life of praise

i was rather plagued by certain thoughts right today. thoughts that hurt me and made me downcast. once again i thank God for the friends around me who listened and helped me sort things out :) it made me feel so much better talking things out.

mac came over in the afternoon for tuition. i had a great abs workout plus badminton game wit him :) i'd like to think i won him, tho i highly suspect he was letting me win. o well it's not bout winning anyways lol. i can nv stop laughing AT him. =P

grr cant believe im flying off next fri. thot i would have more time to get more work done this hols. squeezy sticky schedule.

more stupid quizzes from sam's blog:

You Are a Little Scary

You've got a nice edge to you. Use it.

How scary are you?

You Were Actually Born Under:

Delicate, timid, and attractive - sometimes you really do act like a bunny. You're very compassionate and protective of those you love, sometimes too protective. Your home is really your castle, and you make sure your home is comfortable and well furnished. You don't like to argue - and you prefer a quiet, peaceful life. You are most compatible with a Goat or a Pig.

You Should Have Been Born Under:

Full of spunk, you are the original party animal. You bring fun, activity, and stimulation to any event. Self-control is not one of your strong points; you have been known to over indulge. Cheerful and energetic, you can turn the most boring thing into something fun. You are most compatible with a Rat or Dragon.

What Year Were You Born Under?

Your #1 Love Type: ENFP

The Inspirer In love, you are passionate and eager to develop a strong bond. For you, sex should be playful, creative, and affectionate. Overall, you are perceptive and bring out the best in your partner. However, you tend to hold on to bad relationships after they've turned bad. Best matches: INTJ and INFJ

What's Your Love Type?

it's raining men

somehow our entire cell grp started talking bout russel peters today. it's rather amazing how many pple have watched it and memorized the lines. its still as funny as ever nonetheless lol

church service today was rather ok, except for my chinese screwups while reading the bible verses for service. praise was relatively smooth considering we did not have a single prac due to busy schedules. we juz put everything in God's hands, and prayed for His guidance in leading the congregation. and we did it :) the glory be to God.

im once again touched by God's grace in ytd's turn of events. im relieved, happy, and content :) enough said.

o jasper burnt me amityville and house of wax :) double horror that i can self censor haha. watched national treasure ytd night. it was GOOD. somewhat like da vinci code. hm think i ought to start studying tmr..

last day of sch!

i think my greatest fault would be the inclination to procrastination. in many ways i avoid doing what i kno i should, thinking there'll always b tmr. and yet the Lord says in Matthew 24:42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come." i fear for those who will not be with God in heaven on the day Jesus comes again. i kno it is in the duty of Christians to spread the gospel, to stand in the gap between the living and the dead. and yet i fall short. i pray for the courage and the strength to do what i kno i should do.

on a lighter more voyeuristic note, today has been a rather crazy day. students ditched classes as much as teachers ditched students. lol. plus the half day generously given by kelvyna chan as a reward for the rugby champions, we didnt have a single class at all :) took quite alotta pics for smile AC :) the guy kept taking, so we kept posing lol. it was rly funny. went out wit the class to suki sushi after sch. and shopped around orchard wit seok n cherie. god i have such a craving for retail therapy now. and another to watch movies!

thank God it's the hols already :)

you're my angel

i watched star wars ytd. personally i didnt think it was bad. guess cuz i didnt even kno that who darth vader was to begin with. im not exactly a star wars fan. hmm. the lines were rather cheesy tho. but it was a rather gd movie altogether. camelot was rather ok too. although its length did surprise many of us. at 10pm an intermission was announced, when many of us thot it was the end. it finally ended at 11:30pm. phew. if it were this tiring for the audience, i wonder how exhausted the crew must be. respect

rugby finals today. we won RJ 23-nil! yayy go AC :) it was quite fun cheering. tho nobody around where we stood rly cheered along. sigh so dead. cherie rachel n i juz cheered anyways. team havoc is seriously as their name suggests. but they're funny. so wad the heck.

whee cant believe it's the last day of sch term tmr. o n here's a lil shoutout to the peeps all over the other side of the world across the Pacific ocean in USA: alisa trevor aloysius and ken. gd luck for ur finals and graduation!

supersize me the american way!

