Thursday, June 30, 2005
Christian Jokes
Hmm..think most ppl got this impression that all Christians r very serious ppl and that activities in churches or even cell groups tend to take on a solemn tone. But as one, I can tell u, it's far from that! My church for one, has some of the most corny ppl around. And I dun even have to mention my CG. Whether during Bible Study or supper after CG, we never ran out of rubbish to laugh about. It's a great thing that our God is humourous as well :) Anyway, here r some of the funniest Christian jokes I've ever come across, which I had clean forgotten to compile till now:
1) Who is the fastest runner in the Bible and why?
Ans: Adam. He is the first in the human race.
2) Which prophet die very fast?
Ans: Ezekiel (think Easy-Kill)
3) What is the biggest car in the Bible?
Ans: A Honda Accord. Because the disciples were in one Accord.
4) Which is the first car in the Bible?
Ans: A Plymouth Fury. Because God drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden in a Fury.
5) Who first played the game of tennis in the Bible?
Ans: Joseph. He served in Pharaoh's court.
1) Who is the fastest runner in the Bible and why?
Ans: Adam. He is the first in the human race.
2) Which prophet die very fast?
Ans: Ezekiel (think Easy-Kill)
3) What is the biggest car in the Bible?
Ans: A Honda Accord. Because the disciples were in one Accord.
4) Which is the first car in the Bible?
Ans: A Plymouth Fury. Because God drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden in a Fury.
5) Who first played the game of tennis in the Bible?
Ans: Joseph. He served in Pharaoh's court.
I am difficult to get to know better??
Found this saved somewhere inside my C drive, forgotten. I oso forgot where exactly I got this quiz from...most prob shd be from Weijin's blog. Haha if so I must be really outdated! But just in case anyone is interested:
eXpressive: 5/10Practical: 9/10Physical: 0/10Giver: 5/10
You are a RPIT--Reserved Practical Intellectual Taker. This makes you a Love Geek.Heh heh -- you love geek! You are weirdly sexy. It doesn't take people a long time to get to know you, but people *think* it takes a long time, because you are as cool and regulated after a year as you are on a first meeting. You don't tend to date casually -- you just suddenly find yourself in long term relationships. Your approach to conflict is your greatest asset -- it complements almost every other type. You don't express yourself or your feelings in dramatic terms, but you will speak up to those who do. You are generally calm, but capable of ramping up, and you don't give up until the issue is resolved -- this means even the hottest temper or coolest conflict-avoider can feel comfortable pursuing their satisfaction with you. And you don't hold a grudge -- you get through it, and it's done. You rock. Sure, you like the sex. And you communicate with your partner well, so you're good at it. But it's not something you would make jokes about or bring up in polite company (not that you don't appreciate that kind of humor). You're no prude, but that's just not your style. You'd make an excellent parent. You enjoy food and can be a ravenous eater. A good cook will get your attention quickly.Of the 225871 people who have taken this quiz, 5.4 % are this type.
Hah, as with almost every other kind of quiz, I dun think it will stay constant as u grow and change. But die lah, according to it, I make a selfish lover! Hahahaah take with a pinch of salt. I always find doing these sort of tests very interesting tho, esp now during e time when ppl r looking for a job. Though it does not encompass e whole u, it can be a good guideline to better understand urself before searching for a job or anything else. Here is another quiz on job personality that Lorraine sent me:
Portrait of an ISFP - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving(Introverted Feeling with Extraverted Sensing)
The Artist
As an ISFP, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit into your value system. Your secondary mode is external, where you take things in via your five sense in a literal, concrete fashion.
ISFPs live in the world of sensation possibilities. They are keenly in tune with the way things look, taste, sound, feel and smell. They have a strong aesthetic appreciation for art, and are likely to be artists in some form, because they are unusually gifted at creating and composing things which will strongly affect the senses. They have a strong set of values, which they strive to consistently meet in their lives. They need to feel as if they're living their lives in accordance with what they feel is right, and will rebel against anything which conflicts with that goal. They're likely to choose jobs and careers which allow them the freedom of working towards the realization of their value-oriented personal goals.
ISFPs tend to be quiet and reserved, and difficult to get to know well. They hold back their ideas and opinions except from those who they are closest to. They are likely to be kind, gentle and sensitive in their dealings with others. They are interested in contributing to people's sense of well-being and happiness, and will put a great deal of effort and energy into tasks which they believe in.
ISFPs have a strong affinity for aesthetics and beauty. They're likely to be animal lovers, and to have a true appreciation for the beauties of nature. They're original and independent, and need to have personal space. They value people who take the time to understand the ISFP, and who support the ISFP in pursuing their goals in their own, unique way. People who don't know them well may see their unique way of life as a sign of carefree light-heartedness, but the ISFP actually takes life very seriously, constantly gathering specific information and shifting it through their value systems, in search for clarification and underlying meaning.
ISFPs are action-oriented individuals. They are "doers", and are usually uncomfortable with theorizing concepts and ideas, unless they see a practical application. They learn best in a "hands-on" environment, and consequently may become easily bored with the traditional teaching methods, which emphasize abstract thinking. They do not like impersonal analysis, and are uncomfortable with the idea of making decisions based strictly on logic. Their strong value systems demand that decisions are evaluated against their subjective beliefs, rather than against some objective rules or laws.
ISFPs are extremely perceptive and aware of others. They constantly gather specific information about people, and seek to discover what it means. They are usually penetratingly accurate in their perceptions of others.
ISFPs are warm and sympathetic. They genuinely care about people, and are strongly service-oriented in their desire to please. They have an unusually deep well of caring for those who are close to them, and are likely to show their love through actions, rather than words.
ISFPs have no desire to lead or control others, just as they have no desire to be led or controlled by others. They need space and time alone to evaluate the circumstances of their life against their value system, and are likely to respect other people's needs for the same.
The ISFP is likely to not give themself enough credit for the things which they do extremely well. Their strong value systems can lead them to be intensely perfectionist, and cause them to judge themselves with unneccesary harshness.
The ISFP has many special gifts for the world, especially in the areas of creating artistic sensation, and selflessly serving others. Life is not likely to be extremely easy for the ISFP, because they take life so seriously, but they have the tools to make their lives and the lives of those close to them richly rewarding experiences.
eXpressive: 5/10Practical: 9/10Physical: 0/10Giver: 5/10
You are a RPIT--Reserved Practical Intellectual Taker. This makes you a Love Geek.Heh heh -- you love geek! You are weirdly sexy. It doesn't take people a long time to get to know you, but people *think* it takes a long time, because you are as cool and regulated after a year as you are on a first meeting. You don't tend to date casually -- you just suddenly find yourself in long term relationships. Your approach to conflict is your greatest asset -- it complements almost every other type. You don't express yourself or your feelings in dramatic terms, but you will speak up to those who do. You are generally calm, but capable of ramping up, and you don't give up until the issue is resolved -- this means even the hottest temper or coolest conflict-avoider can feel comfortable pursuing their satisfaction with you. And you don't hold a grudge -- you get through it, and it's done. You rock. Sure, you like the sex. And you communicate with your partner well, so you're good at it. But it's not something you would make jokes about or bring up in polite company (not that you don't appreciate that kind of humor). You're no prude, but that's just not your style. You'd make an excellent parent. You enjoy food and can be a ravenous eater. A good cook will get your attention quickly.Of the 225871 people who have taken this quiz, 5.4 % are this type.
Hah, as with almost every other kind of quiz, I dun think it will stay constant as u grow and change. But die lah, according to it, I make a selfish lover! Hahahaah take with a pinch of salt. I always find doing these sort of tests very interesting tho, esp now during e time when ppl r looking for a job. Though it does not encompass e whole u, it can be a good guideline to better understand urself before searching for a job or anything else. Here is another quiz on job personality that Lorraine sent me:
Portrait of an ISFP - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving(Introverted Feeling with Extraverted Sensing)
The Artist
As an ISFP, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit into your value system. Your secondary mode is external, where you take things in via your five sense in a literal, concrete fashion.
ISFPs live in the world of sensation possibilities. They are keenly in tune with the way things look, taste, sound, feel and smell. They have a strong aesthetic appreciation for art, and are likely to be artists in some form, because they are unusually gifted at creating and composing things which will strongly affect the senses. They have a strong set of values, which they strive to consistently meet in their lives. They need to feel as if they're living their lives in accordance with what they feel is right, and will rebel against anything which conflicts with that goal. They're likely to choose jobs and careers which allow them the freedom of working towards the realization of their value-oriented personal goals.
ISFPs tend to be quiet and reserved, and difficult to get to know well. They hold back their ideas and opinions except from those who they are closest to. They are likely to be kind, gentle and sensitive in their dealings with others. They are interested in contributing to people's sense of well-being and happiness, and will put a great deal of effort and energy into tasks which they believe in.
ISFPs have a strong affinity for aesthetics and beauty. They're likely to be animal lovers, and to have a true appreciation for the beauties of nature. They're original and independent, and need to have personal space. They value people who take the time to understand the ISFP, and who support the ISFP in pursuing their goals in their own, unique way. People who don't know them well may see their unique way of life as a sign of carefree light-heartedness, but the ISFP actually takes life very seriously, constantly gathering specific information and shifting it through their value systems, in search for clarification and underlying meaning.
ISFPs are action-oriented individuals. They are "doers", and are usually uncomfortable with theorizing concepts and ideas, unless they see a practical application. They learn best in a "hands-on" environment, and consequently may become easily bored with the traditional teaching methods, which emphasize abstract thinking. They do not like impersonal analysis, and are uncomfortable with the idea of making decisions based strictly on logic. Their strong value systems demand that decisions are evaluated against their subjective beliefs, rather than against some objective rules or laws.
ISFPs are extremely perceptive and aware of others. They constantly gather specific information about people, and seek to discover what it means. They are usually penetratingly accurate in their perceptions of others.
ISFPs are warm and sympathetic. They genuinely care about people, and are strongly service-oriented in their desire to please. They have an unusually deep well of caring for those who are close to them, and are likely to show their love through actions, rather than words.
ISFPs have no desire to lead or control others, just as they have no desire to be led or controlled by others. They need space and time alone to evaluate the circumstances of their life against their value system, and are likely to respect other people's needs for the same.
The ISFP is likely to not give themself enough credit for the things which they do extremely well. Their strong value systems can lead them to be intensely perfectionist, and cause them to judge themselves with unneccesary harshness.
The ISFP has many special gifts for the world, especially in the areas of creating artistic sensation, and selflessly serving others. Life is not likely to be extremely easy for the ISFP, because they take life so seriously, but they have the tools to make their lives and the lives of those close to them richly rewarding experiences.
