today in school, it was announced that next week's the health week for school. so we will be having health 'enrichments' in place of morning run. yay!
today when dad came home, he shared with me a farnie joke! since it was supposedly the mental health day today, his office had this joke circulating around and my dad shared it with me.
in the mental institute, there were 2 patients, one boy and one girl. one fine day, they went for a walk around the institute. they came to a pool and the boy got in, sadly, he did not know how to swim and was drowning. the girl jumped in and saved him on the nick of time. the following day, the matron of the institute came to praise the girl for saving the boy. and added that the girl was now declared mentally stable for saving the boy and could be discharged from the institute. however, she said, it was unfortunate that the boy had hung himself in the toilet. the girl ingenuously replied, 'oh, he didn't hang himself, i hung him there to dry! by the way, when will i be discharged?'
LOL this is so funny!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Vitas
vitas is just one of the best singers. a pity that he's russian, so majority of the songs are in a alien language to me. he's a great singer man. i just heard one of his songs and now im hooked on him. lol
i never knew the song ave maria, but after hearing vitas sing it, i love it! his voice heavenly. he also puts in a lot of feel into the song! :)
i never knew the song ave maria, but after hearing vitas sing it, i love it! his voice heavenly. he also puts in a lot of feel into the song! :)
Friday, August 1, 2008
Madness
this a super freaky, the guy is crazy! i dont care if you dont understand what he's singing, it's france i think. just listen!
it makes my hair stand....
this guy's vitas. his song is really nice. well, it's supposed to be something like the phantom of the opera kind of music. yeah, so he can really sing. :)
haha, nat this is the taiwan vitas! you might find it farnie..
this guy's adam lopez, and he is currently a Guinness World Record holder for singing the highest note by a male — a half step above the C in the 8th octave (C♯8), or a half-step above the highest note on a standard 88-key piano.
it makes my hair stand....
this guy's vitas. his song is really nice. well, it's supposed to be something like the phantom of the opera kind of music. yeah, so he can really sing. :)
haha, nat this is the taiwan vitas! you might find it farnie..
this guy's adam lopez, and he is currently a Guinness World Record holder for singing the highest note by a male — a half step above the C in the 8th octave (C♯8), or a half-step above the highest note on a standard 88-key piano.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
At the wrong place!
haiz, im supposed to be catching my winks right now. tomr, i have eng formal letter writing, but my body's really defiant! it will only turn to sleeping mode when it's full fatigue, if not i cant sleep and will be tossing about and sweating and then the notorious mozzie will come and bite me and i will have more scars... haiz, so the moral of the story is dont sleep when your body isnt ready!
this post wasn't planned, but i thought it will be nice to mark this as my 5th post for july and my 75th post since creation. whoa, my blog has really progressed from nothing to some near 100-poster.
mum's been away for so long and thanks to her absence, i have been super unhealthy!!!! ate instant mee for lunch once, dinner is always outside food. and snacks include chocs, the baby flour ball,etc but on the flipside, i DO consume sufficient amounts of fruits! like tomato, watermelon, strawberries and many more! heh, now i feel how blessed to have good home cooked food when mum's around. i msis my pomfret and grouper and crab. haiz....
CTs coming up the week after next, i admit i have not be at all diligent in my work. haiz, i have succumbed to the reversi temptation! :( but managed to beat the experts! only a few times lah! maybe only 5% out of the many times i play.. lol, very good already lor..
yay, and im starting to feel comfortable in ce, i mean i feel very comfortable in ce. i love the friends there! lol, and next sat, we are going to have a church outing to bishan park and we are going to play games! hehe. but of course, fe will ALWAYS remain number one as it was where i grew up and made my first christian friends! i miss them real dear and ks too... hope it's still thriving!
finally, im going to witness er jie officially enter the U with her white coat! so cool! it so cool leh, the thought of have a doctor in your house... can get free mc! lol. but most importantly, im glad she got what she wanted and hope she will be able to save lives!
okay, i think my eyes are getting tired, tired enough to flutter, okay, that's a sign! i gtg! goodnight!
this post wasn't planned, but i thought it will be nice to mark this as my 5th post for july and my 75th post since creation. whoa, my blog has really progressed from nothing to some near 100-poster.
mum's been away for so long and thanks to her absence, i have been super unhealthy!!!! ate instant mee for lunch once, dinner is always outside food. and snacks include chocs, the baby flour ball,etc but on the flipside, i DO consume sufficient amounts of fruits! like tomato, watermelon, strawberries and many more! heh, now i feel how blessed to have good home cooked food when mum's around. i msis my pomfret and grouper and crab. haiz....
CTs coming up the week after next, i admit i have not be at all diligent in my work. haiz, i have succumbed to the reversi temptation! :( but managed to beat the experts! only a few times lah! maybe only 5% out of the many times i play.. lol, very good already lor..
yay, and im starting to feel comfortable in ce, i mean i feel very comfortable in ce. i love the friends there! lol, and next sat, we are going to have a church outing to bishan park and we are going to play games! hehe. but of course, fe will ALWAYS remain number one as it was where i grew up and made my first christian friends! i miss them real dear and ks too... hope it's still thriving!
finally, im going to witness er jie officially enter the U with her white coat! so cool! it so cool leh, the thought of have a doctor in your house... can get free mc! lol. but most importantly, im glad she got what she wanted and hope she will be able to save lives!
okay, i think my eyes are getting tired, tired enough to flutter, okay, that's a sign! i gtg! goodnight!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Is rahab's lie justified?
