Met miss serene chai siew/xiu ling (LOL) after a really LONG time! The last time we met was more than 6 months ago! Can't believe it mannn. And she's getting prettier everytime I see her, not to mention she's LOSING weight suddenly... Like after so long the running finally pays off haha. Guess she'll be the one who wins the bet!

NP cf was really encouraging! It's the first time I see so many ppl gathered for a single school's cf. Luke's testimony always strikes a chord in my heart... the Bay ppl should really hear it! Maybe can get him down for one event... hmm. Fellowship after that at KAP was encouraging. Fellowship builds you up indeed.

Thursday! School at 9... Only managed abt 4+ hrs of slp so went to lecture feeling zombie-fied. But AA's lect is the most interesting one out of all my modules this sem! The lecturer at least puts in effort to make his class interesting.. After that went to Jackson with xy and mh to eat my favourite porridge + wu xiang, which I really miss eating for over a month! Was so tired I went home to sleep after that..... before meeting Fuji at 4. Talked to him before TP cf which was at 5.30! We had 4 yr 1s joining us! Timothy, Sebastian, Jia Yang, and Gwen. Hope I didnt misspell their names. We went to Bedok to play games! It's a really cool place, with a forfeit tree! haha check it out at http://hideoutcafe.wordpress.com/. Nice place to bring your cell to get to know each other better! On the way back home was talking to Gwen; I really enjoy talking to ppl in poly about their ambitions and goals in life. To see their passion for smth, and when they talk abt it they get excited.. haha I want to know what will they work as 10 years from now, whether they still have the same passionate feelings they had during their poly years...

Friday also started at 9 for me... tiring as usual. I don't like 9am classes, buses are always full =( Lectures were slightly boring.. Passed Eeting the nuts after failing to meet up with her during the hols! And she's also getting prettier and prettier! Haha either that or my standard dropped =p! Met Joel Quack for supper after he finally booked out for the weekend! It is really good to see him enjoying army and contented with what he has now. I pray that I can be as contented when I enter army...

Tomorrow's the last day of Alpha, and it's been a long 10 weeks. Although I was away, I still can feel the tiredness reasonating among the leaders. It'll be a good 2 weeks break which everyone deserves la. I'm off to hang clothes...... zzzzzzz.

Music & Lyrics

2008-04-22T21:52:00.002+08:00

Hey.. Went back to school today after my hols.. had only 1 lecture from 4-6 and that was it.. Taking 4 modules this sem which 2 has projs! And its due on the same week :S

Just watched Music & Lyrics.. and I thought it was a pretty good show! Although it's quite obvious what the ending will be, I still like it! Haha. Writing songs really isn't easy eh, I've only managed to write when inspiration strikes, and I'm currently stuck with one now, sorta hit a roadblock. Hope to finish up this one soon!

Anybody has the song "way back into love" please send me! =)

Unfit

2008-04-19T00:25:00.004+08:00

Am-I-Dumb.com - How Smart Are You?

Another of Angel's quiz! Dear nancy drew, you can continue to go and be jealous muahaha.
Sometimes I really wonder how God can love someone so unfit to be loved.

But then, I remember He loves me too. You loved me, when I was so unlovely.

School's starting...

2008-04-17T16:48:00.005+08:00

Free-IQTest.net - Quick IQ Test

Saw this on Angel's blog and decided to give my brain some exercises as school is starting next week. Last time I did an IQ test was for my psychology module and i got a 126? Maybe i grew smarter... lol.

Well speaking of school, I got my timetable today, and it's not too bad! I have NO school on mondays wheeeeeeeee. Haha tues and wed start at 12, ending at 6 and 5 respectively; thurs and fri starts at 9, ending at 2 and 1 respectively. Taking advanced accounting this sem, and we're supposed to study abt FRS (Financial Reporting Standards) which will be really tough! But looking back at the past 2 yrs of poly, all I can say is that His grace is sufficient for me.

cf how? haha

Fishing

2008-04-15T20:33:00.003+08:00

Went fishing at pasir ris pond... Overnight from 11pm - 7am. The hardest part was at 5am when your eyes are almost closing. Let's see... the last time I fished there was almost 6 or 7 years? That's a really long time, and as expected, my fishing skills deteoriated greatly =((

Missed a few, but caught 3 in the end, a poor shadow of my former self. Bought too much dead prawns, which weren't as effective as using live prawns. But what to do, live prawns are so much more expensive... more than 4 times. First fish landed was a 700g golden pomfret, second was a 500g snapper (which had 1 eye missing, poor thing), third was a 750g fingermark (I can't seem to find the scientific name for it). All are table sized. Only thing is that the de-scaling services were closed and the fishmongers at serangoon central market didnt want my business. So now they are in my freezer waiting to be de-scaled and cooked =) I'm too lazy to take pics so too bad... haha

Used the trumphet praise vouchers that Jeanette gave me for my bday last yr to buy 2 cds. Israel Houghton - A Deeper Level, and another called 'Beautiful Worship' by various artists. Took a really long time to decide on them so hope they are good!