AHred has somehow managed to land ourselves into another class detention for lit. again. so our entire class except for the titanic few who did the essay got ourselves into dc on fri. then seok n i successfully got ourselves out by completing it b4 the end of today :) so much for a short tuesday.

choir concert was rather.. ok. standard's definitely there. but a tad too many hymns to keep me enthralled. it was a great concert nonetheless :) full house. joshua ditched charles n i after the interval! hmph. dinner/supper @ thai xpress after the concert was awesome. too bad they were closing n i couldnt finish it. o well. in God's grace we were greeted by an empty taxi stand wit loads of cabs waiting for us after dinner. :) amazing.

ok i must b bored.. here are more quizzes ripped off frm blogs:

Your Extroversion Profile:

Cheerfulness: Very High

Excitement Seeking: Very High

Friendliness: Very High

Activity Level: High

Sociability: Medium

Assertiveness: Low

How Extroverted Are You?

Your #1 Match: ENFP

The Inspirer You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends. You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules. Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives. You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're qutie the storyteller! You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.

Your #2 Match: ESFP

The Performer You are a natural performer and happiest when you're entertaining others. A great friend, you are generous, fun-loving and optimistic. You love to laugh - and you like almost all people equally. You accept life as it is, and you do your best to make each day fantastic. You would make a good actor, designer, or counselor.

What's Your Personality Type?

vesak day

of many things, i think the hardest lesson i've learnt is not to expect anything. if u dont expect anything, u wont b disappointed. i juz have to keep reminding myself that.

school term's coming to an end. why this year seems to pass so much faster than last year, i do not understand. nonetheless, the cheap thrill and satisfaction of completing minute tasks such as my overdued lit essay still applies very much. i spent the last few of my waking hours ytd writing out the 6-7 pages of my war lit essay, successfully making use of every single book that i've got. thats some reason to celebrate.

past few days i've been going out, out and out. had 2 consecutive life singers performance on sunday for the mother/father's day celebrations. a lil late i kno, but the church's successfully turned the event into an evangelistic event, and God's word has reached far more pple than the previous events. praise the Lord.

the coming week, or the last week of term 2 has a rather positive outlook. wit concerts (choir and drama), and many sports finals (netball, rugby.. etc), and a for-you day on the last day of sch, i think it'll make a rather interesting week to come.

truly madly deeply

i downloaded the supersize me song/rap. the lyrics are hilarious, albeit rather out of point. i guess the beauty of gp is the actualization of education of the nation's young via videos/movies. it works.

i realized in horror today that my condominum's security guards have really gd memories. that came about when i walked thru my condo today, and 3 separate security guards asked me where my boyfriend was. o_0 gosh. hope my clarifications helped.

sometimes i wonder if i make a gd friend. or a lousy one at that. granted that i was plagued wit immense guilt after blowing edwin off wit star wars, but fact remains that i stood him up. sigh. now i have to treat him to marche to make up for it.

my mood now's currently down down down. what i need right now is icecream. which is the one thing that my refrigerator does not have.

i can sing a rainbow

i have an econs test tmr. yet im here doing quizzes. i cant seem to focus. hmm.
quizzes and more quizzes. they're fun. sometimes accurate to bullseye. sometimes juz a load of crap. i guess that's why it's fun. cuz it opens a space where others judge whether the comments bout u in the quiz are justified.

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who have a split personality - cold as ice on the outside but hot as fire in the heart.

In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored.