is rahab's lie justified? though the musical did not put much focus on the lie of rahab, saga aka timothy raised the question on my tagboard, so i shall discuss it, or rather, i will state my stand and then discuss.
this topic is really controversial! i rmb there was one ks camp when bro linus chua had discussed this. saga, were u there? :)
i think that rahab did not do wrong in this context cos i guess all this was pre-ordianed by God. i mean, im not trying to say that God, in his sovereignty and pureness, had to make use of a lie to protect His people. however, as u noe, God knew that such a thing would happen since the beginning of times and yet He did not prevent it. but i must correct any misunderstanding, i dont say that God approved of her lie. it is just that he made use of rahab, who told a lie in her human nature. (i hope im making sense! this topic is real hard to talk.)
also, the bible says that God will not put us under trials and burdens too heavy for us to bear. so if rahab had lied, i think if it was her only way then, and God will understand. duh, i dont feel too comfortable about saying how God felt about the matter. please forgive me if i sound too much. though rahab's lying was a clear cut sin, my opinion is that she is justified, given her situation.
and i dont doubt rahab's faith if you suggest that why didnt she trust God to save the spies instead of relying on her lie. when she lied, she very well knew the trouble she was puttting herself into by lying to the king's soldiers and trusted God for the way out. furthermore, she believed that God would be able to keep her house uncannily standing though the rest of the fortress fell.
i say this although im unable to rebutt the point that if rahab had not told a lie, God would still be able to save the spies, and through the incident manifest His power and greatness. haiz, but i still do think that rahab is justified, seeing the difficult cirsumstance she was facing.
so saga, what is your stand? :)
this topic is really controversial! i rmb there was one ks camp when bro linus chua had discussed this. saga, were u there? :)
i think that rahab did not do wrong in this context cos i guess all this was pre-ordianed by God. i mean, im not trying to say that God, in his sovereignty and pureness, had to make use of a lie to protect His people. however, as u noe, God knew that such a thing would happen since the beginning of times and yet He did not prevent it. but i must correct any misunderstanding, i dont say that God approved of her lie. it is just that he made use of rahab, who told a lie in her human nature. (i hope im making sense! this topic is real hard to talk.)
also, the bible says that God will not put us under trials and burdens too heavy for us to bear. so if rahab had lied, i think if it was her only way then, and God will understand. duh, i dont feel too comfortable about saying how God felt about the matter. please forgive me if i sound too much. though rahab's lying was a clear cut sin, my opinion is that she is justified, given her situation.
and i dont doubt rahab's faith if you suggest that why didnt she trust God to save the spies instead of relying on her lie. when she lied, she very well knew the trouble she was puttting herself into by lying to the king's soldiers and trusted God for the way out. furthermore, she believed that God would be able to keep her house uncannily standing though the rest of the fortress fell.
i say this although im unable to rebutt the point that if rahab had not told a lie, God would still be able to save the spies, and through the incident manifest His power and greatness. haiz, but i still do think that rahab is justified, seeing the difficult cirsumstance she was facing.
so saga, what is your stand? :)
Monday, July 21, 2008
The PL musical!
woot! i absolutely loved the musical! whee! the acting was good, the script was good, the plot great too. the plot was about 3 girls who venture into jericho with a whimsical spirit. they get into trouble and the stress between the different levels of society become greater, these girl have to learn to depend on God to deliver them and overcome their obsatcles. the back drop of the story is the renown wall fall down plot of jericho in the bible. i feel that the story really reminded me of the clay marble, of dara and jantu. haha, the storyline seems so alike! but of course, while jantu died, micah lived.
i really like the potryal of the characters. i give the cast a 4 and a 1/2 out of 5. cos the mains were sec 1s, not that im trying to imply that the younger ones cant put off a good show, but they really proved me wrong during the show. kudos to kael, micah and dee! they were so funny. haha. of course, diane wasn't miscasted, she seemed so natural as a guy. ps, she looked so handsome! haha, that is in my opinion. lol. and i LOVE the shell-i-co part. archanaa or what ever her name is, did great. i just loved the jazz and her gloriously voluminous butt! hah! and the king, very convincing as a tyrannical dud.
in short, the musical was just marvelous! hehheh, im waiting for the DVD if possible. :) i wanna get my copy.
okees, i shall have to go. i have been trying a lot of reversi on the com. playing with experts... losing ALL the time. i won the beginners and intermediates easily. my next challenge: expert! to beat the expert to become a genius in reversi. no lah, all i can do is hope..
i really like the potryal of the characters. i give the cast a 4 and a 1/2 out of 5. cos the mains were sec 1s, not that im trying to imply that the younger ones cant put off a good show, but they really proved me wrong during the show. kudos to kael, micah and dee! they were so funny. haha. of course, diane wasn't miscasted, she seemed so natural as a guy. ps, she looked so handsome! haha, that is in my opinion. lol. and i LOVE the shell-i-co part. archanaa or what ever her name is, did great. i just loved the jazz and her gloriously voluminous butt! hah! and the king, very convincing as a tyrannical dud.
in short, the musical was just marvelous! hehheh, im waiting for the DVD if possible. :) i wanna get my copy.
okees, i shall have to go. i have been trying a lot of reversi on the com. playing with experts... losing ALL the time. i won the beginners and intermediates easily. my next challenge: expert! to beat the expert to become a genius in reversi. no lah, all i can do is hope..
