Fun Fun Fun

I just realised, I spell Malacca as "Melaka", the Bahasa version =.= Bad habits.

Anyways, the trip was FUN!! Hmmm... Where do I start... From the beginning then. Okay, when I first entered Dad's place, Baba boy, his Golden Retriver freaked me out! It was HUGE! It got so excited and started to bark and jump. But after awhile I discovered its cuteness. Haha. It's really cute. But its fur sheds and they are like floating around the living room. Then I got to meet Jasmine. How she has grown! She didn't recognise me at first, but we bonded and she became quite attached to me. Awww... My little sister. Oh, she loved the nursery rhymes and kept watching it. Phew, thank goodness that I bought a present she enjoys. Hahahaha, birthday co-ordinater indeed =P She also really liked the gummy sweet. When she asked me to give it to her, I asked her to kiss me first, and she did. Awww... CUTE! She even hugged me before I left. And I carried her. Awww... Felt so maternal.

My sistas from another mothas (quite literally). Haha. Lame, I know. Sarah Za Francesca Carlos, Jasmine Gabriel Zara Carlos, Aubrey Cassandra Natasha Carlos. My bro: Michael Za Eduardo Carlos. Geez... Can our names get any longer?? A family of super duper long names. My bro am thinking of naming his son Matthais Hilary Kitnat Carlos. Hilary after our grandfather, Kitnat being my future sis-in-law's surname. Poor boy... Will suffer when shading his name on an OTAS exam paper xD

The super-pregnant Liza. Her tummy's like going to burst anytime. Haha. Probably will deliver in 3 weeks time.

See any resemblance? O.o Aubrey's so pretty right??!! Sorry guys, she's taken.

Gor playing with Jasmine. I think I was doing something with his laptop. Stupid yellow punching bag!

When the cake came, Jasmine was super excited. When we stopped her from touching it before blowing out the candles, she was crying extremely loudly. Then so happy when she got the figurines on the cake. She poke the cream with her fingers and eat it. Aiyo... A very demanding and temperamental kid. Tsk tsk...

One thing to do when in Malacca....?? JONKER STREET! It was paradise! Was blessed with RMs from dad and bro =D Bought soooo many accessories, at low costs!! Was so fruitful and satisfying. Wahaha. Not to mention the food! NIIICEEEEE... *drool*

Sago Baba Chendol. Need I say more? The shop was really cool, with all the antiques and photos of Malacca's history. PM Abdullah Badawi visited the shop too! Apparently it is pretty famous, so it was packed with hungry people.

Chicken rice balls! At first we thought they weren't filling, but boy, they were! I was really full after my third ball. They look like fish balls. Haha. But taste like normal Hainanese chicken rice. My brother said: this is the first time I actually 'cut' rice -.- Oh, the cold tofu was shiok~~

Yucks!! DIsgusting creature! I salute gor and Aubrey for their guts. She even like snakes as pets :S He called me a chicken. I have to admit, I AM when it involves reptiles and insects. Gross... *shiver*

Looks kind of like Singapore River without all the skyscrapers in the background doesn't it?

Thank God for journeyemercy and protection :) Witnessed a couple of minor accidents on the highway due to the heavy rain :(

I Have Zero Creativity in Creating a Title -.-

Yeah, Ah Po was cremated on Wednesday. It was a day full of drama, tears, and grieve. It took me so late to blog about this because had five days of not enough sleep and rest. Had to recharge my physical and emotional batteries.

I dare say, Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is a pretty place! It was nice and a serene resting place. But, it's near army camps, so not exactly that peaceful with all the shootings in the background and helicopters hovering in the sky. Before the cremation, had another ritual. Tsk. I really don't like this kind of thing, but had to do it out of respect. It was the first time I witnessed a cremation. Had mixed feelings, but couldn't help crying when my aunts and uncles broke down and cried at the top of thier lungs. They actually screamed and was devastated at their lost =( I knelt, cried and prayed in the Spirit that she'll be able to go to Heaven with our Creator. Somehow, I hope that the vision I had in the bus was right.