You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage something you've always wanted... though you haven't really thought about it.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Your Birthdate: January 12

Being born on the 12th day of the month (3 energy) is likely to add a good bit of vitality to your life. The energy of 3 allows you bounce back rapidly from setbacks, physical or mental. There is a restlessness in your nature, but you seem to be able to portray an easygoing, sometimes "couldn't care less" attitude. You have a natural ability to express yourself in public, and you always make a very good impression. Good with words, you excel in writing, speaking, and possibly singing. You are energetic and always a good conversationalist. You have a keen imagination, but you tend to scatter your energies and become involved with too may superficial matters. Your mind is practical and rational despite this tendency to jump about. You are affectionate and loving - but very sensitive. You are subject to rapid ups and downs.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Your Seduction Style: Ideal Lover

You seduce people by tapping into their dreams and desires. And because of this sensitivity, you can be the ideal lover for anyone you seek. You are a shapeshifter - bringing romance, adventure, spirituality to relationships. It all depends on who your with, and what their vision of a perfect relationship is.

What Is Your Seduction Style?

ok back to econs..

kronos!

ok, like joshua said.. kronos being a success would merit a few question marks at the end, but it was great fun nonetheless. the bomb.

the day didnt start off rly well, wit isaac calling me up at 2am to chat (you bugger!). lost my sleep momentum after tt, and reading 'the soldier's return' in hopes of falling asleep did not work as i thot. so i only had a meager 2 hours of sleep for the entire sunday. hmm.

what happened when morning approached happened in a flurry of time. i barely remember. a couple more guys wore pink shirts this yr :) and they looked gd! especially in the sea of maroon and blue shirts lol. so we made our way through the esplanade backstage maze, and found our way to our beautiful dressing rooms once again. :) i juz love that place. haha.

we had rehearsals, and an hour break. my camera conveniently ran outta batt. hmph. took pictures wit those wit cameras tho :) and it was the concert. and then huge sighs of relief when it was finally over. *insertapplause* all of us went for buffet dinner at senses after tt. took a bus back wit charles, and slept 11 hours straight into monday when i reached home. :)

so here're some pics courtesy of grace's and cindy's cam.. thnx to all u guys who came down! love the flowers/cards/chocolates/cookies :)


the girls at kronos ( :


victor (my desk partner!) and i


me, joyce and dhar

pre-kronos

i once read an article on how a professional violinist practices up to 5 hours nonstop a day. after today's rehearsal, i frown in amazement and wonder at how that's physically possible. my shoulders and neck were killing me by the 2nd hour into rehearsal. hmm.

i think im the only girl not concerned bout rly dressing up for kronos. idk how the nonchalent attitude developed for a person who loves to dress up, but i think the concert is more bout making music magical instead of the dress or the hair. o well.

making a wish upon a star..

collided

my immune system's like ZERO. i'll function well as a flubug-detector. hmm. well guess heres the next wave of flus and colds and coughs and watever. im sick. AGAIN. together wit quite a no of classmates.

i cant believe kronos is in 2 days. as cliche as this sounds, it rly did seem like ytd when we were performing for our first kronos. as a J1. soon it'll all be but memories fondly looked upon. indeed, a relief frm the intensive rehearsals, and yet heavy-laden wit nostalgia and sentimental values. im definitely gonna miss strings.

this week has been plagued wit many ups and downs. part of the downs belonged to the two deaths in school. at least they are wit God now :) without suffering and without pain. we've all been rather fractious. peevish even. work's evolved to an insurmountable mountain of blur. hmm gotta do a lotta retracing after kronos. but im so glad for the weekends. time to catch my breath, close up the cca season, and start working. in God's grace...

but of course there are always the ups. :) that keep me going when the going gets tough. God has worked his miracles beautifully in my life. and i know that He's watching over me every step of the way. especially in this physically and mentally exhausting week. only in Him can i count my blessings in this otherwise arduous and monotonous week :) the glory be to God

tilt ya head back

recently alotta pple have been asking me how's life. hmm. i find myself repeating 'school sucks but life's good'. i guess it's juz how u perceive life to be. the teeny weeny things that can make u smile. : )

i spent a gd half of my afternoon/evening today laughing AT macarthur. he's got such a loadful of crap that's gotta get anyone bursting out in laughter uncontrollably. great abs workout.