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Yipee! i have good news!
before i start on this post, i realise i have been not updating as frequently as i should, thus i keep entering lots of outdated stuff. it feels kind of weird getting excited over outdated stuff(look at my title, it was genuine 2 days ago, now im past rejoicing). but i haiz, i always write about the passed past, but hey, i guess i couldnt write about the future too much, but i hope if time permits, i will try writing more of the present.
first of all, this past sun, ce finally shifted out of its almost ancient premises, the bible house to the very hotel-like premises, and its interior is really nice! bible house had a disgusting hall and rusted chairs. and the eating area was just so open-air(=hot), and always no place to sit! however, the new place has a great lounge where the youths can play mafia and the canteen is just so cosy! even the service chairs are far from rusting. can u see how i juxtaposed the 2 places? haha, im a product of pure lit! haha. i just love the environment of the place i want to go back to church!
on wed, i went to a doc, he's a very patient and very fatherly. he explained to me and my mom about my ear problem and told me that it'll clear. he even drew the ear passage out to illustrate. from then, i really calmed down, cos prior to that, i really thought that i was going to lose the hearing on my left ear forever. haha, im so looking forward to beong able to hear properly again.
and finally, i shall conclude by saying that im very very very excited about tennis tomr! :) HAHA!
first of all, this past sun, ce finally shifted out of its almost ancient premises, the bible house to the very hotel-like premises, and its interior is really nice! bible house had a disgusting hall and rusted chairs. and the eating area was just so open-air(=hot), and always no place to sit! however, the new place has a great lounge where the youths can play mafia and the canteen is just so cosy! even the service chairs are far from rusting. can u see how i juxtaposed the 2 places? haha, im a product of pure lit! haha. i just love the environment of the place i want to go back to church!
on wed, i went to a doc, he's a very patient and very fatherly. he explained to me and my mom about my ear problem and told me that it'll clear. he even drew the ear passage out to illustrate. from then, i really calmed down, cos prior to that, i really thought that i was going to lose the hearing on my left ear forever. haha, im so looking forward to beong able to hear properly again.
and finally, i shall conclude by saying that im very very very excited about tennis tomr! :) HAHA!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Past week
second week of school has passed! everything has been fine except for a few bouts of cough every now and then during class. i have cleared off 40% compre for english. i must admit i like english lessons with miss ong (i dunno why). maybe it is because i feel very relaxed and i can talk with diane and elyssa. BUT when mr dan came in, i dont really fancy his lessons... first of all, i have to make out his accent, i have to get used to it. :( then he also asked directs questions at me evry now and then.. duh!
this past week, i have discovered something every disgusting with my body. this few days, i have been expelling thick and humongous and bloody and yellow and all the disgusting things you noe about phlegm. this phlegm has been the most disgusting one i've ever ever ever had in my 15 years and 4 months of life.
and oh btw, i have been watching lovers in prague with my second sis! she's finally open to korean dramas. thanks to toon hwee! haha. she likes it! and i like it too! and there's this particular soundtrack i like from the show. and it is being currently played on my blog. :) i think i sort of have begun to appreciate k-pop quite a lot.
okay, gotta go! :)
this past week, i have discovered something every disgusting with my body. this few days, i have been expelling thick and humongous and bloody and yellow and all the disgusting things you noe about phlegm. this phlegm has been the most disgusting one i've ever ever ever had in my 15 years and 4 months of life.
and oh btw, i have been watching lovers in prague with my second sis! she's finally open to korean dramas. thanks to toon hwee! haha. she likes it! and i like it too! and there's this particular soundtrack i like from the show. and it is being currently played on my blog. :) i think i sort of have begun to appreciate k-pop quite a lot.
okay, gotta go! :)
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
My past few most agonising days
i've been struck down by some wicked arrow since saturday, which bears the initials h.y.a.a. just as i've figured, it read, 'hi, you are afflicted!' maybe i've just gone mad imagining things. maybe im not thinking on the wavelength as you right now. my brain's a little shaken. lol.
it all started on saturday, after i had woken up from a successful guitar concert. i started the day with a cough, then another, this time, a much more forceful and painful. ta da.. i was headed to destruction.. btw, i had a bloody red patch on my left eye since fri. it was rather scary.
i survived sat trying to recover the rest that i had lost. i was down with fever reching up to 38.4 degrees celcius. i also had sore throat, cough, and flu.
on sun, i couldnt go to church, i rested at home, i could do anything like watching tv, if not my fever would shoot up and my head would get all the aches and feel dizzy. so i rested and rested, with mum so lovingly and kindly missing service so that she can monitor me. at 6.30pm, 326 clinic was open. so i went. and i had to wait for 8 ppl before my turn. im glad i managed to pull through the ordeal. i wanted to sleep on mum's shoulder but i somehow felt uncomfortable. and i kept coughing. finally it was my turn. the doc read my temperature. it was a whooping 39.5 degrees celcius!!! whoa, i almost died at hearing that! i was feeling very out of sorts before the visit to the clinic and my temperature which was taken at home was 38-39 degrees celcius. but the doc said it could be easily 40. so he immediately said i needed the bullet in my butt. haha, it was just a consequence i had to face for not taking good care of myself. he prescribed me my medicine. i must admit i love the cough medicine, the black syrupish liquid. it's so caramelish, i love it. but too bad, it's medicine, i have to take it sparingly. btw, doc said that the red patch in my eye was a hemorrhage (okay i admit, i checked the spelling up on dictionary.com. haha). but the patch will go away in time!
yesterday, on mon, it was supposed to be sec 3 camp day, but im sick, so i had to sacrifice my camp for my health, which i now hold very very very dear.
today is tues, im much better! my fever has subsided. the aches are almost gone, only with a few here and there. my nose is clear, even the red patch in my eye's getting fainter, the only problem is my throat and phlegm. well, they are the main trouble makers.
if you ask me whether i was foolish in not sleeping well and playing instead, i would say no. i guess it was all part of learning and growing. i might have done the same if i was a 25 year old who had not gone through what it means to have too little sleep. but im glad God put me through this now, and not some crucial part of my life. at least now, all i miss is a camp, what if i have it before a major exam? or before an important interview? i thank Him for choosing the right time to teach me a lesson, using the hard way, as it seems. but if you ask me to stay up till 5.30 again, i will say no thanks. 2? no thanks again, this time, im wiser and value my health which God given me.
the song on my blog fits my mood really well now! UNWELL!