We collected her ashes later in the afternoon and again, had rituals and stuff. We then placed her bones into the urn. But, the man handled the ashes rather roughly and rude la. Like did it with no respect. Grr.. On top of that, something more ridiculous happened, Ah Po's and Ah Gong's urns were too big for the columbarium!! And he ended up removing the ashes that we placed nicely and poured onto a piece of newspaper. NEWSPAPER!! Geez. My goodness. Everyone was mad, and my aunt cried. Furthermore, Ah Po's birth month was wrongly printed. Gosh! Aren't they suppose to be professionals... Forgiveness, Sarah. Forgiveness.

Oh, Ah Po's life story was published in Shin Min Daily!! Cool right?! It covered her story of being part of Mao's Red Women Army, participated in the war, and went through 5-years imprisonment in China, which involved torture and interogation. What a tough woman. She carried a rifle too! A real-life GI Jane xD She and Ah Gong also opened the pioneer Punggol Seafood Restaurant, which many 'fake' ones followed after. Yes, that is why I put on weight after the wake, because they are all awesome cooks!!! Want to thank Uncle Peter for cooking all the yummy food even though his efforts may not be recognised (Lynn, if you're reading this, sorry that you felt bad for your dad.... Oh, i sooooooo agree with you on the PSP and the DS part!! Ahaha). Seriously, besides fellowshiping, we did nothing but ATE. Speaking of fellowshiping, through this difficult period, we grew closer as a family, and I hope it's not a one-time thing, but continuous. Especially with my cousins. Many have matured and I really do wish to know them more and to remove any walls we built. We really got to know each other more :)

Miss you Ah Po!!! XOXO

Am having holidays now, so been slacking at home and watching tons of DVDs!! Oh, P.S. I Love You is a great show! It's a must-watch! It is not a typical romantic, chick-flick movie, but, a show about true love. I was like a crybaby while watching the show =.= Couldn't help it, it was really touching. As for today, went to school to pay tuition fees for next semester: AUD$6740. Heart-pain... I adore my parents for paying. Sacrificing by working their butt off so I can receive education. Love you! I must pay them back in anyways that I can when I start working to show my appreciation and to let them enjoy their retirement. Collected my assignments results - Distinction for Journalism (Praise the Lord), however, I just managed to pass my Psychology paper (extremely worried when think of my exams :S). Shucks... So dissapointing. Ah well, this is a motivation for me to work even harder for next semester! Fighting~ Oh, maybe this is a sign from God that I'll be in journalism industry! Lol. SPH/CNA, here I come! Wahahaha.

Went to watch Get Smart with my incomplete (as usual) CG. Oh, this time, us sisters outnumbered the brothers!! Hahahaha. Chris and I were over the moon. Silly, I know, but that NEVER happened. The movie was hilarious! Really laugh-out-loud. Steve Carell's the man! And you know my laughter la... I tried my best to control it, but couldn't. Oh, a group of young, imbecile secondary-level boys were beside me during the movie. I tell you, they were darn irritating! They had potty mouth la!! Constanly swearing when there were corny/lame (but super funny) scenes, and they hardly laughed. Rather than acting so smart and high-and-mighty, truthfully, they were just too unintellectual to get the intellectual jokes. Like please, grow up and fill your mind with more knowledge of current affairs and politics instead of swearing. And improve your English little boys! In order to get the jokes. *roll eyes*