See?? Again, "difficult to get to know well"!!! Hahahaha I took this Steamboat Personality test that Yvonne sent me just for fun and again e same thing was mentioned. Wah...I am like that meh? Well, well. Aiyah never mind lah. But it is interesting to find out hehe :)
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Getting Better...
Finally my flu is getting better. My biggest joy is getting my hearing back again, thank God! Not that I bec deaf or something but I have always been quite reliant on my hearing and having it blocked during flu was not a nice feeling. Still having some cough, which caused Audrey some concern becos whenever I laugh, I would cough equally hard. U dun wanna hear e sound...it's quite off-putting hahaahah :) But praise God anyway!
Yeah, Audrey is another best fren of mine, which I seldom mention, but has been a very good fren since Sec1. She is one wise lady who shares lots of similar ideas with me. Yeah she is oso a very practical person, which balances my more fluffy and emotional nature heheeh. So whenever I need advice, I usually go to her and e ones she gives always struck me as being very wise. The strange thing is that, she is a Catholic and I'm a Protestant, but we neva ever disagreed on e grounds of religion and in fact share a lot of similar insights, about religion or other things.
Finally, my parents have decided on some holiday plan. I am put in charge of planning it. Heh had kinda given up cos they seemed so busy.
Job search is slowly picking up. If worse come to worse, I am thinking of going back to Indonesia to help my parents for some time, dunno how long. But let's be optimistic lah. God will make a way.
Yeah, Audrey is another best fren of mine, which I seldom mention, but has been a very good fren since Sec1. She is one wise lady who shares lots of similar ideas with me. Yeah she is oso a very practical person, which balances my more fluffy and emotional nature heheeh. So whenever I need advice, I usually go to her and e ones she gives always struck me as being very wise. The strange thing is that, she is a Catholic and I'm a Protestant, but we neva ever disagreed on e grounds of religion and in fact share a lot of similar insights, about religion or other things.
Finally, my parents have decided on some holiday plan. I am put in charge of planning it. Heh had kinda given up cos they seemed so busy.
Job search is slowly picking up. If worse come to worse, I am thinking of going back to Indonesia to help my parents for some time, dunno how long. But let's be optimistic lah. God will make a way.
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Shaoyun's Wedding
Came back from Shaoyun's church wedding, feeling quite drained. E few of us gals, Weijin, Soph, and Sarah felt very tired so we went home. Erm not to insult his wedding hor. Think it was a rather simple, but pretty wedding. I always think that any wedding, however simple, will be more than made up with the couple's love and devotion to each other. And I could just feel the bliss experienced by Shaoyun and Estelle. Shaoyun was smiling from ear to ear...hahahaha :)
Estelle looked dazzling! Her gown doesn't follow wat fashion dictates and becomes her. Her make up oso enhanced her looks. Think she must have been really worn out by the preparation; she could hardly smile when we shook her hand and congratulate her. Haha but I think she was happy. Can't wait to go to e dinner tmr!
This Cherky asked us if we wanna get married. Aiyoh, think most of us will answer yes (dun bluff lah, Weijin!). The question is really if and when we'll find that special someone. Hmm...and abt my ideal wedding. I think that I wanna go a bit unconventional, not becos I wanna be different as much as I wish to have special memories of that special day, not one that is restriced by the normal S'porean wedding. Let's see. I would like a church wedding of course. I can't think of getting married without a pledge in front of our Lord and Saviour. Then I would have a tea ceremony, to respect my parents and e guy's. And to cap it all, I shall want a garden party, with my closest family and frens and his, complete with dancing and all, esp father-daughter dance. But all these r subject to the availability of funds then, of course hahahaha.
E bouquet sadly din land on Weijin, as I had planned. It landed on e floor, next to Soph, who tried to look nonchalant and the gal next to her picked it up. Haiyoh! Soph!!! E guys complained that we were too nice...shd have jostled and cat fight. Erm...no lah I dun want to beat up my fellow jie meis, nor do I want that bouquet. But apparently e guys' competitive streak rose at e thot of wanting that bouquet! Yueheng joked that, if guys r allowed to be the ones to catch that bouquet, and the one who caught the bouquet can choose any gal he wants from e wedding, there will surely be a huge fight! Oh well.
Estelle looked dazzling! Her gown doesn't follow wat fashion dictates and becomes her. Her make up oso enhanced her looks. Think she must have been really worn out by the preparation; she could hardly smile when we shook her hand and congratulate her. Haha but I think she was happy. Can't wait to go to e dinner tmr!
This Cherky asked us if we wanna get married. Aiyoh, think most of us will answer yes (dun bluff lah, Weijin!). The question is really if and when we'll find that special someone. Hmm...and abt my ideal wedding. I think that I wanna go a bit unconventional, not becos I wanna be different as much as I wish to have special memories of that special day, not one that is restriced by the normal S'porean wedding. Let's see. I would like a church wedding of course. I can't think of getting married without a pledge in front of our Lord and Saviour. Then I would have a tea ceremony, to respect my parents and e guy's. And to cap it all, I shall want a garden party, with my closest family and frens and his, complete with dancing and all, esp father-daughter dance. But all these r subject to the availability of funds then, of course hahahaha.
E bouquet sadly din land on Weijin, as I had planned. It landed on e floor, next to Soph, who tried to look nonchalant and the gal next to her picked it up. Haiyoh! Soph!!! E guys complained that we were too nice...shd have jostled and cat fight. Erm...no lah I dun want to beat up my fellow jie meis, nor do I want that bouquet. But apparently e guys' competitive streak rose at e thot of wanting that bouquet! Yueheng joked that, if guys r allowed to be the ones to catch that bouquet, and the one who caught the bouquet can choose any gal he wants from e wedding, there will surely be a huge fight! Oh well.
Saturday, June 25, 2005
USA *sob**sob*
In e morning I had wished my cousins a happy trip to e US. They had actually asked me along, but I refused becos I am still waiting to go elsewhere with my family. Still waiting. Think I see some spider web on myself liao haha. Plus, e doc din seem very keen on letting me travel for e time being. Since I can't take thrill rides for now my aunt thot that I shd just rest. Hai.... I hope to learn to be more grateful to God.
Opened the present my CG gave to us former Cell Grp Leaders (CGL). It was so prettily wrapped I actually din want to, but I thot that is silly. The ribbon they used to "tie" it with was hung a wooden plate, with my name carved on it "Jennifer: Meaning fair lady. A good name is better than fine perfume." Inside, they gave me this pretty little flower lamp, in which u r supposed to light a candle. Nice! I haven't been e best co-CGL around, but I am grateful for God's provision and guidance throughout e whole sem. I hope my CG has at least learned a thing or two and continue to grow in Him. It is sad to leave them!
Opened the present my CG gave to us former Cell Grp Leaders (CGL). It was so prettily wrapped I actually din want to, but I thot that is silly. The ribbon they used to "tie" it with was hung a wooden plate, with my name carved on it "Jennifer: Meaning fair lady. A good name is better than fine perfume." Inside, they gave me this pretty little flower lamp, in which u r supposed to light a candle. Nice! I haven't been e best co-CGL around, but I am grateful for God's provision and guidance throughout e whole sem. I hope my CG has at least learned a thing or two and continue to grow in Him. It is sad to leave them!
Quite exhausted from e last few days of running abt and exercising. Finally had my retreat yesterday! Though it wasn't like enlightenment, but I did feel so comforted and more able to handle wat has been happening to me with a Godly peace. Think God was telling me that He will carry me thru my trials and tribulations. I then sat watching kids playing by the beach, owners walking their dogs and couples walking tog with that dreamy look they have. The sky was extremely clear in a nice sort of way...God made it not rain like I asked Him to. Peace.
Then I made my way to Parkway Parade, where I haven't been to in like donkey years. Think it has been renovated...e outside at least, looks nicer than I remembered. Hehe...was thinking maybe I shd ask Kevin or Samantha out, since if I'm not wrong they live nearby. But had to go for Appreciation Dinner by my VCF Thu CG, so I left. Dear Florence's house, at Water Place apartment in Kallang, is beautiful, but so inconvenient! There is one 1 service to her house and it's every 15 min!
But we all had so much fun catching up. I miss being in Godly fellowship. Pamela shared with me how she was healed from her illness and I was so encouraged by it. And I found out from Eunice that apparently she got e news that I got 2nd Lower from Jebro, who heard it from dunno who lah! Wa lau....gossip, gossip xia! There is like no secret in our Hon class one! But at least it's not something I mind ppl knowing.
E food was so good! A bit too much potatoes but who cares! I am glad that I bought 2 more bottles of drinks, cos it was just nice! Hhaha...reminds me of how God gave e Israelites manna..."those who collected much din have too much, and those who gathered little din have too little". How apt! Hhahaha. Adeline makes e nicest brownies, tho I dun usually like brownies. Prefer cheesecake. And Cheryl made a cool bread pudding, which looked like Christmas pudding!
I talked with Melissa and Ailing, e 2 newest additions to my CG this sem. So full of crap! They both feel that they won't live beyond 30 yrs old! But this is not some morbid thoughts la...think more than that, I am glad that their faith is so strong as to believe that they will be by God's side then, so they have no fear of dying. But! The main thing is that we turned it into some kind of joke. Jenn's revolutionary rotating coffin. For those couples who had promised tian chang ti jiu to each other....if u both had always wanted to die on e same day, same month and same year, this is just wat u need! A coffin that allows both of u to be in e same coffin! It rotates to show ur family and frens both of u! Saves space, saves money! If both of u dun die on e same day, month and year, no worries! We have e best preservation services! Ok ok this is beginning to sound morbid! But e actual intention is to show that Jenn got some entrepreneurial spirit! Hahahaha...
Yay...how exciting! Tmr and on Sun is Shaoyun's wedding! I really wished them many marital bliss!
Then I made my way to Parkway Parade, where I haven't been to in like donkey years. Think it has been renovated...e outside at least, looks nicer than I remembered. Hehe...was thinking maybe I shd ask Kevin or Samantha out, since if I'm not wrong they live nearby. But had to go for Appreciation Dinner by my VCF Thu CG, so I left. Dear Florence's house, at Water Place apartment in Kallang, is beautiful, but so inconvenient! There is one 1 service to her house and it's every 15 min!
But we all had so much fun catching up. I miss being in Godly fellowship. Pamela shared with me how she was healed from her illness and I was so encouraged by it. And I found out from Eunice that apparently she got e news that I got 2nd Lower from Jebro, who heard it from dunno who lah! Wa lau....gossip, gossip xia! There is like no secret in our Hon class one! But at least it's not something I mind ppl knowing.