All day
Staring at the ceiling
Making friends with shadows on my wall
All night
Hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something
Hold on
I'm feeling like I'm headed for a
Breakdown
I don't know why
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Me
Talking to myself in public
Dodging glances on the train
I know
I know they've all been talking 'bout me
I can hear them whisper
And it makes me think there must be something wrong
With me
Out of all the hours thinking
Somehow
I've lost my mind
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be I been talking in my sleep
Pretty soon they'll come to get me
Yeah, they're taking me away
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Hey, how I used to be
How I used to be, yeah
Well I'm just a little unwell
How I used to be
How I used to be
it all started on saturday, after i had woken up from a successful guitar concert. i started the day with a cough, then another, this time, a much more forceful and painful. ta da.. i was headed to destruction.. btw, i had a bloody red patch on my left eye since fri. it was rather scary.
i survived sat trying to recover the rest that i had lost. i was down with fever reching up to 38.4 degrees celcius. i also had sore throat, cough, and flu.
on sun, i couldnt go to church, i rested at home, i could do anything like watching tv, if not my fever would shoot up and my head would get all the aches and feel dizzy. so i rested and rested, with mum so lovingly and kindly missing service so that she can monitor me. at 6.30pm, 326 clinic was open. so i went. and i had to wait for 8 ppl before my turn. im glad i managed to pull through the ordeal. i wanted to sleep on mum's shoulder but i somehow felt uncomfortable. and i kept coughing. finally it was my turn. the doc read my temperature. it was a whooping 39.5 degrees celcius!!! whoa, i almost died at hearing that! i was feeling very out of sorts before the visit to the clinic and my temperature which was taken at home was 38-39 degrees celcius. but the doc said it could be easily 40. so he immediately said i needed the bullet in my butt. haha, it was just a consequence i had to face for not taking good care of myself. he prescribed me my medicine. i must admit i love the cough medicine, the black syrupish liquid. it's so caramelish, i love it. but too bad, it's medicine, i have to take it sparingly. btw, doc said that the red patch in my eye was a hemorrhage (okay i admit, i checked the spelling up on dictionary.com. haha). but the patch will go away in time!
yesterday, on mon, it was supposed to be sec 3 camp day, but im sick, so i had to sacrifice my camp for my health, which i now hold very very very dear.
today is tues, im much better! my fever has subsided. the aches are almost gone, only with a few here and there. my nose is clear, even the red patch in my eye's getting fainter, the only problem is my throat and phlegm. well, they are the main trouble makers.
if you ask me whether i was foolish in not sleeping well and playing instead, i would say no. i guess it was all part of learning and growing. i might have done the same if i was a 25 year old who had not gone through what it means to have too little sleep. but im glad God put me through this now, and not some crucial part of my life. at least now, all i miss is a camp, what if i have it before a major exam? or before an important interview? i thank Him for choosing the right time to teach me a lesson, using the hard way, as it seems. but if you ask me to stay up till 5.30 again, i will say no thanks. 2? no thanks again, this time, im wiser and value my health which God given me.
the song on my blog fits my mood really well now! UNWELL!
All day
Staring at the ceiling
Making friends with shadows on my wall
All night
Hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something
Hold on
I'm feeling like I'm headed for a
Breakdown
I don't know why
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Me
Talking to myself in public
Dodging glances on the train
I know
I know they've all been talking 'bout me
I can hear them whisper
And it makes me think there must be something wrong
With me
Out of all the hours thinking
Somehow
I've lost my mind
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be I been talking in my sleep
Pretty soon they'll come to get me
Yeah, they're taking me away
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
Hey, how I used to be
How I used to be, yeah
Well I'm just a little unwell
How I used to be
How I used to be
Tehillim 2008
tehillim is hebrew for praise. well not accurately. cos the real spelling is tehellim. but one fellow guitar students pointed out that there was a 'hell' in the word. so the teachers and the exco decided to drop the 'e' and put in an 'i'. masking hell to become hill.
this is guitar club's debut concert. i am proud to be part of it, but not when i only had 2.5hs of sleep. i dont want to talk too much about the concert.
on the whole, it was okay, the quartet performed way below par. and the ensemble, as if old habits die hard, rushed as if it needed to catch the last call on a plane, plmgss guitar ensemble loves to rush! that's all i will say about the concert. haha, but i still remember that my glasses kept sliding down during my performances. being 'handicapped' without its left nose pad
but thank God, i managed to see my friends. i love really love them loads. nat got me a red rose, the clique got me red tomatoes! they truly know my favourite colour! :)
nat's rose (when it was in it's prime) sorry nat, it has wilted, i'm not the gentlest with flora!
clique's gift toe me. it's very special. it puts me on a spot on whether a should eat them. eating them would be removing evidence of their gift to me! hard choice, but i ate some and they are real good!
four friends! :)
this is guitar club's debut concert. i am proud to be part of it, but not when i only had 2.5hs of sleep. i dont want to talk too much about the concert.