Okay, it's 2.40am, I'd better sleep. Need to wake up at 6.15am later. My brother and I am heading down to Melaka to celebrate my step-baby sister's 2-years old birthday (my "extended" family, according to Josh. Laughs). Even though he never celebrated my birthday (EVER), what's past is past. So, bought a nursery rhyme VCD for her at Kiddy Palace. At first I had no clue what to buy for a 2-year-old. And sadly, there aren't any more hardcopy of nursery rhymes, which I find it a tragedy. Kids need to read! I miss my thick nursery rhyme book which my mom bought decades ago. Curse you digitalisation (don't get me started on this. I'm able to write a 500-word essay on this alone. Muaha!). Anyways, I was thinking of what did I like to do when I was two.......... Which was to sing and dance along to nursery rhymes videos (tapes. Yup, VCDs did not exist then. Man, I feel old). Don't laugh... Those tapes lead to my still-loved hobbies - singing and dancing xD Kudos to Old McDonald's farm (get it??). Hope that Jasmine will enjoy the present, and the Pooh gummy I bought too. Also hope that it will be a fulfilling trip to spend more time with them, and fruitful too (shopping......!!!!! "Fruitful". Get what I mean??). Hehehehe.

Hati Hamba

KU TAK DAPAT LUPAKAN (I can't forget)
KEBAIKAN YANG KU T'RIMA(The goodness that I've received)
PENGORBANAN-MU YANG MULIA (Your noble sacrifice)
JADIKAN KU BERHARGA (Made me worthy)
KAU TULUS MENERIMA (You sincerely accepted)
AKU APA ADANYA (me just as I am)
KEKUATAN KASIH-MU NYATA (The power of Your love is so real)
MEMULIHKAN HIDUPKU (that revive my life)

KAU BUKAN TUHAN YANG MELIHAT RUPA (You are not God that look at outward appearance)
KAU BUKAN TUHAN YANG MEMANDANG HARTA (You are not God that look at wealth)
HATI HAMBA YANG S'LALU KAU CARI (a servant's heart is what you keep looking for)
BIAR KAU TEMUKAN DI DALAMKU (Let it be found in me)
S'LAMA KU HIDUP KU MAU MENYEMBAH-MU (as long as I live, I want to worship You)
S'BAB ENGKAU SANGAT BERARTI BAGIKU (Because You are so meaningful to me)
YANG TERBAIK YANG ADA PADAKU (The best that's in me)
KUPERSEMBAHKAN KEPADA-MU (I give it unto You)
YESUSKU (My Jesus)

LOVE THIS SONG~~~ Oh, just in case you're wondering, I did not translate it. My bahasa ain't that good.

I Guess That's Life

Had fun on Thursday shopping with my mom. Finally had a glimspe of the Great Singapore Sale (saw its "greatness") and bought stuff! Oh, I drooled when I entered Mango...! Goodness, everything was going at 50% off! So my mom blessed me with a top and few other clothing! Yay! Thanks mommy~ That red top came into use as the dress code was red for Children Church's Emerge Junior event. Praise the Lord! Because I don't have a single red top =.= Ha...

Yeah, served in my first ever ministry on Saturday! Wooo~ And I had to go with an imperfect, ill-laiden body... After shopping, had ice-cream with my mom, and instantly suffered from a sore throat, which leads to fever/runny/blocked nose and eventually right now, a cough. I mean, sheesh, first time serving and down with fever :( Hence on Friday, I swallowed all the meds and lozenges I could so I can serve Him in perfect health. Saturday morning came, and woke up at 7.30am. I nearly lie back down on my warm, cozily tempting bed, but, NO, I was determine to serve Him. Prayed: God, You are the source of my strength! Heal me and remove any illness! All things are possible! Then dragged my weak body out of the bed and prepared to go to serve Him with all my soul and might :) I couldn't back out to the promise and commitment I made.