E food was so good! A bit too much potatoes but who cares! I am glad that I bought 2 more bottles of drinks, cos it was just nice! Hhaha...reminds me of how God gave e Israelites manna..."those who collected much din have too much, and those who gathered little din have too little". How apt! Hhahaha. Adeline makes e nicest brownies, tho I dun usually like brownies. Prefer cheesecake. And Cheryl made a cool bread pudding, which looked like Christmas pudding!
I talked with Melissa and Ailing, e 2 newest additions to my CG this sem. So full of crap! They both feel that they won't live beyond 30 yrs old! But this is not some morbid thoughts la...think more than that, I am glad that their faith is so strong as to believe that they will be by God's side then, so they have no fear of dying. But! The main thing is that we turned it into some kind of joke. Jenn's revolutionary rotating coffin. For those couples who had promised tian chang ti jiu to each other....if u both had always wanted to die on e same day, same month and same year, this is just wat u need! A coffin that allows both of u to be in e same coffin! It rotates to show ur family and frens both of u! Saves space, saves money! If both of u dun die on e same day, month and year, no worries! We have e best preservation services! Ok ok this is beginning to sound morbid! But e actual intention is to show that Jenn got some entrepreneurial spirit! Hahahaha...
Yay...how exciting! Tmr and on Sun is Shaoyun's wedding! I really wished them many marital bliss!
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Yawn. Woke up at 5 am to send my mum off at e airport. Haven't been waking up this early for such a long, long time. Heh...may be good to start now.
Was wondering why is no one on msn and remembered that lotsa guys have started NIE or some jobs. Hehe was at Boon Lay yesterday and remembered that it was e 1st day of NIE. To think that I was close to being there! Heya guys, hope u r all doing great yeah?? Can't wait to see u all during Shaoyun's wedding.
Anyway, went to JB yesterday and had a close shave with snatch theft. My aunt was e near victim...poor thing! But thank God, e guy din manage to snatch away her handbag after all. She was holding onto e bag tightly so he couldn't wrench it out. Anyway, circumstances of that snatch theft doomed it to failure. 1stly, by coming by a motorbike, e thief was limited by some factors. The velocity by which he was driving e bike only allowed him a quick attempt at snatching...something that had a 50/50 chances of being successful. Becos he couldn't have pushed his victim down...he would then have to risk e bag that he wanted to snatch falling down along with her. Precious moments will then have to be wasted bending down to reach for it, something he just couldn't afford to do. He might be caught when he did so. Anyway, that criminal had e cheek to turn behind and glance at us as he sped off, unsuccessful. And of course, this teaches us gals to pls hold our bags at e side away from e traffic to prevent easy snatching away. But watever it was, praise God!
Something else happened during e night and I really praise God it din get serious. I mustn't elab upon it, but I am glad I wasn't there or else I might have gotten very worked up, which e doc had expressly told me not to be.
Wah...come to think of it, such an action packed day! Exciting, even, tho I wasn't directly involved in e excitements. Anyway, just a frivolous statement: I managed to find this strawberry flavoured milk powder in JB, which I had been searching for some time. Hehehe. And another thing: I am much more cheerful now that I decreased e amount of this med I am taking and no longer have gastric. God is good!
Was wondering why is no one on msn and remembered that lotsa guys have started NIE or some jobs. Hehe was at Boon Lay yesterday and remembered that it was e 1st day of NIE. To think that I was close to being there! Heya guys, hope u r all doing great yeah?? Can't wait to see u all during Shaoyun's wedding.
Anyway, went to JB yesterday and had a close shave with snatch theft. My aunt was e near victim...poor thing! But thank God, e guy din manage to snatch away her handbag after all. She was holding onto e bag tightly so he couldn't wrench it out. Anyway, circumstances of that snatch theft doomed it to failure. 1stly, by coming by a motorbike, e thief was limited by some factors. The velocity by which he was driving e bike only allowed him a quick attempt at snatching...something that had a 50/50 chances of being successful. Becos he couldn't have pushed his victim down...he would then have to risk e bag that he wanted to snatch falling down along with her. Precious moments will then have to be wasted bending down to reach for it, something he just couldn't afford to do. He might be caught when he did so. Anyway, that criminal had e cheek to turn behind and glance at us as he sped off, unsuccessful. And of course, this teaches us gals to pls hold our bags at e side away from e traffic to prevent easy snatching away. But watever it was, praise God!
Something else happened during e night and I really praise God it din get serious. I mustn't elab upon it, but I am glad I wasn't there or else I might have gotten very worked up, which e doc had expressly told me not to be.
Wah...come to think of it, such an action packed day! Exciting, even, tho I wasn't directly involved in e excitements. Anyway, just a frivolous statement: I managed to find this strawberry flavoured milk powder in JB, which I had been searching for some time. Hehehe. And another thing: I am much more cheerful now that I decreased e amount of this med I am taking and no longer have gastric. God is good!
Monday, June 20, 2005
Slowly, gently now
Been reading people's blogs that made me quite xian abt my apparent state of inertia. Think most have already found a job of some kind or r at least actively looking out. For me, I am going for another interview for e job of a reporter soon, but I am again not sure I want it that much now that I am told to relax and not be so agitated anymore.
Yeah yeah I have always been a bit of the easily agitated sort who gets stressed out easily, tho think I have bec better under God's guidance over e years. I neva knew e effects of it until now. Realized that I shd take things easy and seek God in watever I do and not rush headlong into stuff with my own limited capability. Isn't it strange that u choose to do things urself even tho u know that there is Someone wiser than u?
So I made e following resolution of taking wat I called a "Walk with God" in 1 of e next few days, just being alone with Him and talking to Him, meditating away from e hustle and bustle of daily life. I do that sometimes in e past but have gotten so caught up with stuff that I hardly ever do that now. I have oso decided on e venue, or rather venues, since I usually wander from place to place during such a time. I realized that I need Him ever so much and haven't been spending enough time with Him. We'll talk abt my job search and this other matter plus others which have been weighing on my heart lately.
Ok, set liao! A date with my Lord and Savior.
Yeah yeah I have always been a bit of the easily agitated sort who gets stressed out easily, tho think I have bec better under God's guidance over e years. I neva knew e effects of it until now. Realized that I shd take things easy and seek God in watever I do and not rush headlong into stuff with my own limited capability. Isn't it strange that u choose to do things urself even tho u know that there is Someone wiser than u?
So I made e following resolution of taking wat I called a "Walk with God" in 1 of e next few days, just being alone with Him and talking to Him, meditating away from e hustle and bustle of daily life. I do that sometimes in e past but have gotten so caught up with stuff that I hardly ever do that now. I have oso decided on e venue, or rather venues, since I usually wander from place to place during such a time. I realized that I need Him ever so much and haven't been spending enough time with Him. We'll talk abt my job search and this other matter plus others which have been weighing on my heart lately.
Ok, set liao! A date with my Lord and Savior.
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Coming Back...
Had a nice homecoming last nite. Hong Xian, Shi Zhi & Pearl came to pick me up and had a great time at e airport with them, waiting for my Mom to reach on another plane. Thanks guys! Really touching. And yeah, as Pearl said, let's do it for everyone else yeah? :) Kinda missed everyone here in S'pore, tho 1 mth was really not that long. Sorry to keep u guys waiting...as I said, there was a security check all of a sudden inside.
Went to visit a doctor here, at my aunt's recommendation today. I like this doc much, much better than e one in Indo. He is so friendly and cute in a fatherly way; he put me at ease immediately. He is oso very knowledgeable. Anyway, no real new news...most of the info we knew liao. Not very negative, but not positive either. Well, well. I must put my utmost faith in e Lord, my Healer. Am thinking of attending some healing conferences just to see how they r like. Show me e way, God.
Then, we went shopping. Under some strange coincidences, Lorraine called me all e way from the UK while I was at Topshop, just like e last time! Woah and I was with my Mum back then as well. Heehee thanks ah, gal! For ur concern for me. We talked for nearly 1 hr...so good, since I haven't seen her for so long. One of e biggest joys in life is to have ur frens as ur pillars of support...my others r God and my family. Anyway, hai...I would love to see Europe all over again, but I'm afraid for e time being it's not very possible, gal. Let's go there tog some day yeah. Meanwhile, have fun in ur pilgrimage :)
Hmm...thot of something while walking Orchard Road today. My bro commented that this gal was "slutty" becos of wat she wore, which I must admit is, erm, while not very revealing, does play with ur imagination lah :p A short tube top that revealed a small waist and an asymmetrical skirt that showed off her figure. My mom said that her bf seemed ok with her dressing.
Hmm...I know of guys who r not so liberal, so to say, with wat their gfs wore while others r ok with universally (ok lah, at least among average S'poreans) accepted standards of being revealing. Perhaps e question here is differing standards and point of view, personal or shaped by e society (ok, ok I know wat u sociologists out there wanna say hehe, but I do believe that personal choice plays an important role as well).
And there is oso a question of value judgement based on wat ppl wear. Heehee as I talked abt during my A/P Kratoska presentation on Clothing, esp on e 1st level of impression and interaction, ppl attempt to understand u from the most obvious physical aspect, one of which is e clothes u wear. Therefore, clothes r very important form of non-verbal communication, if we see them in this light.
Heh just my twopence worth abt clothes and stuff.
Went to visit a doctor here, at my aunt's recommendation today. I like this doc much, much better than e one in Indo. He is so friendly and cute in a fatherly way; he put me at ease immediately. He is oso very knowledgeable. Anyway, no real new news...most of the info we knew liao. Not very negative, but not positive either. Well, well. I must put my utmost faith in e Lord, my Healer. Am thinking of attending some healing conferences just to see how they r like. Show me e way, God.
Then, we went shopping. Under some strange coincidences, Lorraine called me all e way from the UK while I was at Topshop, just like e last time! Woah and I was with my Mum back then as well. Heehee thanks ah, gal! For ur concern for me. We talked for nearly 1 hr...so good, since I haven't seen her for so long. One of e biggest joys in life is to have ur frens as ur pillars of support...my others r God and my family. Anyway, hai...I would love to see Europe all over again, but I'm afraid for e time being it's not very possible, gal. Let's go there tog some day yeah. Meanwhile, have fun in ur pilgrimage :)
Hmm...thot of something while walking Orchard Road today. My bro commented that this gal was "slutty" becos of wat she wore, which I must admit is, erm, while not very revealing, does play with ur imagination lah :p A short tube top that revealed a small waist and an asymmetrical skirt that showed off her figure. My mom said that her bf seemed ok with her dressing.