on the whole, it was okay, the quartet performed way below par. and the ensemble, as if old habits die hard, rushed as if it needed to catch the last call on a plane, plmgss guitar ensemble loves to rush! that's all i will say about the concert. haha, but i still remember that my glasses kept sliding down during my performances. being 'handicapped' without its left nose pad
but thank God, i managed to see my friends. i love really love them loads. nat got me a red rose, the clique got me red tomatoes! they truly know my favourite colour! :)
nat and i, she came although she was still darn tired from ck camp! she's a true friend!
guitar ensemble 2008
the clique, MY clique! i love them loads! all of them came to support me!!
the quartet, im on the dark side. the lighting was so bad, it was as if i had to play with my nose leading me on which note to play next.
the encore item.
nat's rose (when it was in it's prime) sorry nat, it has wilted, i'm not the gentlest with flora!
clique's gift toe me. it's very special. it puts me on a spot on whether a should eat them. eating them would be removing evidence of their gift to me! hard choice, but i ate some and they are real good!
four friends! :)
Saturday, June 21, 2008
CK retreat 2008
i was at ck retreat for 19hs, but i only slept 2.5hs. i was there on thurs from 3pm to fri 10.30am. and i was awake from thurs 3pm to 11.59pm, and then on fri from 12mn to 6am. then i slept for 2.5hs and then got up at 8.30am. so daring huh, i dared to sleep 2.5 hs despite the busy day i had on fri. well, let me recount the proceedings of the camp.
on the way there, i still remember being really anxious about missing the bus stop. hui qi and elisa had kindly volunteered to wait on me at the bus stop. however, i was still very worried about missing the right stop. so at every bus stop, i bent forward to look out for them. i did this so often that the bus driver noticed my perpetual motion and made the effort to come up to me (i was sitting behing the alighting door) and asked me where i was going. i told him and he said that he would tell me when to alight. whoa. to me, he was like an angel sent by God, to ease my fears.
when i reached, elisa and huiqi helped me with my bag and directed me to the chalet. i arrived in time for pastor lau's workshop.
pastor lau's workshop was a lot relaxed. he read from the scripture then asked us to break up into groups to fill in the discussion form. i was assigned to group 1 by iva and was requested to facilitate. so i did. (btw, group 1 consisted of isa, noelene, huiqi, marcus and iva(only for discussion)) we discussed about the definition of a stranger and talked about lazarus and the rich man, about who made earth his home etc. it was really fruitful. after the discussion, pastor lau, ever readily demonstrated to us his puzzle, this time, everyone had a copy of a puzzle and thus we could do it hands on. i learnt how to bring the bead over through er jie, but im not sure if i can do it again.
after the demonstration. we went to the beach to build sand castles. the objective was to build the tallest and prettiest sand castle. my group came up with a plan to create a mound first, then work on the aesthetics. so we started building a hill of sand, after about 10 mins, we worked on the design. i went around looking for sticks and leaves while the others designed the sand. when i came back, i designed a gate and a bridge over the moat. it was truly a fun experience, and it was the first time i received some genuine positive remarks about my designing capability. (i want to be an architect when i grow up, remember?)
finally, sand castle time came to a close. we went back to the chalet, showered. then the girls played cluedo while the guys played risk. we were not allowed down by the camp committee as they were preparing the special dinner. finally, when the special dinner was ready, we went down and we found out that we had fruits and cream soup for our special dinner. i found that really creative as never in camps did i have this kind of meal. plus the place was candle lit as we ate. it was a truly fun dining experience. after the fruits, we had pizza.
after dinner, it was movie screening time, unfortunately, the computer could not project the volume of the video, thus, we decided to play captain's ball. captain's ball was fun! throughout the game, i was mainly running about, trying to get the ball, or to create holes in the opponents defense. i realised im quite a good shooter, i mean i can shoot high and quite accurately. or maybe the opponent's goalkeeper was plain lazy to jump. haha. it was a very fast paced game for 45 mins. afterwhich, everyone, all worked out and sweaty gathered in the bungalow to play some circle games. like chop chili chop chili chop chop chop, o-gak! diu diu, small fish, big fish etc. it was really good way for us to chill and prepare for the night games that were to last till sunrise. moments later, the committee was still busy preparing for the games, so we played mafia. it was as expected, fun.
at around 12 plus, the first official game of the night kicked off. it was the pass-the-fishball-with-(shorter than usual)sataysticks-in-your-mouth challenge, of course, without the use of the hands. in our groups, we had to pass fishballs down the line and eat them up once we were done with the passing. that included those that had dropped. this game really tested your lower jaw muscles to the limits as we had to prop the satay sticks up to receive the fishball from the previous person as part of strategy. my throat was stretched and my jaw ached, thanks to this game. my group came in 2nd and we ate all the fishballs, we didnt care if they had dropped, we were game!
next up, the rock-climbing game. this game was rather creative to me. the rock wall we had to scale was not vertical nor diagonal. instead, it was on the ground, with tape as the markers. but dont think it was easy! we had to do this as a group, with our legs tied up with the person beside us. we had to finish 'climbing' the wall as soon as possible, of course with minimal pain at the ankles where the rafia string was placed. group 3 went first because they came first in the fishball game. they went slow and steady, obviously putting comfort over desire to win, they completed in 5 mins. my group was next. before it was our turn, we had ourselves lined up from tallest to shortest and had over-enthusiastically tied ourselves up. when it came to our turn, we realised that we had to hop as one group to the start line. we were quite malu-ed by that. when iva started the timer, all of us immediately got down on our hands, unaffected by the gravel and dirt. we pushed through all the challenges of overstretched limbs and bones and managed 3 minutes! it was a great accomplishment! lastly, group 2 went, i say they really charged forward, dragging their legs along, as if they didnt care as much whether their lags would scar afterward. and they finished in 1 min!!! quite impossible lol.