Reached at about 9.05am, and felt ALOT better. I thought I was late, but apparently so did many people. Haha. And I bumped into Mei Yean! Wow! What a girl! New to church yet already has the passion to serve Him! Kudos to you girl and keep it up yea ^^ So the first thing we did was to blow countless (3000 to be exact) of ballons. Prayed to God to remove the virus/bacteria from my breath... I mean, poor kids. Don't want them to fall sick. After that we had a short briefing for assigning positions. The IC mentioned something about toilet ministry and I went oops. Three hours in the toilet... After a few seconds, I snapped back, asked for God's forgiveness (hehe) and to use the talents that He has given unto me and use them, be it helping kids out in the toilet!!! Hooray, I was assigned as an usher at the back gate (so what if I'm going to miss the service). I guess my talent is to smile, greet and make people's day! Ahahahaha. Make myself sound so noble. Had fun and met fellow helpers from SOT (envision SOT in three years time!) while serving. Oh, some of the kids were sooo much taller than me that led me thinking: WHAT ARE THESE OVERGROWN KIDS EATING NOWADAYS?? I felt so small even though am way way older than them. Laughs. I managed to attend the service with Mei Yean and Carol during our break. The whole auditorium was packed with hyperactive kids! It was fun and the praise was so cute! I love to sing children praise songs! One from Hillsong Kids: Jesus you're my Superhero, You're my star, my best friend. Better than Spiderman... Superman... Batman! Hahahahaha. So cute! (I've got to admit, I know the dance moves to this song. Ahaha)

After serving, while waiting for Jireh (the boy we had to babysit till his mom comes) with Christina, my mom called and said that my step-grandmother was about to passed on. She was on her last few breaths on her bed. My brother picked me up and rushed down all the way from Boon Lay to Punggol. He had to sped and broke several traffic rules. This is when I wish we can teleport or something. Unfortunately, we were too late. She was gone when we reached. An immense guilt came over us. For myself, I wasn't able to visit her due to my exams and that I fell ill on Friday. At that moment, I was indirectly the blame for not being able to see her for the last time. Mom: told you you shouldn't go to church already. You are sick, and so is ah po.

I couldn't teleport, I would have if I could. I tried my best to rush. How was I to know she was really going off. She has been unstable... I'm unable to predict... I felt like the worse grandchild ever at that moment.

She looked peaceful and she had been a peaceful, joyful woman who lived 96 years of fruitful life; gave birth to 11 children and a whole generation after them. She was a part of Mao's Red Army (Yes, Mao Ze Dong). I wasn't close to her, but, I got reminded of how smiley and nice she was, and accepting us into the family (trust me, that took a whole lot of strong will to overcome). I couldn't help to shed a few tears when the undertaker carried her body down, especially when my Aunt wailed - wailing of a true love from a daughter who lost her mother whom she dearly adored. These past two days had been hectic due to the ceremony and attending to guests who attend the wake. I had to display servanthood by cleaning tables, washing this and that and serving the elders. Through the ceremony I learnt alot about Chinese culture and tradition. Sadly, it was a Buddhism ceremony. Yes, she wasn't saved. And that saddened me the most. I really want her to enter God's kingdom and have eternal life with Him. Prayed that somehow... she can... Now, I MUST let my maternal grandmother to receive salvation before her time comes. Honestly, I just can't imagine losing her as I'm extremly close to her. She raised me up when my family went through the "dark" and difficult times. So yeah, really want her to know Jesus and experience God's Agape.

I really really really really really REALLY want to thank my CG for their condolences and going the extra mile to come all the way from Bukit Gombak to Punggol to visit me at the wake. I LOVE them soooo much! Really appreciated their gesture. I thank God for placing these wonderful people in my life =)

Life can be really unpredictable sometimes. I was having fun at church, then the next moment, a tragedy strikes. I guess that's life. But no matter what, God is always with us because He cares. Him caring is the greatest thing of all.

Ah po, you are dearly missed. Chinese New Year/Christmas visitations will never be the same without your warmth and constant-smile.

Ong See (1912-21/06/2008). A beautiful and nurturing mother, and loving grandmother and great-grandmother.