Hosanna

2008-04-11T01:25:00.001+08:00

2 famous Christian singers and songwriters, Brooke Fraser from Hillsongs and Paul Baloche.
2 songs with the same title.
2 songs with so much meaning in it.

I'm gonna write songs like these and (hopefully maybe) travel around the world giving concerts, proclaiming Jesus. =)

It's been a blast

2008-03-28T02:43:00.009+08:00

heyhey, its my last day in UAE so just wanna wrap up these 3 wks with some more pics! It's been a real experience seeing how things are in an Arab country, enjoying the winter while it lasted. They only have 2 seasons here, winter and summer, haha. Anyway, hope everyone is coping well, trusting God to deliver them from all harms and dangers. Enjoy the pics... =)

BBQ is a big thing over here, so they have alot of pits near the beach which u don need to pay to use, not like spore. LOL.

took a trip to visit the beach; and see people smoke shisha (yes its legal here, and its popular too)
beach was pretty nice, with soccer goalposts everywhere!
the tree looks super cute!
yes this is my secret identity. Knight In Luminous T-shirt!
look at my skill, no hands!!
had a seafood dinner theredoes this look like bugis area? Its SHARJAH, another emirate!
they have so many fondues! Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla, Coffee (if i'm not wrong)

this was in Baskin Robbins, really funny!

and on the way back... to my horror i saw KRISPY KREME!! If I had known earlier, I would have gone there instead of Baskin Robbins!! =(

this is... OMAN, another country... Muscat is the capital of Oman

Just in case u were wondering how coke is written in arabic...
hmm, they don't spell very well, hopefully their tailoring is much better...

We went to try a TURKISH restaurant in Oman, turned out to be the best and most expensive meal during my trip!

this is the BEST salad I've ever eaten! ROCKET salad! You could have a reaction by eating this even if ur taste buds are not very sensitive (reference to yakitate japan!) I would da-pao this for hazel if it was possible!

grilled fish! oooh so lovely!
now tell me how can I not think of prawning...
why is my mom so happy? Coz she's drinking the highly coveted Pomegranate juice!
this is in Mall of the Emirates in Dubai!
really COOL!
I promise you there are 10 pics of me trying to touch the tip before my dad actually succeeded
wow they have it here too! feels quite Spore doesnt it... Its in 'Dragon Mart', a mall selling chinese stuff...

BIG NEWS: THEY SELL THE CHINA SAUSAGE HERE TOO (those who have gone to Liannan will understand me)

wonder wats on the ground? Its all FISH!
yes they have Fish & Co too, pretty chair isn't it!

this place is run by actual chinese so the food actually got standard!
mooooooooooooooooooooooo
(whatever sound ostriches make)
and to sum up everything, DESERT!

Q: You know something really interesting?

A: God knows how much sand there is. =)

Update! FOOD!

2008-03-19T15:35:00.007+08:00

HELLO!

Sorry for the lack of posts lately.. no internet still in the new hse so no chance to blog. Currently I'm in OMAN! And the internet in the hotel costs abt $35 for 24 hrs... Dad's here on biz trip so mom and I are tagging along. Oman's quite a pretty place, reminds me of Singapore coz they care to plant trees here. Alrite here a few pics from the past week... and they are all about FOOD!!! =)

this is a lebanese restaurant, really pretty

thumbs up!nice scenery..
GREAT FOOD! the arabic bread is OWNAGE
meat lovers~
you noe in spore you can sometimes see these meat being barbecued and its rare to find and quite expensive... here is EVERYWHERE!! Its called Sha-wa-ma !

originated from turkish origin... see the guy's hat!
packaged like tat...
everyone repeat after me, SHA-WA-MA!

imagine we have this in Singapore... KFC would go bankrupt! I think they can afford it here coz KFC isnt tat famous over here...

No internet

2008-03-14T19:44:00.002+08:00

hey peeps... shifted to the new hse which has no internet so am at dad's office using... won't be posting anything else soon i guess. Will be going to another emirate on sunday, then Oman on tues! Missing Singapore, especially the ppl in it! Not forgetting the prawns...................