Hmm...I know of guys who r not so liberal, so to say, with wat their gfs wore while others r ok with universally (ok lah, at least among average S'poreans) accepted standards of being revealing. Perhaps e question here is differing standards and point of view, personal or shaped by e society (ok, ok I know wat u sociologists out there wanna say hehe, but I do believe that personal choice plays an important role as well).
And there is oso a question of value judgement based on wat ppl wear. Heehee as I talked abt during my A/P Kratoska presentation on Clothing, esp on e 1st level of impression and interaction, ppl attempt to understand u from the most obvious physical aspect, one of which is e clothes u wear. Therefore, clothes r very important form of non-verbal communication, if we see them in this light.
Heh just my twopence worth abt clothes and stuff.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Give Me a Seat ok??
Grr! I gotta go to e airport directly on Fri (17th Jun) becos the waiting list is just too long, so e ticketing staff said. She said that my chances shd be quite good that way. Oh I really pray God will give me a seat then. Though I still feel a bit sad cos I wanna be with my parents longer here...we meet so seldom. BUt 19th Jun reservation is closed liao so I can't go back then, I think.
To answer Shi Zhi, my time of arrival is still e same, 20.20 pm. If there is any changes I'll let u know. Hmm...maybe God has a purpose even in me going back early. See u guys!
To answer Shi Zhi, my time of arrival is still e same, 20.20 pm. If there is any changes I'll let u know. Hmm...maybe God has a purpose even in me going back early. See u guys!
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Books I had Read and Wanted
Hmm, shd have bought more books here. Books r expensive here, prolly becos it's imported. I tell u, Jakarta is not a good place to shop. Anyway, these r e books I have finished reading this hol:
1) The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
2) Burmese Days (George Orwell) ...legacy of our dear Dr. Aung-Thwin. Hehehehe :)
3) The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
4) The Odyssey (Homer)
Yupz, I tend to like fiction and it was great to take "History in Fiction" and learn that fiction can be a good historical source as well :) As some of u peeps know, my ISM was oso done using fictional works as primary sources. Johan was terribly disappointed when I said I dun need to interview him for info for Eurasians. Hehehe. BUt he's fine after I explained to him.
Anyway I went to Kinokuniya yesterday here. Wanted to buy these books:
1) Chang and Eng
2) Boy and Going Solo (Roald Dahl)
3) The Pianist (which was made into a movie some time ago)
4) The Umbrella Man and Other Stories (Roald Dahl)
Looked for these elsewhere:
1) Larasati (Pramoedya Ananta Toer)
2) Di Tepi Kali Bekasi (PAT)
3) R.A. Kartini (PAT)
4) Buku Kita (PAT)
5) Kencana (PAT)
Pram's books r now more easily found in Jakarta, after e downfall of Suharto. Just for info, Pram was exiled to Buru Island and his books were banned during Suharto regime. I have always liked his writings since I did "History in Fiction". During exam time, I would take some of his books off our Central Lib shelf and read during my break time from studying, for 2 sems liao.
Ok...off to bug theThai Airways to give me a place on e 19th Jun.
1) The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
2) Burmese Days (George Orwell) ...legacy of our dear Dr. Aung-Thwin. Hehehehe :)
3) The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
4) The Odyssey (Homer)
Yupz, I tend to like fiction and it was great to take "History in Fiction" and learn that fiction can be a good historical source as well :) As some of u peeps know, my ISM was oso done using fictional works as primary sources. Johan was terribly disappointed when I said I dun need to interview him for info for Eurasians. Hehehe. BUt he's fine after I explained to him.
Anyway I went to Kinokuniya yesterday here. Wanted to buy these books:
1) Chang and Eng
2) Boy and Going Solo (Roald Dahl)
3) The Pianist (which was made into a movie some time ago)
4) The Umbrella Man and Other Stories (Roald Dahl)
Looked for these elsewhere:
1) Larasati (Pramoedya Ananta Toer)
2) Di Tepi Kali Bekasi (PAT)
3) R.A. Kartini (PAT)
4) Buku Kita (PAT)
5) Kencana (PAT)
Pram's books r now more easily found in Jakarta, after e downfall of Suharto. Just for info, Pram was exiled to Buru Island and his books were banned during Suharto regime. I have always liked his writings since I did "History in Fiction". During exam time, I would take some of his books off our Central Lib shelf and read during my break time from studying, for 2 sems liao.
Ok...off to bug theThai Airways to give me a place on e 19th Jun.
Eee..! Disgusting to e power of infinity!
B4 that, some not so good news for e peeps missing me on e other side of e ocean. E planes to S'pore r very packed this week and so I'm really praying that God gives me a place to go back on Sun, or at least Sat. Do contain ur longing for me yeah? Hahahaha :p
Ok back to e entry proper. Was preparing to mop e floor yesterday after a hiatus of close to a week (hehehe..sorry, not that I meant to shirk responsibility as a 1st class housekeeper hahaha). I knew that there was this pail where my Mom had been soaking a rug for a long time. As I went inside that tiny bathroom where we kept it and where we only go if we need to take water to mop e floor, I glanced at e pail and saw tiny flecks of black things on e rug, submerged in e water! At 1st I thot they were some bits of fibre from e rug, but on closer look, I realized!!!!!! They were mosquito larvae!!!!!!!! Breeding inside e stagnant water!!!!!!!!!!!!! Clinging onto e submerged rug like a rock or something! OOOh my goodness! OOh my goodness! Euw! Yucks! Yucks! A million yucks!
So I had to reach into e pail, pull out e freaking rug and rinse it under running water. Then, I chucked it into e washing machine, where it was finally cleaned. Urgh! Ok lah, it could have been much worse. I would have died if it had been a frog inside rather than mosquito larvae.
Ok back to e entry proper. Was preparing to mop e floor yesterday after a hiatus of close to a week (hehehe..sorry, not that I meant to shirk responsibility as a 1st class housekeeper hahaha). I knew that there was this pail where my Mom had been soaking a rug for a long time. As I went inside that tiny bathroom where we kept it and where we only go if we need to take water to mop e floor, I glanced at e pail and saw tiny flecks of black things on e rug, submerged in e water! At 1st I thot they were some bits of fibre from e rug, but on closer look, I realized!!!!!! They were mosquito larvae!!!!!!!! Breeding inside e stagnant water!!!!!!!!!!!!! Clinging onto e submerged rug like a rock or something! OOOh my goodness! OOh my goodness! Euw! Yucks! Yucks! A million yucks!
So I had to reach into e pail, pull out e freaking rug and rinse it under running water. Then, I chucked it into e washing machine, where it was finally cleaned. Urgh! Ok lah, it could have been much worse. I would have died if it had been a frog inside rather than mosquito larvae.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Feel better
I wrote e above entry in a fit of pessimism. Upon thinking further, I feel that I shd not have been so carried away by my own emotions or been so self-pitying. My condition is not e end of e world; as Enguang Dage put it, it is only a slight condition. My only worry is that it may potentially be a cause for some ppl like my future employer to reject me and I would hate to be rejected when they dunno anything abt me, my potential as a worker or e health condition. The same goes for e lover part. Thanks, Enguang Dage! It is true that if someone ever does that in e future, he is not worth me crying over. Perhaps by e time he comes into my life, I would have been healed :) Hee, now that's comforting. Meanwhile, I am still trying to guess wat Keong meant by his comment?
Anyway, I have no need to pity myself when the Creator of the world is by my side. For He meant all that happened to those who love Him for e good.
On another note, I bought Diana Krall's "Live in Paris" album yesterday. All along, I heard that she is very good, but I only realized how when I watched e DVD I described in an earlier entry. Woah! Love her "The Look of Love"! Love her voice, e low sort, but very husky in a nice way. Just love jazz. Hmm...I oso hope my "Aspects of Love" CD that I ordered in S'pore will be there by the time I get back. Jenn's other shopping list: a new pair of specs, preferably red in colour, of titanium material.
Speaking of songs, my mom and I played my dad's KTV DVDs last nite and sang away. That was e 1st time my mom sang "KTV". She was so funny! When we sang Zhao Chuan's "Wo Si Yi Zi Xiao Xiao Niao", she actually flapped her hands like wings! Hahahaha buai ta han lei! She asked me why I laughed, was her singing that bad. Heh, she taught me some Cantonese and Hokkien while singing.
Anyway, I have no need to pity myself when the Creator of the world is by my side. For He meant all that happened to those who love Him for e good.
On another note, I bought Diana Krall's "Live in Paris" album yesterday. All along, I heard that she is very good, but I only realized how when I watched e DVD I described in an earlier entry. Woah! Love her "The Look of Love"! Love her voice, e low sort, but very husky in a nice way. Just love jazz. Hmm...I oso hope my "Aspects of Love" CD that I ordered in S'pore will be there by the time I get back. Jenn's other shopping list: a new pair of specs, preferably red in colour, of titanium material.
Speaking of songs, my mom and I played my dad's KTV DVDs last nite and sang away. That was e 1st time my mom sang "KTV". She was so funny! When we sang Zhao Chuan's "Wo Si Yi Zi Xiao Xiao Niao", she actually flapped her hands like wings! Hahahaha buai ta han lei! She asked me why I laughed, was her singing that bad. Heh, she taught me some Cantonese and Hokkien while singing.
Now it's my eyes...grrrr!
Woke up this morning feeling that my right eye was very itchy. Thot it was nothing, until I groggily look into e mirror. Argh! It was very red! But thank God it's better now after I put eye drop. I shd be grateful, but instead I still feel irritated.
I have a lot to b grateful for, but I am not. I dunno why. Perhaps it's e sort of normal reaction someone gets when she was told that she is suffering from something. My thyroid prob is abt as good as it gets. I feel normal, not weak or tired or anything. MY neck is not swollen to e point of making me look hideous. In fact, u won't even notice it unless u scrutinise me. My eyes r still like e last time u see me. I am not affected by e medicine; not nauseaus or anything like wat e doc said I might be. In my own heart, I am still e Jenn ppl know!
Maybe I am really worried that I may be deprived of things when ppl know abt my condition, tho it is not serious and will clear in time. I may not get a job just becos I am honest enough to tell my employer abt it. Or, as my mom pointed out, some guys may not be able to handle gals with illnesses and my chances of being with someone will be greatly lessened. This sort of things may just happen and so I must be prepared to be realistic and accept it. I am not e sort who knows how to lie; I believe in absolute truth with both my future employer or lover. They must accept me as I am. I am only afraid they won't.
Sorry for this emotionally charged entry. I need to get things off my chest. I will be fine.