So Fruitful =)

These past two days, as the title suggest, has been so fruitful for the Kingdom of God. Before moving in to this lengthy entry (you have been forewarned, but please continue reading it ^^), I want to announce to the world that MY EXAMS ARE FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY OVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!! Whoopie doo~ And want to thank God because without Him, it was impossible for me to go through them. Just pray that I’m able to do well and glorify Him through my results. So now it’s the H.O.L.I.D.A.Y.S!! But only three weeks la, still, better than nothing, so will take the opportunity to relax. Oh, can finally go for facial and massage that I have been craving for since April… I need pampering. Also need to shed off those pounds and burn those flab which were accumulated during my exam stress coping-mechanism period (i.e. gorging down sinful food down my oesophagus which ends up being stored. Darn you lipids!).


Back to the main topic, I was indescribably glad that Elyn invited me to attend the leaders’ meeting session on Tuesday night. The atmosphere was good and everyone was radical for Christ. True Worshippers led the praise and worship, and as always it was wonderful!!! Presence of God was so strong, and I was so high during praise that I couldn’t stop jumping like an Energiser Bunny. Haha. A vocalist whom Pastor Kong considered as the best female Gospel singer in Indonesia, Sari, sang the Bahasa version of the Mandarin song which we sang during Campus Revivalist. I don’t know what the title was but I simply LOVE that song, both the lyrics and the melody! Tapi, saya dah melupakan lyrik =.= Maap… Sari’s voice is a beautiful gift from God. The anointing in her voice was so strong; when she hit the chorus, Holy Spirit literally blasted from the stage to the whole auditorium. I got goosebumps and couldn’t help but sing along (Kau Tuhan kamu~~~) while on the brink of tears.



Rev. Jeffery from Jakarta Praise Community Church preached a sermon so powerful that I think it pierced and convicted everyone’s heart. He linked ‘leadership’ to the Parable of the Sower. My goodness! The analogy of the ground being the type of leadership, and the seed as the people was just mind-blowing. There is nothing wrong with the seed, but fell on different grounds. WOW. Every word that he spoke was so full of wisdom and conviction that I wrote down 5 pages of notes with the speed of as if taking a dictation test. I even drew a chart! Lol. I learnt so much! I felt so thankful towards Elyn for being such a strong and effective leader. She is one woman that I look up to and respect.



Need to increase responsibility and do more than the leaders expect -> trust + comfort = building a wall of reputation in the leaders’ eyes -> in time, full responsibility.



More servanthood with excellence in CG; children church and choir, here I come!!



Woke up this morning at 5.15am, yawns. Only with two hours of sleep, nearly went back to sleep after turning off the alarm. But the thought of this small sacrifice which can’t be compared to Jesus’ numerous sacrifices and the drive of praying along with Pastor Kong pushed me. If Pastor Kong can do it, I can too! Drew strength from God and woke up immediately. So many people turned up for prayer meeting, the hall was almost packed. Prayed with Josh for the CG, Elyn and our members. But I felt so bad because when I prayed for the youths, my brain got “jammed” and babbled the prayer. Oh man... I was so tired, but felt refreshed after. Can’t wait for Thursday's and Friday’s PM :) But... will be the only W331-er :(



Thank God that I decided to attend the breakfast session with Pastor Zhuang. It was a continuous meeting from the Campus Revivalist, and we had to plan out how to (okay, I can’t say this, because can’t reveal what is the purpose of this. Hehe)... Being a solo private school student, I felt so alone in this battle, and helpless. But Praise the Lord that I got to know Yi Shun from MDIS! We put on our thinking caps and wrote out our action plans and long-term goals. At first I thought this CR thing is going to be extremely tough, but now all things seem possible because I know God is with us every step of the journey. The two of us spent a short time praying after the meeting. Am very excited to carry out what we’ve planned, though required TONS of commitment, prayers and fasts.

Lord I’m hungry
For the mighty move of God
Lord I’m thirsty
Pour out Your Holy Ghost
Lord I want to see the hand of God move mightily inside of me
I’m hungry for the move of God

After the meeting, rushed down to Plaza Singapura to meet my dear Saint Josephian, fellow communicator (muahaha) and countryman, or rather countrywoman (wahaha), Jing Ying! We finally managed to set aside time to meet up. As usual, we talked rubbish and couldn’t stop laughing! My scarily loud laughter echoed the whole Kopitiam! I laughed till my lungs and stomach hurt! She is undeniably corny and a humorous person! I never fail to crap along with her. Enjoyed the fun lunch time we had =D


Coincidentally, we were both in support of the environmental movement today! Save the planet! Get it??? Please tell me you do. (Oh no... worsening dark eye circles!! Need to get some sleep tonight!)