so we had math tuition for the first time at my place. halfway thru i got a surprise visit :) played badminton wit mac after tuition. hm i'd like to say i thrashed him straight, but i kno it's cuz he didnt wanna split his pants for the 3rd time in the month =P

i think im gonna quit life singers soon. i need to focus on my work. im trailing too far behind.

edge of my seat

watching past videos of our lives always have the nostalgic element attached to it. cant help wishing that i was that 5-year-old girl once again, claiming ultimate delight in riding a beaten up sleigh down a less-than-steep icy slope. or reminiscing bout the less-than-stressful life at Beekman Hill International School. the gd times of studying in an ole new york middle school.

well, that kind of life sorta juz exited stage right after the tape clicks to a stop, promptly signalling the entry of reality.

i was vaguely amused by the grp of camelot performers having speech-n-drama practice during one of breaks halfway thru our intensive strings rehearsal today. i found myself repeating the phrase "red lorry yellow lolly" when mr tan was working wit the other sections during rehearsals. hmm. gd practice lol.

hm which reminds me. kingdom of heaven is, for once, as good as "movie bites" claim it to be. albeit we did miss the first 20 minutes of the show, arguing wit the old lady at the ticket booth over our missing tickets that were booked over the phone in school. the battered old lady all but faltered when joshua demanded to see the manager. we had to pay by cash in the end, due to the rejected credit card that josh used to book the ticks. o well. it was an awesome show nonetheless, tho a tad too gory.

o yeah. i got my violin's mark on my chin. and a couple of teeny blisters on my fingers to go with that. hmm. heres a 'PS' advert before i sign off: tickets for AC strings open rehearsal are up for grabs. $5 per ticket, on May 14, 2pm. money collected would be channeled to the CPA building fund. :)

you and me

lol i havent nearly laughed at a computer screen for a while.. till sam popped up on my MSN...

Sam: like yesterday on the bus i was going going home from work
Sam: then this tall woman sat beside me..
Sam: i was like dam nervous.. cause she was dam hot
Sam: then
Sam: she picked her nose
Sam: and i was boxed in all the way at the last seat near the window..
Sam: i wanted to just break the window

sam.. u nv fail to make me laugh. be it AT you or WITH you :P

school these days have been a drag. boring. work load's on steady incline. hmm. aight i dont feel like blogging anymore. so i'll end here. and thnx jared for the encouragement! :) it rly helped.

you must have been an angel

i have to keep reminding myself that tmr's tuesday. not monday. tmr's Terrible Tuesdays. i dont care if it's sposed to be Terrible Thursdays. they're juz as bad.

i completely forgot bout the GP package test till a few hours ago. hmm. social issues. i need to deal wit a couple of social issues myself.

labor day was indeed a day of labor. well, for my brain and right hand. finished my overdued math tutorials, read half the GP package, and finally understood my two war books.

but there's just a lingering air of depression above me. i feel rather laden wit that same burden. its always been there, juz that i pay a blind eye to it, living life as it should be. but no matter wat i do, it always comes back to haunt me. n i kno i have to make a decision soon. a decision that will affect everybody whom i care alot for. when God brings us to it, He'll bring us through it. i pray fervently, that God will guide us through this.

on a lighter note, sunday rather lifted my spirits. :) bible study was inspiring, abel did beautiful worship, and sermon was gd. left AGM a lil early.. hung at PS after church, n went to eat sushi again! :) i suddenly developed a thing for sushi lol.

sigh sch tmr. but then again im gonna enjoy wadever time left i have in sch. not much left. esp wit the changes that may occur after A's. so.. yayy for sch tmr i guess?

angels

i juz listened to the recording of our syf performance. n i realized that we were actually much better than HCJC. idk wad the judges were basing on in their decision of granting them the honors and not us, but i guess they must have had their reasons, albeit in my opinion, the possibility of an unfair one. hmm. i wonder.

tuition early in the morning is not a gd idea. but i guess it'll have to do for now. went for lunch wit a bunch of chamber peeps @ biopolis, and then back to sch for the long chamber prac. exhausting. we rly need practice. charles came over for a while after tt.

o n my dad's back frm china :)