I have a lot to b grateful for, but I am not. I dunno why. Perhaps it's e sort of normal reaction someone gets when she was told that she is suffering from something. My thyroid prob is abt as good as it gets. I feel normal, not weak or tired or anything. MY neck is not swollen to e point of making me look hideous. In fact, u won't even notice it unless u scrutinise me. My eyes r still like e last time u see me. I am not affected by e medicine; not nauseaus or anything like wat e doc said I might be. In my own heart, I am still e Jenn ppl know!
Maybe I am really worried that I may be deprived of things when ppl know abt my condition, tho it is not serious and will clear in time. I may not get a job just becos I am honest enough to tell my employer abt it. Or, as my mom pointed out, some guys may not be able to handle gals with illnesses and my chances of being with someone will be greatly lessened. This sort of things may just happen and so I must be prepared to be realistic and accept it. I am not e sort who knows how to lie; I believe in absolute truth with both my future employer or lover. They must accept me as I am. I am only afraid they won't.
Sorry for this emotionally charged entry. I need to get things off my chest. I will be fine.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Romantic Song
Was watching and listening to a DVD that has Shania Twain and other divas a few days ago. Her song, "U're Still e One" reminded me of my cousin's wedding, where e bride and groom took to e floor dancing to it. Hai...such an apt song. Here is why: both met in UK, where my cousin flew to study for her bachelor's. Of course, they fell in love, but my cousin might have thot it an impossible romance, becos they came from 2 sides of e world. But (Jenn is close to tears here liao), as the song says, they "made it", after a few yrs of communication oceans apart. They are still happily married, very much in love, an object of envy to many of us, married or unmarried alike. Here is part of e song lyric:
Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come, my baby
We might have took e long way
We knew we'd get there some day
They said, I'll bet
They'll neva make it
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong
Chorus:
U're still I run to
The one that I belong to
Still e one I want for life
U'r still e one that I love
e only I dream of
Still e one I kiss good night
Ain't nothing better
We beat e odds tog
I'm glad we din listen
Look at wat we would be missing
They said, I'll bet
They'll neva make it
But just look at us holding on
We r still tog, still going strong
Repeat Chorus.
Oh I'm so glad we made it
Look how far we've come, my baby.
Hai...now u see, why it's such an apt song for them. Sorry, actually I'm quite a romantic at heart. I actually nearly cried at their church wedding in England. Hmm...maybe during Shaoyun's wedding they may oso actually have some very personal song? Sekali I embarrass myself by starting to sob away at that hahahah. Anyway, I do wish both Shaoyun and my cousin many happy marital bliss.
PS: I can't remember whether I had actually taken my afternoon dosage of medicine? Argh nvm I'll just continue by taking e night one. So far I'm responding quite well to it. No vomitting or anything. Thank God! :)
Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come, my baby
We might have took e long way
We knew we'd get there some day
They said, I'll bet
They'll neva make it
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong
Chorus:
U're still I run to
The one that I belong to
Still e one I want for life
U'r still e one that I love
e only I dream of
Still e one I kiss good night
Ain't nothing better
We beat e odds tog
I'm glad we din listen
Look at wat we would be missing
They said, I'll bet
They'll neva make it
But just look at us holding on
We r still tog, still going strong
Repeat Chorus.
Oh I'm so glad we made it
Look how far we've come, my baby.
Hai...now u see, why it's such an apt song for them. Sorry, actually I'm quite a romantic at heart. I actually nearly cried at their church wedding in England. Hmm...maybe during Shaoyun's wedding they may oso actually have some very personal song? Sekali I embarrass myself by starting to sob away at that hahahah. Anyway, I do wish both Shaoyun and my cousin many happy marital bliss.
PS: I can't remember whether I had actually taken my afternoon dosage of medicine? Argh nvm I'll just continue by taking e night one. So far I'm responding quite well to it. No vomitting or anything. Thank God! :)
Ba-zhang Day!!!
Yay today is the Dumpling Festival! My mom insisted on buying 16 dumplings, big and small. Wah can just imagine all 3 of us stuffed to our lungs with dumplings for e next few days. And I was assigned e task of carrying them yesterday. Believe me, 16 dumplings weigh like a ton when u had to stand waiting for ur mom to buy pancakes, which took like 30 min to cook, plus u can't put them on e grd becos it was very dirty. Plus, they cost like $3+ now when they cost only abt $1 here on normal days.
But on e whole, I do like dumplings. Love e part when u get to e egg yolk inside. Mmmm! Tend to not like e sweet dumplings that much, but I have to eat less salty stuff now so maybe I shd take a few bites.
I remember long ago, my paternal grandma used to make dumplings herself. She would sit on a stool and proceed to make them. Love this yellow rice-like thingie she always put inside, dunno wat it is. I wonder if she still makes them in the US now?
Think if I do marry next time & have kids, I shd like to make e trad of bringing them to watch dragon boat race and telling them e story of Qu Yuan. I recall that St. Nicks used to teach e students to make dumplings but they din do it anymore in my yr. Think it's good to inculcate such values to our kids. Happy Dumpling Festival, peeps!
But on e whole, I do like dumplings. Love e part when u get to e egg yolk inside. Mmmm! Tend to not like e sweet dumplings that much, but I have to eat less salty stuff now so maybe I shd take a few bites.
I remember long ago, my paternal grandma used to make dumplings herself. She would sit on a stool and proceed to make them. Love this yellow rice-like thingie she always put inside, dunno wat it is. I wonder if she still makes them in the US now?
Think if I do marry next time & have kids, I shd like to make e trad of bringing them to watch dragon boat race and telling them e story of Qu Yuan. I recall that St. Nicks used to teach e students to make dumplings but they din do it anymore in my yr. Think it's good to inculcate such values to our kids. Happy Dumpling Festival, peeps!
Friday, June 10, 2005
Health Update
Thanks for everybody who have been wishing me well. My mom told me not to tell anyone abt this, in case ppl blew this out of proportion. Hah, guess it's too late. Dun give it too much thot ok? Jenn is really fine.
Just a prob with e thyroid, as suspected. I have been given medication and instruction to avoid seafood. I am positive that God will heal me! It's not that serious, shd heal in abt 1 yr's time. Do keep me in prayers! Thanks, folks!
Just a prob with e thyroid, as suspected. I have been given medication and instruction to avoid seafood. I am positive that God will heal me! It's not that serious, shd heal in abt 1 yr's time. Do keep me in prayers! Thanks, folks!
Thursday, June 09, 2005
My Health
Hmm...in case u guys think I'm on e verge of dying, I hope I din scare u guys too much in my last post. At most, it may be a prob with my thyroid. E Doc was joking abt, putting me at ease. He oso told me not to belive too much in wat's written on e Net...hahaah so cute!
Having said that, he thinks that my neck is a bit swollen, but my eyes seem fine. So he put me on a fast from last nite 10 pm to 10 pm today, and sent me on a lab testing. Now, I hate to fast. I always suffer ever yr for 40 day fasts, which I made only 1 week cos I'm still not used to it. But guess that's e meaning, o deny ourselves and seek God.
Anyway, I was very groggy when I woke up. Coupled with not having breakkie, I was just grumpy. The lab technician took 2 vials of blood out from the inside of my elbow. As she did that, I look abt, feeling a bit xian and remembering those ppl donating blood that I attended to long ago. The result will only b out on sat morning. Meanwhile, I really pray that God will deliver me and make sure that His daughter here is ok. Thanks for ur concern peeps!
Having said that, he thinks that my neck is a bit swollen, but my eyes seem fine. So he put me on a fast from last nite 10 pm to 10 pm today, and sent me on a lab testing. Now, I hate to fast. I always suffer ever yr for 40 day fasts, which I made only 1 week cos I'm still not used to it. But guess that's e meaning, o deny ourselves and seek God.
Anyway, I was very groggy when I woke up. Coupled with not having breakkie, I was just grumpy. The lab technician took 2 vials of blood out from the inside of my elbow. As she did that, I look abt, feeling a bit xian and remembering those ppl donating blood that I attended to long ago. The result will only b out on sat morning. Meanwhile, I really pray that God will deliver me and make sure that His daughter here is ok. Thanks for ur concern peeps!
Silent Illness?
I'm being sent to see e doc tonight. My parents r very worried abt my bulging eyes, slightly bulging throat. I feel very fine and I think I look e same as the last time u guys see me, but went to check e Internet for my symptoms just now and scared myself. I dunno, but one shd not take chances when it comes to their health. So I shall go see e doc later; I hope they r good. Neva have a good impression of Indonesian doctors. Oh, I really pray that it's just false alarm! Pls pray for me! Very worried now.
Princess Anastasia
Was going to go to my parents' office yesterday when I switched e TV channel over to Discovery Channel, which was documenting abt the death of the Romanov family, the last Tzar of Russia. I have always been very interested in Russian history, especially abt the Romanov family. I read some books on their geneology and of course, the mystery of Princess Ananastasia, which, as all know, was hotly debated whether she was really dead or not.
The Discovery Channel showed scientists attempting to solve e mystery with modern techno like DNA checking. I have oso always been fascinated by the things that DNA can tell u. They managed to reveal that the bodies dumped in a forest in Russia indeed belonged to the Romanov family, except for 2 which have yet to be identified. It was long thot that the 2 missing bodies belonged to Ananstasia and the tzarevich Alexei. But skull matching techno managed to prove that Ananstasia's remains were among the found ones, while it was really another princess, Maria's body who was missing along with Alexei's. I was rapt watching how the scientists measured certain distances between the features of the skull found and compared them to photos of the actual people, magnified.
Felt great pity for the Romanovs, who was tortured before they were killed. Apparently, 1st they were shot. The women had sewn diamonds onto their corsets and the effect of the bullets were to prolong their agony by not killing them immediately. Their valuables were stolen, as well as their clothes. Then, their bodies were made unidentifiable by having acid poured on. Then they were burned. And later, their bodies were burned, but apparently they refused to burn. Lastly, they were buried tog in something like a mass grave. May God have pity on their souls.
Of course, all of us know that many gals came forward and claimed that they were Anastasia. The most famous one was Anna Anderson, who managed to convince some of the royal families linked to the Romanovs that she was Anastasia. I plan to read her book "I am Anastasia", but I already know she was a fake. The DNA tests proved that she was a Polish factory worker. Besides, when I looked at her facial features, she just couldn't pass off as the Grand Duchess, tho certainly there were some resemblance. Anastasia had beautiful features, delicate and the sort that will neva fade away even in old age. Anna Anderson's features were too coarse, even if she claimed that she was mangled by her torturers. One large mouth that was a gash in her face, while Anastasia had a beautiful, pert little mouth. A pair of eyes that din resemble Anastasia's pretty ones in the least.