Father's Day

Dinner

Yup, so it's the annual Father's Day :) We went to JB on Saturday for jalan-jalan, and makan-ed at a Chinese restaurant at my brother's hotel, The Puteri Pacific. I tell you, the atmosphere of the restaurant was toooo formal for me. I couldn't laugh and talk loudly because of the overly-big table! That was such a challenge! Haha. The manager was super nice and displayed great service, the waiters/waitresses really were polite and even placed the napkins on our laps. I felt uncomfortable in such a formal setting. However, the food was AWESOME!! My goodness, it was goooooooood! And the presentation was pretty, so it was a plus. And my brother paid for the dinner... Aww...

Dumpling-shark fin soup... Devine! And there was a lighted candle under the pot (picture a fondue) to keep the soup warm. But it got on my nerve as I couldn't eat the dumplings because it was too hot, so I blew the candle out.

The second course were steamed and fried Cod fish, which were PERFECT!! I LOVE Cod fish! i got distracted by the taste and presentation that I forgot to take a picture of it. So the above is crab meat in beancurd skin. YUMMMMMYYYY!

Chicken!! Poultry, I like!

Dessert anyone? Pumpkin-sago. I kind of liked it, it wasn't too bad. Funny though, my family got really hard and frozen pumpkin, so they couldn't enjoy it. On the other hand I got a perfectly soft pumpkin! Hahahahahaha... Angels were on my side! Hahahahahahahaha. Err, I mean, so sad.... =P

Oh, the cherries were halved and not whole. My future sis-in-law said she felt so cheated! Haha. Oh well, have to cut cost. But, I wonder where does the other half go to?? My brother said to another dessert probably xD

Dad. He looks funny! =\

F.A.M.I.L.Y (Father and Mother I love you. Haha. I think that's from Jack Neo's "I Not Stupid". Okay, that was random.)

Church

There wasn't any CGM today... I love CGMs, but that meant I could attend the Father's Day service I missed on Saturday! Well, I attended alone (aw man, miss my CG. Didn't see them this week ): ) So during the drama I laughed like a mad woman, and I felt a bit stupid. I couldn't help it, the drama was hilarious!! It was good! The actors and script were really well-done. True Worshippers were awesome!!! I started tearing when we sang a simple song about surrendering it all the God. It was so meaningful, and the Holy Spirit was so strong. The sermon, as always was powerful! Pastor Kong preached (yay) about fatherhood and immitating our Heavenly Father. So I prayed for my brother that he will be a good father and husband to his future wife and children, and for my future husband..... Don't laugh! Choosing the right partner is the second most important decision in life, after choosing Jesus as our Saviour (learnt that from BS. Haha). Plus I'm in my twenties :S Ermm, God??? Any response from you?? Ahaha. And and, a marriage determines heaven or hell on earth for the rest of your life (okay, being preachy now). Anyways, moving on... Before the service ended we prayed for all the dads, and I couldn't stop crying when I thought of my dads. I really prayed that Holy Spirit will annoint him, that he'll be a much much much better husband and father. I mean, the outing yesterday had so much tension, and even nearly quarreled with my mom. God, please please change him.

Oh, thank God that I bumped into Ayron outside Attributes! I didn't feel that lonely after that. Haha. Had lunch with him and Kevin. Yeah, got to know Kevin more. Oh man, Kevin thought I was 26, then 23!!! AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!! Geez!!! Do I need to start investing on anti-ageing product???? I thought I look kiddish?? But lunching with two secondary students made me feel old to begin with. Haha.