the next game was milo the hero! this game was gross but at the same time, fun. the game consists of 3 stations, at which only one person could be at one at any point of time. at the first station, the player had to obtain some water to be sustained in the mouth, then at the second station, the player had to pour in some milo powder into the mouth(with the water still there). then juggle a few times before releasing mixture into a 2 litre bottle. this had to be done continuously by different people in the group until after 5 mins. and the forfeit for the losing team was the most terrifying of all games that i had played in my life. that was to drink up half of what they had contributed. (ew! imagine all the saliva and all!) before the game, i ensured that everyone in my group wasnt afraid of others' saliva. then we proceeded to the game. we play our hearts out. we placed meticulousness above speed. and that paid off! after 3-4mins, our bottle was filled to the brim and overflowing while the other groups' bottles were merely half full. while my group was beaming pride and glee that this cup was pass from us, the other groups were anticipating which between them was more unfortunate. but good news to all! iva announced that the forfeit was just a scare for us to take part actively in the game. thus, there was no punishment.
after the milo game, it was the blindfold game. i was the guide, so i didnt blindfold. i had to lead my group through a miniature obstacle course and after that, i would be blind folded and have to choose a number. i would say i lead my group well. then i had to be blindfolded, i went through the course fine, then i choose no. 2, iva asked me to choose another no. so i chose 3. then she said okay and led me to a container and asked me to dip me hand in and search for a pebble. haha, i really didnt noe what was inside, so i felt through and through, squishing my fingers around, after several failed attempts, i finally found something hard. that's it! it was the pebble. when i took out the blindfold. i just realised that i had been through fear factor without knowing. it was a bucket full of meal worms. u noe those 'darling wriggleys' that u give to ur fish. iva said i rubbed and rubbed them through. haha, too bad, i didnt feel like vomiting, since i was passed being able to. iva told me not to breathe a single word to the next 'victim' of this torment. haha. next was noelene, like me, she somehow chose 3. and the meal worms welcomed her, but she was smart, she suspected something, unlike i, who was so gullible (i think i squished them! eeew!) btw, choice 1 was something (i forgot), choice 2 was some hokkien mee looking mixture which looked quite gross too, choice 4 was the saliva+milo+water from the previous game, with egg this time. oh man, i wouldn't have minded the other options, but why 3?! anything but alive and wriggley worms! my team members passed this station like a breeze, but somehow, station 3 was always busy! was this the devious plan by the committee?! lol!
a few minutes later, everyone retired into the chalet for a half time. we were totally grossed out by the game. some went to eat instant noodles and majority played mafia. i glad to say that i did a wonderful job as a detective one game when i took the risk to reveal the mafias, at the nick of time. the game ended in my favour!
at about 5 the comm revived us from half time with a fiery game. we had to use candles to burn the rafia sting of the opposing group. only players with lighted candles were allowed to roam about in the game area, while those whose candles had gone out had to relight them. it was a real daunting task trying to melt the rafia string as my opponents came too swift for me. but in all, i think both teams did equally. halfway through the game, a neighbour came by to complain about the noise we had be producing. after that, the committee decided to put the night games to a halt even though they had 2 more games. they gave us time to rest our tired selves.
i desperately needed rest. i rested for 2.5hs, like i said earlier. woke up at 8.30 the same morning for breakfast. breakfast was instant mee. nothing else healthier.
although ck camp drained me of strength and deprived me of my precious sleep. IT WAS A BLAST! n i got to know many people much better!!! thanks iva, claudia and hui shi for your effort! the camp was really great! :)
on the way there, i still remember being really anxious about missing the bus stop. hui qi and elisa had kindly volunteered to wait on me at the bus stop. however, i was still very worried about missing the right stop. so at every bus stop, i bent forward to look out for them. i did this so often that the bus driver noticed my perpetual motion and made the effort to come up to me (i was sitting behing the alighting door) and asked me where i was going. i told him and he said that he would tell me when to alight. whoa. to me, he was like an angel sent by God, to ease my fears.
when i reached, elisa and huiqi helped me with my bag and directed me to the chalet. i arrived in time for pastor lau's workshop.
pastor lau's workshop was a lot relaxed. he read from the scripture then asked us to break up into groups to fill in the discussion form. i was assigned to group 1 by iva and was requested to facilitate. so i did. (btw, group 1 consisted of isa, noelene, huiqi, marcus and iva(only for discussion)) we discussed about the definition of a stranger and talked about lazarus and the rich man, about who made earth his home etc. it was really fruitful. after the discussion, pastor lau, ever readily demonstrated to us his puzzle, this time, everyone had a copy of a puzzle and thus we could do it hands on. i learnt how to bring the bead over through er jie, but im not sure if i can do it again.
after the demonstration. we went to the beach to build sand castles. the objective was to build the tallest and prettiest sand castle. my group came up with a plan to create a mound first, then work on the aesthetics. so we started building a hill of sand, after about 10 mins, we worked on the design. i went around looking for sticks and leaves while the others designed the sand. when i came back, i designed a gate and a bridge over the moat. it was truly a fun experience, and it was the first time i received some genuine positive remarks about my designing capability. (i want to be an architect when i grow up, remember?)