This was the subject of the cartoon "Anastasia", which came out in 1997. I loved the motion pict so much that I bought the soundtrack and its music kept ringing in my ears. Heh, I oso have its VCD. Even tho the cartoon couldn't compare to Disney ones, I still like its story line and the music. Just imagine, maybe if Anastasia had been still alive, maybe this would be her story. Sigh, I just feel sorry for her, killed when she was at e age when she should be learning the ropes of the protocol, enjoying life. I just thot that if I were a prince back then, I would want to marry her, if for nothing then for her beauty at least hahaha.
Meanwhile, rest in peace, dearest Romanov family.
PS: JUst for fun, my JC classmate, Kelvin Tey and I tried to make ppl's names into "Russian". Kelvin got a masterpiece, named "Kelvinakov Teykovich". Now I would like to mangle our Hon class guys' names, just for fun oso.
Boi Boi: Christonovich Tanakov
Kevin: Kevinakov Khootin
Derrick: Derrickylich Leekopov
Hahahah...it's not as fantastic as Kevlinakov Teykovich, but hahahah just for a lark. teeheehee.
The Discovery Channel showed scientists attempting to solve e mystery with modern techno like DNA checking. I have oso always been fascinated by the things that DNA can tell u. They managed to reveal that the bodies dumped in a forest in Russia indeed belonged to the Romanov family, except for 2 which have yet to be identified. It was long thot that the 2 missing bodies belonged to Ananstasia and the tzarevich Alexei. But skull matching techno managed to prove that Ananstasia's remains were among the found ones, while it was really another princess, Maria's body who was missing along with Alexei's. I was rapt watching how the scientists measured certain distances between the features of the skull found and compared them to photos of the actual people, magnified.
Felt great pity for the Romanovs, who was tortured before they were killed. Apparently, 1st they were shot. The women had sewn diamonds onto their corsets and the effect of the bullets were to prolong their agony by not killing them immediately. Their valuables were stolen, as well as their clothes. Then, their bodies were made unidentifiable by having acid poured on. Then they were burned. And later, their bodies were burned, but apparently they refused to burn. Lastly, they were buried tog in something like a mass grave. May God have pity on their souls.
Of course, all of us know that many gals came forward and claimed that they were Anastasia. The most famous one was Anna Anderson, who managed to convince some of the royal families linked to the Romanovs that she was Anastasia. I plan to read her book "I am Anastasia", but I already know she was a fake. The DNA tests proved that she was a Polish factory worker. Besides, when I looked at her facial features, she just couldn't pass off as the Grand Duchess, tho certainly there were some resemblance. Anastasia had beautiful features, delicate and the sort that will neva fade away even in old age. Anna Anderson's features were too coarse, even if she claimed that she was mangled by her torturers. One large mouth that was a gash in her face, while Anastasia had a beautiful, pert little mouth. A pair of eyes that din resemble Anastasia's pretty ones in the least.
This was the subject of the cartoon "Anastasia", which came out in 1997. I loved the motion pict so much that I bought the soundtrack and its music kept ringing in my ears. Heh, I oso have its VCD. Even tho the cartoon couldn't compare to Disney ones, I still like its story line and the music. Just imagine, maybe if Anastasia had been still alive, maybe this would be her story. Sigh, I just feel sorry for her, killed when she was at e age when she should be learning the ropes of the protocol, enjoying life. I just thot that if I were a prince back then, I would want to marry her, if for nothing then for her beauty at least hahaha.
Meanwhile, rest in peace, dearest Romanov family.
PS: JUst for fun, my JC classmate, Kelvin Tey and I tried to make ppl's names into "Russian". Kelvin got a masterpiece, named "Kelvinakov Teykovich". Now I would like to mangle our Hon class guys' names, just for fun oso.
Boi Boi: Christonovich Tanakov
Kevin: Kevinakov Khootin
Derrick: Derrickylich Leekopov
Hahahah...it's not as fantastic as Kevlinakov Teykovich, but hahahah just for a lark. teeheehee.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
1 Year, 1 Week ago...
My 1st ever relationship reached its ending point. I thot long and hard whether to pen this entry, after reading Shi Zhi, Weijin and Hong Xian's blogs. Many considerations still prevent me from elaborating on many details, becos I dun wanna sound like I'm still bitter abt it...I try not to wash dirty linen in public. In fact, I have long since put this aspect of my past behind me and am able to look for a new relationship with a positive outlook.
The relationship actually sort of ended one month ago, but he implemented a "cooling down" period while I came back to Indo. It was a very painful time, with him not even bothering to call me up like he used to when I came back here. I cried and cried when no one was looking. I went into a self-blaming stage for quite some time. I begged my mom to allow me to go back 1 day earlier than scheduled so as to appease him. In vain. We officially broke up on the day the title said.
I was actually reluctant to go to Europe in my then current condition. I felt ugly, like a bitch, an inconsiderate, heartless mean person and I went abt thinking of myself as being unworthy of ever being loved by anyone else. My dad told me to just go as planned and not to think abt unhappy thots. Surprisingly, my heart healed very quickly on the trip. I guess the change of scenery really did me good.
But I still felt a pinch of my broken state during e trip. My cousin who married an Englishman, for whom we went to Europe for, was blissfully married. Another was happily attached. I felt very unattractive at times. And I blamed myself for being e cause of e break up. Lorraine had been very kind to me before e trip then. She went all e way to accompany me e day after the break up. For some reason, after weeping in church, my tears dried soon and I felt better after shopping w her. I am indebted to u, gal! So r Weifen and Audrey, who tried their bests to comfort me and hear me out. Thanks gals!
I waited for his SMS in Europe, which neva came. Think I found it difficult to understand why can't we be frens even after that? But I have since come to understand that, under the unfriendly circumstances of our break up, friendship is really difficult. Furthermore, I came to realize that, we dun have much in common after all, after e 1st flush of love had faded. I neva really believed that opposites attract, becos it bec a chore to try to understand e other party. It is more fun if u share e same interests and can laugh abt e same thing and do e same things tog with lotsa joy. Of course, it may help spice up e relationship if u can find ways to make ur differences work for ur relationship. Like if one party is more slack than e other, maybe he or she can help e other party slow down and smell e roses a bit.
Think I have told ppl b4 that my relationship failed becos of religious factors. Tho it is true to some extent, but Soon Onn made a good point while talking to me during e trip that other factors come into play as well. As I said, having similar interests as well as the maturity to give and take when differences arise are very important as well. Communi cation oso cant be underestimated.
Thru that relationship, I oso came to understand my own folly as a partner. Tho I dun blame myself as much now, I still shoulder part of e responsibility of the failure. So I now resolve to improve myself as a person and daughter of God. I oso learnt to open my eyes really big when selecting someone and thereafter close one eye a bit :) As much as I would like that someone next time to bring out the best in me, I would oso like to help bring out the best in him.
Hmm I read and re-read this entry for a long time. Ok lah, think it's sufficiently ok. Hope there r no finger pointing or pushing e blame in e entry.
The relationship actually sort of ended one month ago, but he implemented a "cooling down" period while I came back to Indo. It was a very painful time, with him not even bothering to call me up like he used to when I came back here. I cried and cried when no one was looking. I went into a self-blaming stage for quite some time. I begged my mom to allow me to go back 1 day earlier than scheduled so as to appease him. In vain. We officially broke up on the day the title said.
I was actually reluctant to go to Europe in my then current condition. I felt ugly, like a bitch, an inconsiderate, heartless mean person and I went abt thinking of myself as being unworthy of ever being loved by anyone else. My dad told me to just go as planned and not to think abt unhappy thots. Surprisingly, my heart healed very quickly on the trip. I guess the change of scenery really did me good.
But I still felt a pinch of my broken state during e trip. My cousin who married an Englishman, for whom we went to Europe for, was blissfully married. Another was happily attached. I felt very unattractive at times. And I blamed myself for being e cause of e break up. Lorraine had been very kind to me before e trip then. She went all e way to accompany me e day after the break up. For some reason, after weeping in church, my tears dried soon and I felt better after shopping w her. I am indebted to u, gal! So r Weifen and Audrey, who tried their bests to comfort me and hear me out. Thanks gals!
I waited for his SMS in Europe, which neva came. Think I found it difficult to understand why can't we be frens even after that? But I have since come to understand that, under the unfriendly circumstances of our break up, friendship is really difficult. Furthermore, I came to realize that, we dun have much in common after all, after e 1st flush of love had faded. I neva really believed that opposites attract, becos it bec a chore to try to understand e other party. It is more fun if u share e same interests and can laugh abt e same thing and do e same things tog with lotsa joy. Of course, it may help spice up e relationship if u can find ways to make ur differences work for ur relationship. Like if one party is more slack than e other, maybe he or she can help e other party slow down and smell e roses a bit.
Think I have told ppl b4 that my relationship failed becos of religious factors. Tho it is true to some extent, but Soon Onn made a good point while talking to me during e trip that other factors come into play as well. As I said, having similar interests as well as the maturity to give and take when differences arise are very important as well. Communi cation oso cant be underestimated.
Thru that relationship, I oso came to understand my own folly as a partner. Tho I dun blame myself as much now, I still shoulder part of e responsibility of the failure. So I now resolve to improve myself as a person and daughter of God. I oso learnt to open my eyes really big when selecting someone and thereafter close one eye a bit :) As much as I would like that someone next time to bring out the best in me, I would oso like to help bring out the best in him.
Hmm I read and re-read this entry for a long time. Ok lah, think it's sufficiently ok. Hope there r no finger pointing or pushing e blame in e entry.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Hans Christiaan Andersen
I have always been fascinated with fairy tales since young. I grew up on Dysney cartoon like Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella etc. But I oso like to read the tales. I distinctly remember my Dad giving me this beautifuly illustrated book of Hans Christiaan Andersen's tales. Suddenly remember this aspect of my childhood as I am watching a show commemorating the 200th year of his life on Phonenix channel.
The 1st Andersen tale I ever read was "The Little Match Girl". It was such a pitiful tale that I tried to put myself in her shoes to feel that bitterly cold Christmas Eve, where no one bothered to take a 2nd look at her as they rushed home for Christmas. I had a little hard time trying to understand the concept of imagination or hallucination when she lighted her candles and see those lovely images. Then I was comforted to know that she went to Heaven after her sufferings and I wondered wat is Heaven like.