Finally, I was tempted to get the Captivated CD by True Worshippers. it was only at 20 bucks!! 20!!! But my mom would have killed me if I did =.=

Stuff (NOT the magazine, I repeat, NOT)

Can't think of any title for this post, as it will be random stuff, henceforth, "stuff".

Woke up this morning and sighed at the thought of not being able to drag a big luggage and head down to Tanah Merah; then chuckled at the thought of poor Christina being the only sister and have to bring all the toiletries as she has no one to share with. Haha! Again God, we need more sisters! Then thought of the fun games I'll be missing: Castaway sounds super fun and a game that gets down and dirty (which I LOOOOOVEEE! Mud, water and eggs! Bring them on). Especially the sermons and worship sessions I'll be missing T_T Well... I feel so sad!!! Everyone is going to Camp X or at least the night sessions, and here I am, dying of boredom, drowned with my textbooks and notes, and blogging =.= Oh man, I WANT TO GO TO CAMP X!!! *whine* I'm so sure that it'll be such an amazing and powerful camp. Oh well, I'll pray that many new friends will get saved :)

Oh oh... Want to thank Sam and Nat for fixing the strings on the guitar. Then when I started playing last night, i was like: darn, should have bought acoustic strings instead. Acoustic definately sound better. But hope that I can get my own guitar soon! No offence to Josh's guitar (which by the way is soooo clean and dust-free right now! I was excited that I was able to clean it once the strings were off), I thank him for the generosity of lending it to me. I've been practising and I dare say, improving! Wooo! But, my poor fingers hurt and are peeling >.< Oh well, have to pay a price for fulfilling my childhood dream and for God. Really can't wait to master a worship song so to sing of His love and glory =)

Oh, and Pastor Robb Thompson's sermon on Sat was can I say, EXPLOSIVELY powerful! It was back to basics and very applicable to my life. True Worshippers are coming down this Sat! Oh my goodness! I was looking forward to them! Unfortunately, dissapointment soon followed after. I'll miss the service this Sat as will be going down to JB to celebrate Father's Day. I mean, I love my family and it's only once a year, but the thought of missing an opportunity of encountering God saddens me.

After cell group yesterday, one of the refreshment was a rice crisp snack from Malaysia. It was an indulgence for me! It reminded me of home! Hahaha. I couldn't stop eating it! Hehehe. So when there were a few pieces left I grabbed the packet and ate it on the way down to lunch, i know it was unglamourous, but, WHATEVER! Good food waste not xD Then after lunch went to visit Guo Yang at the petshop he was working. The dogs were adorable!! God, I want a doggie! *Whine* Then I saw a guinea pig which is the same breed as my first guinea pig. Aww man, I miss my guinea pig! After the visitation, hanged out with Nat, Sam and Jin Hong. Sorry for abondoning Sam and Nat when I had enlightened conversations with JH... I saw the light! Hahaha. JH's wise and really gave me good advise. Thanks JH gor gor for listening to my endless whining and complaining. Lol.

Confused, troubled and burdened when I think of that problem =( God, I cast and surrender it all to you.........

Oh Joy...

I got my permenant residency, so, finally, after 12 years of residing at Singapore, and borrowing books from the library using my mom's card, announcing to the world (or those who read my blog) I am now officially a member of the library (though I had to pay $10.50 for it, but it's worth it)!!!!! Yes, I can borrow books from the library under my name, using my own IC!! Wahahahaha. It felt good when I saw my (really long =.=)name flashing on the monitor screen of the borrowing kiosk rather than my mom's! Joyousness indeed...