finally, sand castle time came to a close. we went back to the chalet, showered. then the girls played cluedo while the guys played risk. we were not allowed down by the camp committee as they were preparing the special dinner. finally, when the special dinner was ready, we went down and we found out that we had fruits and cream soup for our special dinner. i found that really creative as never in camps did i have this kind of meal. plus the place was candle lit as we ate. it was a truly fun dining experience. after the fruits, we had pizza.
after dinner, it was movie screening time, unfortunately, the computer could not project the volume of the video, thus, we decided to play captain's ball. captain's ball was fun! throughout the game, i was mainly running about, trying to get the ball, or to create holes in the opponents defense. i realised im quite a good shooter, i mean i can shoot high and quite accurately. or maybe the opponent's goalkeeper was plain lazy to jump. haha. it was a very fast paced game for 45 mins. afterwhich, everyone, all worked out and sweaty gathered in the bungalow to play some circle games. like chop chili chop chili chop chop chop, o-gak! diu diu, small fish, big fish etc. it was really good way for us to chill and prepare for the night games that were to last till sunrise. moments later, the committee was still busy preparing for the games, so we played mafia. it was as expected, fun.
at around 12 plus, the first official game of the night kicked off. it was the pass-the-fishball-with-(shorter than usual)sataysticks-in-your-mouth challenge, of course, without the use of the hands. in our groups, we had to pass fishballs down the line and eat them up once we were done with the passing. that included those that had dropped. this game really tested your lower jaw muscles to the limits as we had to prop the satay sticks up to receive the fishball from the previous person as part of strategy. my throat was stretched and my jaw ached, thanks to this game. my group came in 2nd and we ate all the fishballs, we didnt care if they had dropped, we were game!
next up, the rock-climbing game. this game was rather creative to me. the rock wall we had to scale was not vertical nor diagonal. instead, it was on the ground, with tape as the markers. but dont think it was easy! we had to do this as a group, with our legs tied up with the person beside us. we had to finish 'climbing' the wall as soon as possible, of course with minimal pain at the ankles where the rafia string was placed. group 3 went first because they came first in the fishball game. they went slow and steady, obviously putting comfort over desire to win, they completed in 5 mins. my group was next. before it was our turn, we had ourselves lined up from tallest to shortest and had over-enthusiastically tied ourselves up. when it came to our turn, we realised that we had to hop as one group to the start line. we were quite malu-ed by that. when iva started the timer, all of us immediately got down on our hands, unaffected by the gravel and dirt. we pushed through all the challenges of overstretched limbs and bones and managed 3 minutes! it was a great accomplishment! lastly, group 2 went, i say they really charged forward, dragging their legs along, as if they didnt care as much whether their lags would scar afterward. and they finished in 1 min!!! quite impossible lol.
the next game was milo the hero! this game was gross but at the same time, fun. the game consists of 3 stations, at which only one person could be at one at any point of time. at the first station, the player had to obtain some water to be sustained in the mouth, then at the second station, the player had to pour in some milo powder into the mouth(with the water still there). then juggle a few times before releasing mixture into a 2 litre bottle. this had to be done continuously by different people in the group until after 5 mins. and the forfeit for the losing team was the most terrifying of all games that i had played in my life. that was to drink up half of what they had contributed. (ew! imagine all the saliva and all!) before the game, i ensured that everyone in my group wasnt afraid of others' saliva. then we proceeded to the game. we play our hearts out. we placed meticulousness above speed. and that paid off! after 3-4mins, our bottle was filled to the brim and overflowing while the other groups' bottles were merely half full. while my group was beaming pride and glee that this cup was pass from us, the other groups were anticipating which between them was more unfortunate. but good news to all! iva announced that the forfeit was just a scare for us to take part actively in the game. thus, there was no punishment.
after the milo game, it was the blindfold game. i was the guide, so i didnt blindfold. i had to lead my group through a miniature obstacle course and after that, i would be blind folded and have to choose a number. i would say i lead my group well. then i had to be blindfolded, i went through the course fine, then i choose no. 2, iva asked me to choose another no. so i chose 3. then she said okay and led me to a container and asked me to dip me hand in and search for a pebble. haha, i really didnt noe what was inside, so i felt through and through, squishing my fingers around, after several failed attempts, i finally found something hard. that's it! it was the pebble. when i took out the blindfold. i just realised that i had been through fear factor without knowing. it was a bucket full of meal worms. u noe those 'darling wriggleys' that u give to ur fish. iva said i rubbed and rubbed them through. haha, too bad, i didnt feel like vomiting, since i was passed being able to. iva told me not to breathe a single word to the next 'victim' of this torment. haha. next was noelene, like me, she somehow chose 3. and the meal worms welcomed her, but she was smart, she suspected something, unlike i, who was so gullible (i think i squished them! eeew!) btw, choice 1 was something (i forgot), choice 2 was some hokkien mee looking mixture which looked quite gross too, choice 4 was the saliva+milo+water from the previous game, with egg this time. oh man, i wouldn't have minded the other options, but why 3?! anything but alive and wriggley worms! my team members passed this station like a breeze, but somehow, station 3 was always busy! was this the devious plan by the committee?! lol!
a few minutes later, everyone retired into the chalet for a half time. we were totally grossed out by the game. some went to eat instant noodles and majority played mafia. i glad to say that i did a wonderful job as a detective one game when i took the risk to reveal the mafias, at the nick of time. the game ended in my favour!
at about 5 the comm revived us from half time with a fiery game. we had to use candles to burn the rafia sting of the opposing group. only players with lighted candles were allowed to roam about in the game area, while those whose candles had gone out had to relight them. it was a real daunting task trying to melt the rafia string as my opponents came too swift for me. but in all, i think both teams did equally. halfway through the game, a neighbour came by to complain about the noise we had be producing. after that, the committee decided to put the night games to a halt even though they had 2 more games. they gave us time to rest our tired selves.
i desperately needed rest. i rested for 2.5hs, like i said earlier. woke up at 8.30 the same morning for breakfast. breakfast was instant mee. nothing else healthier.
although ck camp drained me of strength and deprived me of my precious sleep. IT WAS A BLAST! n i got to know many people much better!!! thanks iva, claudia and hui shi for your effort! the camp was really great! :)
Funny things
this is interesting!
DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM
PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER
DESPERATION:
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES: !
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE :
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S
A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE
MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:
WOMAN HITLER
haha, interesting rite?
DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM
PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER
DESPERATION:
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES: !
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE :
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S
A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE
MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:
WOMAN HITLER
haha, interesting rite?
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Yi san
yi san is very nice! :) im finshing it! hehe. i like it! :)
i like the main actress and the actor is really charming
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sounds familiar? if it does, good for you, cos you had been good and faithful to have read my blog last week. okay, im editing this post cos i'm thinking quite differently now. (scroll down for spoilers, that is if you are even interested)
yi san ended BADLY!
the main actress died!!! duh! i kept up with the show, 77 epi? and sung song yeon died. thanks a lot to the producers, you really mede me feel that the show so worthless. haiz, but i must say that the show was really great before sung song yeon died. it was fabulous, why did they spoil it with her death? not sensible!
haiz, but im still the ultimate korean drama lover! don't mistake me! heez.
i like the main actress and the actor is really charming
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sounds familiar? if it does, good for you, cos you had been good and faithful to have read my blog last week. okay, im editing this post cos i'm thinking quite differently now. (scroll down for spoilers, that is if you are even interested)
yi san ended BADLY!
the main actress died!!! duh! i kept up with the show, 77 epi? and sung song yeon died. thanks a lot to the producers, you really mede me feel that the show so worthless. haiz, but i must say that the show was really great before sung song yeon died. it was fabulous, why did they spoil it with her death? not sensible!
haiz, but im still the ultimate korean drama lover! don't mistake me! heez.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Mama's here!
yay! my maternal grandma has come to my house to stay for five days till fri. :) she's going to teach mom, er jie and i how to make dumplings tomr! it's really funny staying with mama cos she is very adorable. hehe. and i hope to be able to talk more with her despite our language barriers. :)
okay mama aside. i have more pics from church camp, all credits to nat! (sorry, ther's no link between mama and the camp, but i remember i'm best at sidetracking ;) )
noelene and i. first jumpshot for me that was successful on the first try! (if im not wrong!) well, the camara was in the hands of the school photography club memeber, nat!
this shot was taken by one of the plantation workers, we got it right on second go, not bad huh. this pic is so hilarious cos all of us are doing very different poses. lol! u can probably see how big the plantation is, it is tonnes bigger actual though.
the water body behind us is probably water that came down from mount ophir. er jie n i all smiles.
goats behind us, noelene and i, we are the best tennis partners. (sorry nat, i missed u out, intentionally)
on the swing outside the fruits hut. :)
okay mama aside. i have more pics from church camp, all credits to nat! (sorry, ther's no link between mama and the camp, but i remember i'm best at sidetracking ;) )
noelene and i. first jumpshot for me that was successful on the first try! (if im not wrong!) well, the camara was in the hands of the school photography club memeber, nat!
this shot was taken by one of the plantation workers, we got it right on second go, not bad huh. this pic is so hilarious cos all of us are doing very different poses. lol! u can probably see how big the plantation is, it is tonnes bigger actual though.
the water body behind us is probably water that came down from mount ophir. er jie n i all smiles.
goats behind us, noelene and i, we are the best tennis partners. (sorry nat, i missed u out, intentionally)
on the swing outside the fruits hut. :)
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Thanks nat!
i would like to thank nat for remembering me eventhough we were quite distant from one another. as u see, nat was in melacca and i in lorong ah soo, and she still remembered me and bought me a very small gift with her big heart. it's a key chain with my name imprinted on it. awwwww.... (megacampers, remember the uncle saneth way!)
but, i've suddenly felt that nat's present's so cliche..... i've chucked it aside! sorry nat! but i will remember your big heart when you gave me the present!
btw, today's fathers' day! too bad my dad chose to be away in beijing, if not i could have give him a bear hug, i really could have! but his absence is all so timely, cos then i wouldnt need to say things that will make the (wee) hairs on my arms stand. but anyway, thanks dad for raising me these 15 years. (i doubt he will read this anyway....)
and guess what, i just dont feel like ending here, so i will tell you all the good news that happened to me! i have borrowed salem falls by jodi picoult and true believer by nicholas sparks, they are my favourite writers! weee!
okay time to go! :)
but, i've suddenly felt that nat's present's so cliche..... i've chucked it aside! sorry nat! but i will remember your big heart when you gave me the present!
btw, today's fathers' day! too bad my dad chose to be away in beijing, if not i could have give him a bear hug, i really could have! but his absence is all so timely, cos then i wouldnt need to say things that will make the (wee) hairs on my arms stand. but anyway, thanks dad for raising me these 15 years. (i doubt he will read this anyway....)
and guess what, i just dont feel like ending here, so i will tell you all the good news that happened to me! i have borrowed salem falls by jodi picoult and true believer by nicholas sparks, they are my favourite writers! weee!
okay time to go! :)
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