My favourite tale of all time is "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". I used to draw pictures of the 1-legged tin soldier and the beautiful ballerina, looking lovingly at each other but neither ever said a thing abt their feelings. JIng Zai Bu Yan Zong. Thot it was a very tragic, lovely tale. I even resolved to make a cartoon of it, more magical and lovely than the Dysney Fantasia 2000 version. I recently read that the tale might have been inspired by Andersen's own unrequited love for this particular lady. Interesting e.g. of how a writing is invariably influenced by its writer's background.
I oso like "Thumbelina" for its pretty details of the story. Like the pretty description of Thumbelina, her sweet bed made of a walnut shell, her journey to where she met other tiny ppl like her and married their king. In the same manner, I oso like this story abt the shepherdess figurine and a chimney sweeper figurine.
"The Princess and the Pea" made me wonder if I am not actually a princess as well. I tried to put a pea beneath many matresses like in e story and slept on it. Needless to say, I neva felt a thing and thus gave up the idea of ever being a princess hahaahah.
When I come to think abt it, my growing up years were very much shaped by these fairy tales, not only from Andersen. Perhaps that shaped my dreamy nature. I read tales from Russia, the Grimm Brothers tales etc etc. I can still remember beautiful tales of Princess Vassilissa who turned into a frog and married e prince whose arrow fell on her, a beautiful princess who slept for 10 years but was taught many things in her sleep, the princess who owned clothes that looked like the stars, the sun and the moon but had to put on a donkey skin to escape from her father's madness. Hmmm...maybe I can be a very good mom who can tell her children many bedtime stories next time hahahaha.
But on a more serious side, I think we like fairy tales becos they reminded us of a lovely time in our lives where bad circumstances always end up for good, and the tales teaches us life's lessons in an indirect, but very much acceptable way. Yet they oso fed our imagination as we learn to identify with the circumstance of the stories, which could relate to life oso.
The 1st Andersen tale I ever read was "The Little Match Girl". It was such a pitiful tale that I tried to put myself in her shoes to feel that bitterly cold Christmas Eve, where no one bothered to take a 2nd look at her as they rushed home for Christmas. I had a little hard time trying to understand the concept of imagination or hallucination when she lighted her candles and see those lovely images. Then I was comforted to know that she went to Heaven after her sufferings and I wondered wat is Heaven like.
My favourite tale of all time is "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". I used to draw pictures of the 1-legged tin soldier and the beautiful ballerina, looking lovingly at each other but neither ever said a thing abt their feelings. JIng Zai Bu Yan Zong. Thot it was a very tragic, lovely tale. I even resolved to make a cartoon of it, more magical and lovely than the Dysney Fantasia 2000 version. I recently read that the tale might have been inspired by Andersen's own unrequited love for this particular lady. Interesting e.g. of how a writing is invariably influenced by its writer's background.
I oso like "Thumbelina" for its pretty details of the story. Like the pretty description of Thumbelina, her sweet bed made of a walnut shell, her journey to where she met other tiny ppl like her and married their king. In the same manner, I oso like this story abt the shepherdess figurine and a chimney sweeper figurine.
"The Princess and the Pea" made me wonder if I am not actually a princess as well. I tried to put a pea beneath many matresses like in e story and slept on it. Needless to say, I neva felt a thing and thus gave up the idea of ever being a princess hahaahah.
When I come to think abt it, my growing up years were very much shaped by these fairy tales, not only from Andersen. Perhaps that shaped my dreamy nature. I read tales from Russia, the Grimm Brothers tales etc etc. I can still remember beautiful tales of Princess Vassilissa who turned into a frog and married e prince whose arrow fell on her, a beautiful princess who slept for 10 years but was taught many things in her sleep, the princess who owned clothes that looked like the stars, the sun and the moon but had to put on a donkey skin to escape from her father's madness. Hmmm...maybe I can be a very good mom who can tell her children many bedtime stories next time hahahaha.
But on a more serious side, I think we like fairy tales becos they reminded us of a lovely time in our lives where bad circumstances always end up for good, and the tales teaches us life's lessons in an indirect, but very much acceptable way. Yet they oso fed our imagination as we learn to identify with the circumstance of the stories, which could relate to life oso.
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Cats
The new massage parlour at the ground level of my apartment has 2 cats to date. I have been seeing cat food mixed with rice being laid out outside for the felines everyday and I had the privilige of being acquainted with the kitties at last. BY right, we r not supposed to own any pet, but in Indonesia there is really no such thing as a law, least of all at the pte level like the apartment.
Anyway, I was waiting for my dad to come to fetch me last night for dinner when I met the cat with the brown fur. It looked up at me with its yellow eyes and meowed. I was gleefully expecting it to come up and coil itself around my legs, but it din! I put out my finger and made a meoing sound, hoping that it would. It looked up expectantly but went off the moment it realized that there was no food on my hand. So I secretly call it shi li mao (realistic or materialistic cat...how do I translate this into EL?).
Today, I met the other cat, with streaks of orange in its brown fur. It actually followed me without me needing to so much as attract its attention. It even got into a minor quarrel with the brown one as it followed me. It then twirled around my legs...such a nice feeling! I have always like furry animals, esp when they give their confidences to me. Now we r frens, kitty. I must think of a name for this one. She seems to be pregnant cos her tummy is rather big. Hope I can get to see its kitens when they r born...I just love kittens!
Anyway, I was waiting for my dad to come to fetch me last night for dinner when I met the cat with the brown fur. It looked up at me with its yellow eyes and meowed. I was gleefully expecting it to come up and coil itself around my legs, but it din! I put out my finger and made a meoing sound, hoping that it would. It looked up expectantly but went off the moment it realized that there was no food on my hand. So I secretly call it shi li mao (realistic or materialistic cat...how do I translate this into EL?).
Today, I met the other cat, with streaks of orange in its brown fur. It actually followed me without me needing to so much as attract its attention. It even got into a minor quarrel with the brown one as it followed me. It then twirled around my legs...such a nice feeling! I have always like furry animals, esp when they give their confidences to me. Now we r frens, kitty. I must think of a name for this one. She seems to be pregnant cos her tummy is rather big. Hope I can get to see its kitens when they r born...I just love kittens!
Friday, June 03, 2005
Alcohol Intolerance
Hmm...some of u guys know that I dun drink much, if at all. Bought a bottle of Blueberry Vodka Mix a few days ago to celebrate but only drank it just now. Feeling rather sleepy when I was very alert b4 drinking. Just 4.7% lei!!!
Why dun I drink? Well, back when I was still in the Salvation Army, I took an oath not to drink when I was sworn into soldiership. Salvation Army has such a tradition not becos they think that alcohol is sinful, but becos of our history. When our founder, William Booth first had the revelation from God to start his mission that was to lead to the founding of the Salvation Army, he had to help lots of ppl, including many who were alcoholic. Thus, there was the fear that if the Holy Communion was to hand out alcohol as the blood of Jesus Christ, they might revert back to the bottle. Hmm..maybe they din have grape juice back then?? But the trad continues.
Now that I have left the SA, I'm no longer under this oath anymore. But as a rule I am not that fond of alcohol unless it is Berlin Beer or Bayley's. Heheeh all the B somethings. When my cousin and I went to Jazz at Southbridge, we were at a loss of wat drink to order. So we tried Creme De Cacao, which we had read before in a Judy Blume book hahahaha. I din know that u can't put ice into it and ordered it that way, so it sucked!
Berlin Beer is this beer that u can only find in Berlin. There r a few colors to choose from: green, red and blue. The green one is the best! The alcoholic content is only 2.8% and it was very, very cheap, only about 80 cents. At my cousin's insistence, we bought 10, along with a red and a white wine, stuck it into our luggage that held 4 days' worth of clothes and went back from Berlin to Horsham, where my another cousin stayed. The immigration officers' eyes opened so wide when they scanned into our luggages' contents buahahahah. The sad thing is that, over at UK, the rest of our family din rave abt it like we did! They politely took some sips and left the rest for us and we sure did diaoed them!
In Italy, at the Tuscany region, we went to this beautiful restaurant where they served us a delicious red house wine. While waiting for e food, my guy cousin kept taking glass after glass becos it was nice. At the end of the dancing, singing and dining there, he was flushing like a lobster and needed the toilet and he was oso talking balderdash. I only took less than half a glass hahaha. BUt I was high on the lovely atmosphere. It was a great place for honeymoon, me thinks! Who cares abt getting drunk there!
The night b4 we left Europe, my married cousin let us try this nice fake Bayley's that costed only abt 5 pounds. Nice! I took 2 glasses, till my another cousin wondered,"Ey? thot u dun drink?" Hehe not always, cousin dear. But I'm learning.
Why dun I drink? Well, back when I was still in the Salvation Army, I took an oath not to drink when I was sworn into soldiership. Salvation Army has such a tradition not becos they think that alcohol is sinful, but becos of our history. When our founder, William Booth first had the revelation from God to start his mission that was to lead to the founding of the Salvation Army, he had to help lots of ppl, including many who were alcoholic. Thus, there was the fear that if the Holy Communion was to hand out alcohol as the blood of Jesus Christ, they might revert back to the bottle. Hmm..maybe they din have grape juice back then?? But the trad continues.
Now that I have left the SA, I'm no longer under this oath anymore. But as a rule I am not that fond of alcohol unless it is Berlin Beer or Bayley's. Heheeh all the B somethings. When my cousin and I went to Jazz at Southbridge, we were at a loss of wat drink to order. So we tried Creme De Cacao, which we had read before in a Judy Blume book hahahaha. I din know that u can't put ice into it and ordered it that way, so it sucked!
Berlin Beer is this beer that u can only find in Berlin. There r a few colors to choose from: green, red and blue. The green one is the best! The alcoholic content is only 2.8% and it was very, very cheap, only about 80 cents. At my cousin's insistence, we bought 10, along with a red and a white wine, stuck it into our luggage that held 4 days' worth of clothes and went back from Berlin to Horsham, where my another cousin stayed. The immigration officers' eyes opened so wide when they scanned into our luggages' contents buahahahah. The sad thing is that, over at UK, the rest of our family din rave abt it like we did! They politely took some sips and left the rest for us and we sure did diaoed them!
In Italy, at the Tuscany region, we went to this beautiful restaurant where they served us a delicious red house wine. While waiting for e food, my guy cousin kept taking glass after glass becos it was nice. At the end of the dancing, singing and dining there, he was flushing like a lobster and needed the toilet and he was oso talking balderdash. I only took less than half a glass hahaha. BUt I was high on the lovely atmosphere. It was a great place for honeymoon, me thinks! Who cares abt getting drunk there!
The night b4 we left Europe, my married cousin let us try this nice fake Bayley's that costed only abt 5 pounds. Nice! I took 2 glasses, till my another cousin wondered,"Ey? thot u dun drink?" Hehe not always, cousin dear. But I'm learning.