Thank you Lord!! ^^ It is not possible without you =D

Farewell Lunch with Angga

We had lunch at a Teochew porridge buffet restaurant at Suntec City with our dearest Angga last, last Tuesday (I know, and I posted this like now? Don't blame me, blame the fact that I do not own a camera. Oh God!! Camera please!). I finally got the photos. Haha. So yeah. Angga left for Liverpool John Morres University. Oh man, has it been 2 weeks him being at Liverpool already...? Time flies. I miss him =( He's a great and funny friend from Malang (Indonesia). And we pulled through with Ponco during GLS (a session for international students). Without them, I would have shoot myself in the head doing nothing for that 3 hour at school just for attendance sake! Hahaha.. Angga, if you're reading this, WE MISS YOU!! And please, come online leh!! Hahahahaha. Anyways, it cost us $9.80, there were loads of food and I was ready to eat all of them. But, I guess I do not have that capacity, so I think I only ate about $5 worth of food. But the fellowshiping was the point and of course our last lunch with Angga. Aww.. Haha, The Last Supper.

The guys overtook the food la!! The table was filled with tons of food (not shown in this picture), and we couldn't finish =.=

Arnold and his ikan bilis. I tell you, at the rate of the amount of sodium he consumed, he'll get Hypertension!! xD

Arnold, Hammond (my fellow Malaysian!), Angga and Ponco (from Jakarta)



Okay, don't ask me why is Angga doing that. His answer was that he felt so thankful towards us. Awwww..

Awwww... Sob.... Darn, he shut his eyes -.-

They look so cute in this photo!! Ana looks like she's crying! Hahahaha.

L-l-l-l-l-ladies!!! (am trying to sound like Will I Am's "I Got It From My Mamma". I know, try harder Sarah) Ana's missing from the picture! Call the cops! Okay, I know, not funny Sarah.

Play My Game

Had the dance audition for this year's performance, "Play My Game" at 8.30pm (ermm, 8.45pm actually, I was late. Oops). Before I entered the studio I was procrastinating when through the glass window, I saw this new dancer dancing, and my mouth dropped. She was amazing! Perfect! And I was like, that's the dance piece?? Heck, I can't do that! She did perfect 90 degrees attitude, perfect tendus. Perfect jumps. I was in awed. Well, I breathed in and opened the door bravely. My teacher wasn't mad for my lateness, she's really nice :) She asked me to catch up and do my best. Honestly, at first I was thinking: It's HARD!! HELP! The piece was really technically demanding. Oh no. Seriously, my technique is - how should I put it - awesome. NOT! I'm so rusty as I haven't dance for a couple of months because of school. But I tried. And to my surprise, I caught up! Added in some of my emo-feelingish stunts (which outshines my poor technique. Heh.), did attitudes, arabesque, tendu (struggled on that. Disgusted at the sight of my imperfect knees), and hallelujah, jumps!! I jumped!! Hahaha.

Was glad that I caught up pretty quickly and did my best. My teacher commented "good" and "well done", but hope that she really meant it. Ahah. She's very nice to everyone. Now am wondering will she put me in the technically demanding piece. But am sure she'll put me in an angsty-emo piece. I rock at that *grins*. Now, my back hurts, and I can feel my muscles aching. Oh man, I just can imagine those aches tomorrow. Oh well. But I like those aches, meaning that I worked hard (it's a ballet fetish thing. We love to sweat and hurt ourselves. Wait, that sounded a little wrong). A pat on my back that I did a rather not-bad job =D Now have to train my stamina and head down to gym. Need to get in shape! Goodbye dear Lays and Cadbury. Hello low-carb diet =.=


I may have imperfect knees, but I'm perfect in God's sight and how He created me.

Comics!!

Ever since Christina introduced me an extremely humourous comic strip "Pearls Before Swine" by Stephan Pastis, I got addicted!! It's so dark and cynical, and plain funny! Dark and cynical especially.. My cup of tea. Muaha. Then now that I found out there's actually Pearls Before Swine on the public platform of the World Wide Web (sorry, I just have to add in some Comms jargon =P), thanks to Christina again, I soaked myself in the daily doasge of PBS!! So this comic strip is really LOL and appropriate to post in my blog. I hope I'm not violating any copyright policy, if I am, let me know Stephan xD

I'm telling you, I laughed so hard!!! Pastis is the king of comics!