Day 3 & 4

2008-03-09T21:20:00.040+08:00

Day 3

Was pretty boring.. Spent most of the day in the hotel apartment watching soccer.. except for going to the new house for even MORE packing and shopping awhile at Lulu. Coz the next day was going to.....

Day 4

AJMAN! It's another emirate, and about 2hrs drive from Fujairah where i'm at.. Dad had to go there for work so i and mom went there to look around... here are lots of pics to entertain you..

this is everywhere... desert non-stop!

a few camels along the way...

together with a few goats...

oh yea they have road side stalls too! look at the bananas...

and do they really need so much carpets?
I have a hunch they like to play soccer, or they really don't like it (thus the oversupply of balls)

these are dates trees... they look like palm trees though... its leaves are tied up till a certain time when the people think they are ready... to bloom i think...
TA DAH~~

does this remind you of paris?

the destination!

apparantly there is so much land over here so there's no need to build more than 1 storey... here are some pics of it inside...

this is the entrance to arcade/fast food centre
which has bumper car!!!!!! and merry go round zzzzz

the fast food centre is super cool.. has so many shops and a open dining area.. so no more having to choose between macs or kfc between friends.. all can eat together!!

CHECK THIS OUT!

saw some cool shops...

cool flooring...

saw this REALLY NICE and well-built soccer table for only $55!!!!

the maltesers here are ownage...

and in UAE, they love ketchup and usually don't serve chilli sauce...but this is too much...

tried camel's milk... but didn't really like it...

this is called Cinnabon (Cinnamon rolls).. something different but nice!

presenting to you... the toilet of UAE... EVERY toilet bowl has got tissue paper, a dustbin, AND a shower head!!! Singapore should learn... and the toilets are REALLY clean! =)

this is their normal house?!?!? sorta villa-like... who wants to buy me one of these?

Alrite hope u liked the photos! Sure took me a LONG time to upload and format them nicely.. Meanwhile, the time difference here has enabled me to watch soccer easier =))

Yoghurt

2008-03-08T22:59:00.002+08:00

Anyone hungry?

Day 1 & 2 in UAE

2008-03-08T15:35:00.009+08:00

Day 1

Taking SIA for the first time (unless I sat it when I was really young) was quite a good experience, except that the flight was delayed due to engineering problems. Beats budget airlines anytime obviously! haha couldn't even bring doughnuts up the plane can you believe it!

Well flight was 7 hrs, I didn't slp at all... was watching Enchanted, Juno, some Korean chef show, and some random comedies. Food served was quite nice, although portions were small.. Landed abt 11pm (singapore time) BUT only left the airport at 1am! It was due to the guitar which Kel lent to me being cracked on the side and I was trying to claim... took super long la... After that left Dubai airport to travel to Fujairah where my parents are staying. If you didn't know, United Arab Emirates is made up of 7 Emirates, Dubai is 1, Fujairah is another 1.... The drive took abt 2 hrs, and reached the hotel apartment at 3am! The drivers here are crazy, speeding as if they think they are in the movies.. they can travel like 180km/hr?!?! Bathed and went to sleep... Oh yea UAE is 4hrs behind Singapore...

Day 2

Woke up ard 1.30pm (singapore time), ate breakfast, then dad brought me for a spin... drove past the seaside which has playground!!

after that went to the market to buy veg and meat...

I don't bother to style my hair here LOL... Anyways, after taking a few photos, the shop owner suddenly took the camera off my hand and went out of the shop, leaving me STUNNED! but he was just trying to help me take a photo of me and my dad in his shop! haha

they have shops all over hanging meat jus like tat...

After that went back for lunch, slpt a little, then had to go the new house to pack! The new hse is bigger than the current one.. and looks quite cool, will take photos and show soon.. cleaned up and packed.. then went for dinner! had this reali nice pork knuckles and mixed vege.. forgot to bring camera out so no photos :S Went to the fish market after dinner, saw reali ALOT of fishes, including baby sharks... MAKES ME WANNA PRAWN NOWWWWWW!!! Haha dad bought some stuff then went back to the hotel apartment to put down the stuff, before heading out again!

This is equivalent to the Giant/Carrefour in Spore.. walked around there for awhile then came back... still not used to the time difference so i'm like always hungry or sleepy...

Welcome

2008-03-08T15:30:00.002+08:00

HELLOOOOO!
I decided to create this blog due to extreme boredom and for the people who miss me back in Spore! =) Not sure whether I'll continue posting when I'm back in Spore, and the new hse doesnt have internet so I'll just see how it goes..