Weird Dreams about Classmates
Dreamt that some of us guys were back in Genting for the grad trip last nite. It was a very vague and a bit nonsensical dream...I normally dream like that so wat does it show abt me heehee. I remember I was talking to Soon Onn all the way in my dream...the other guys were like in a blur. Remembered a scenery like the daybreak when we 1st reach Genting that early dawn. Maybe it comes from looking at Jeramin's photos last nite hahaah.
Then last week I dreamt of Chye Guan lending me a load of readings to photocopy....something that neva happened in real life! He was saying something like everybody photostat liao except me. Hmm?
Then on yet another nite I dreamt of James asking us who confirmed wanna go Jazz at Southbridge. Some ppl raised up their hands...dunno who cos again they were all in a blur. Think some of them were Shi Zhi and Hong Xian. I was pondering whether to go or not when I woke up for real hahahaah. Ok that was more real.
Maybe I just miss the Hon class too muchie. Hahahaha...
Then last week I dreamt of Chye Guan lending me a load of readings to photocopy....something that neva happened in real life! He was saying something like everybody photostat liao except me. Hmm?
Then on yet another nite I dreamt of James asking us who confirmed wanna go Jazz at Southbridge. Some ppl raised up their hands...dunno who cos again they were all in a blur. Think some of them were Shi Zhi and Hong Xian. I was pondering whether to go or not when I woke up for real hahahaah. Ok that was more real.
Maybe I just miss the Hon class too muchie. Hahahaha...
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Yet Another Nice Message
Hehe Just found yet another nice message from my email. Enjoy!
I believe- That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I believe- That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe- That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I believe- That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I believe- That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I believe- That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I believe- That you can keep going long after you can't.
I believe- That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I believe- That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I believe- That regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
I believe- That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I believe- That money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I believe- That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I believe- That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.
I believe-! That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I believe- That just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I believe- That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I believe- That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I believe- That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I believe- That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I believe- That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
I believe- That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
I believe- That two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I believe- That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
I believe- That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
I believe- That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I believe- That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
I believe- That you should send this to all of the people that you believe in.
I believe- That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I believe- That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe- That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I believe- That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I believe- That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I believe- That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I believe- That you can keep going long after you can't.
I believe- That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I believe- That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I believe- That regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
I believe- That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I believe- That money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I believe- That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I believe- That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.
I believe-! That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I believe- That just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I believe- That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I believe- That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I believe- That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I believe- That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I believe- That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
I believe- That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
I believe- That two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I believe- That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
I believe- That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
I believe- That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I believe- That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
I believe- That you should send this to all of the people that you believe in.
Nice Quote
Saw this nice quote today:
"Work like u dun need the money
Love like u had never been hurt
Dance like nobody's looking"
YUp, I think this may not b the 1st time u guys see this, but thot it really nice. Reminded me to live life to the fullest, not with worry, fear and trembling (except if it comes to serving the Lord hehe). Think it is not an easy creed to live up to, I mean, how many of us can love our jobs so much that we just work for its sake and nt the money? How many of us have not let our past relationship scars affect how we treat the ones we love currently? And how many of us can let go of inhibitions and be ourselves? Blessed is the person who can be like that :)
"Work like u dun need the money
Love like u had never been hurt
Dance like nobody's looking"
YUp, I think this may not b the 1st time u guys see this, but thot it really nice. Reminded me to live life to the fullest, not with worry, fear and trembling (except if it comes to serving the Lord hehe). Think it is not an easy creed to live up to, I mean, how many of us can love our jobs so much that we just work for its sake and nt the money? How many of us have not let our past relationship scars affect how we treat the ones we love currently? And how many of us can let go of inhibitions and be ourselves? Blessed is the person who can be like that :)
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
One Slack Day...
"Treated" myself to 1 day of slacking abt at home today, after seeing my results. I had dreamed of such a day while rushing thru the whole of my last sem ever, so I savoured the day.
Watched "Little Women" DVD while eating my lunch. I really liked the book and its sequel "Good Wives", but the movie was a bit disappointing. It was rushing too much and din manage to delve into the many lovely and meaningful intricacies found in the books. The cast couldn't develop their parts to the fullest. It oso took away some of the plot I found most enjoyable in the book, like Meg and Mr Brooke's funny courtship, Amy and Laurie's "jing zai bu yan zong" sort of wooing etc. But overall it was quite fun to remember the contents of the book as I watched. Although the values expounded by its author Louisa May Alcott is a tad old-fashioned by today's stds, I still think it is not a bad idea to hold on to them, for e.g. not marrying for money. I even cried at the end at the funnily romantic scene where Jo and Mr. Bhaer got tog at last...a very weird feat since I dun normally cry at movies.
Then, since I was too excited to take my nap, I played some KTV DVDs and practised old songs. I know wat shall I sing at a next KTV outing, if there ever will be one: "qian yan wan yi". I oso tried my hand at the Jap version of "Rong Shu Xia". Teresa Teng rocks man! Tried to sing in Cantonese: "Nan Er Dang Zi Qiang", "Shanghai Tan". My dad has all these nice DVDs and VCDs. When I came back I oso saw that he bought this superb CD with all those songs I like to sing in KTV like: "Yi Chang You Xi, Yi Chang Meng", "Rang Wo Huan Xi, Rang Wo You", "Ba Bei Sang Liu gei Zi JI", "Wo Zi Zai Hu Ni" etc. Was so happy then! Since my dad seemed a bit bored with it, I shall bring it back to s'pore. Hiak hiak.
Hai....I urged all of us graduates to take one or 2 of sucj slack day before we r thrown into the reality of the working world!
Watched "Little Women" DVD while eating my lunch. I really liked the book and its sequel "Good Wives", but the movie was a bit disappointing. It was rushing too much and din manage to delve into the many lovely and meaningful intricacies found in the books. The cast couldn't develop their parts to the fullest. It oso took away some of the plot I found most enjoyable in the book, like Meg and Mr Brooke's funny courtship, Amy and Laurie's "jing zai bu yan zong" sort of wooing etc. But overall it was quite fun to remember the contents of the book as I watched. Although the values expounded by its author Louisa May Alcott is a tad old-fashioned by today's stds, I still think it is not a bad idea to hold on to them, for e.g. not marrying for money. I even cried at the end at the funnily romantic scene where Jo and Mr. Bhaer got tog at last...a very weird feat since I dun normally cry at movies.
Then, since I was too excited to take my nap, I played some KTV DVDs and practised old songs. I know wat shall I sing at a next KTV outing, if there ever will be one: "qian yan wan yi". I oso tried my hand at the Jap version of "Rong Shu Xia". Teresa Teng rocks man! Tried to sing in Cantonese: "Nan Er Dang Zi Qiang", "Shanghai Tan". My dad has all these nice DVDs and VCDs. When I came back I oso saw that he bought this superb CD with all those songs I like to sing in KTV like: "Yi Chang You Xi, Yi Chang Meng", "Rang Wo Huan Xi, Rang Wo You", "Ba Bei Sang Liu gei Zi JI", "Wo Zi Zai Hu Ni" etc. Was so happy then! Since my dad seemed a bit bored with it, I shall bring it back to s'pore. Hiak hiak.
Hai....I urged all of us graduates to take one or 2 of sucj slack day before we r thrown into the reality of the working world!
God is Good! All the Time!
For all the frens and profs who r reading this, I got 2nd lower finally!!! It is something close to a miracle to me, considering how I have not been as consistent as I should have been. Thank you, Dr. Keck, for your concern all this time! Thank you, Dr. Lockhart, for marking so leniently! Thank you, Dr. Aung-Thwin, for your patience and teachings the whole sem! A/P Kratoska, thank you for all your help!! And I can't forget Dr. Barnard for helping me in my ISM oso! OOh Yes!!!!
As u can see, I am terribly excited! I had almost given up the idea that I'll ever pull my CAP up to 2nd lower, but God is faithful! My warmest love and biggest thanks to my Maker, my Saviour and Lord God! He has rewarded me for my service and faith to him throughout the whole sem, tho it oso could have been much, much more! Ooh I am so excited!
I must oso thank various individuals from the Hon class who had helped me in some way or another. Thanks to Johan, Sophia and Nadine who had helped me from ignorance during A/P Borschberg's class last sem. Thanks to Shu Huei, Weijin, Sarah and Samantha for your encouragement that I can do it and your prayers. Lotsa thanks to the guys who had helped me proofread my ISM draft: Hanyong (esp!), Hong Xian, Derrick. For Yueheng, for trying to help me by introducing Dr. Antonio Rapha for my ISM research. Warmest thanks to Kevin, who helped Wens, Raha and I before the Histo paper! Thanks to Ziqian, for encouraging me after my War and SEA paper. To all the rest of the Hon class, thank u for ur frenship!
My warmest regards to my best frens and squadmates who had encouraged me throughout the year. Audrey, my dearest buddy, thank you, thank you, thank you for ur prayers! For listening to me without once complaining and giving me ideas. To Lorraine, thank u for your encouragements at various times and being a great fren! To my beloved squadmates who formed yet another pillar of support for me, thank u for empathising!!
I am so happy that I could burst! I must drink a toast to myself and all of u guys later!
As u can see, I am terribly excited! I had almost given up the idea that I'll ever pull my CAP up to 2nd lower, but God is faithful! My warmest love and biggest thanks to my Maker, my Saviour and Lord God! He has rewarded me for my service and faith to him throughout the whole sem, tho it oso could have been much, much more! Ooh I am so excited!
I must oso thank various individuals from the Hon class who had helped me in some way or another. Thanks to Johan, Sophia and Nadine who had helped me from ignorance during A/P Borschberg's class last sem. Thanks to Shu Huei, Weijin, Sarah and Samantha for your encouragement that I can do it and your prayers. Lotsa thanks to the guys who had helped me proofread my ISM draft: Hanyong (esp!), Hong Xian, Derrick. For Yueheng, for trying to help me by introducing Dr. Antonio Rapha for my ISM research. Warmest thanks to Kevin, who helped Wens, Raha and I before the Histo paper! Thanks to Ziqian, for encouraging me after my War and SEA paper. To all the rest of the Hon class, thank u for ur frenship!
My warmest regards to my best frens and squadmates who had encouraged me throughout the year. Audrey, my dearest buddy, thank you, thank you, thank you for ur prayers! For listening to me without once complaining and giving me ideas. To Lorraine, thank u for your encouragements at various times and being a great fren! To my beloved squadmates who formed yet another pillar of support for me, thank u for empathising!!
I am so happy that I could burst! I must drink a toast to myself and all of u guys later!
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