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Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 1:00 AM [a happening week]
Finally I can squeeze in a time to blog about all my activities! Exams ended about a week ago! And I've been sooo packed ever since! But it was a good time of fun, laughter and learning! First, immediately after my paper ended, I had a 2-day conference. SMC. It was great! Especially on the 1st day where I learned much stuffs from the workshop and gain good insights--things I never knew nor thought hard about. And I'm glad I learned them. Thank God! Also, it was good to see the south side ppl again. Sigh. I'm like the only girl frm north again lah. Cos Lynn came only a while and XQ was in another workshop and with her bf? I guess so. But I'm glad I saw her and talked to her too! Catch up with my leader! =) The 2nd day was quite a something. Went to hortpark for the conference. And got SUN-BURN!! Ahh. I haven't had a sun-burn for a looong time lah. It was so hot but it was a good time still! =) After that, I had a day's break, which isn't really a break cos I was rushing to meet ppl. Everything got pushed back and rushed. So I was pretty late for just about everything! Gee. Feeling bad. Then comes Saturday to Monday where I had a youth camp to attend. Well, at least it showed me how different it is when the audience/target group is the younger youths. I learned that BBQ is a no-no cos they won't cook! End up all the older ones cooking. And X-box is definitely a distraction! But I also learned flexibility and I enjoyed myself still. At least I get to spend time with some of the older ones and really catch up! And hone my skills on Bridge!! =) When camp break that time, I deliberately not arranged anything then. And I'm glad for it. So I had time all to myself! Really needed that break man...cos after that, it was super pack! So tuesday, I had a volunteer service at esplanade! =) Visited the elderly at AMK there (near John's church! I still can rmb and recognise it!) and the children's home. But one of the child was so naughty and kick the ball that was in my hand such that the ball flew, hit the ceiling fan blade and tore. Well, it was fun interacting with the elderly and children and I'm glad Joanne went and enjoyed herself too (right?). I got to catch up with her too! The other girls that were there were also very friendly and nice people! =) Wednesday was volunteer service again. In the morning. Went with my siblings. And I coincidentally met my first 3-months SAJC friend! Was wondering why this guy was staring so hard at me when I was boarding the bus. When I came down, I realised that it was someone familiar! =) Cheers! Had a good catch-up and an unexpected friend/partner throughout! Went to 2 old folks home once again. At first, I had nothing much to say though. There were too many helpers and too few elderly. So time passed slowly. But we just ask them to draw on the ball since they can't write words. But of course, we also help them write their wishes on the spheres. All in all, it was good to be able to interact and mingle with the old folks. It's been such a loooong time since I last did this kinda work! After that, was the best time and a moment I'll treasure! My siblings and I left at bugis there (the last old folks home we went to) and headed to a hawker centre to eat. At bencoolen there. After that, we walked to Iluma. Made sarah take the long escalator up from 1st to 4th floor. So super scary! Then, we heard carolers singing and found out that they are doing some charity work too. So we decided to buy a cup of yoghurt to support the organisation and them. But we took such a long time to chooose the toppings!! It was like, we want nuts--but I don't want (Sarah and I versus Reuben). Then I want strawberry but we don't want (Sarah versus Reuben and I). Haha. And we had to discuss and talk about it for like 3 minutes with about 4-5 ideas being thrown away cos 1 of us or 2 of us doesn't like that topping. Haha. The fun and thrill of having 3 in the family and all sharing 1 cup of yoghurt with an insistence of only 1 topping! Lol. It was fun still. Turning right and left where my siblings are standing one on each side of me. Oh well. After that, I rushed to church (for a children's event) then went to meet Le Jing for dinner!!! =) Had a grrrreat catch-up and update! Quite happy for her too! =) And I did learn something from her and I re-confirms what I've been saying to myself. Also, I'm very grateful for the time we can have to share our prayer requests! Cheers! Miss you girl and I'm glad we can catch up! =) Next, on Thursday, had a good Bible Study session with Shuhui. Then headed down to meet up with the crusade freshie girls! Combined DG outing among the freshies! Glad all went well! Had so much fun, laughter and joy! Just talking, getting to know one another and enjoying the performances. Also to write on the spheres and makan! Showing the American friend around Esplanade and the local food! =) Had really a good time and I'm glad that this outing was a success! More interaction! That's the main aim! =) Where did we head to? Marina square, wanted to bowl but was too full. Then we headed to Gloria Jeans to drink and talk. After that, to Makan Sutra to makan. The wishing spheres--one sphere for all of us! And to concourse with front-row seats! Wah! And lastly, on friday, met up with 3 groups of people! First was lunch with Huang peng, Carine and Chin wee. Ate at the chinese restaurant for the 1st time at westmall. Was supposed to be the C4C group! Haha. Then I met up with Isaac for coffee before he flys off! And finally the p6 gathering which was great! We ate at cafe cartel and there were 8 of us! 4 guys and 4 girls! And hmm...come to think of it, we were sitting such that 1 row was guys and 1 row was girls! Lol. After that, 2 ppl left (1 guy and 1 girl) and we were left with 6 ppl. Headed down to Minds Cafe for 2 hours of gaming! The last game, Jungle Speed, was great fun and nice! So nice that I decided to forgo my last bus at bukit panjang and just walk back home. Had a really good time meeting up with them, catching-up and joking around (: Thanks guys for turning up! Next time, I'll call those I've missed out! And yeah. I know it's not exactly safe to walk back alone past midnight but oh well. I just don't wanna spend $6 on cab fare! And throughout the whole week of going out, I haven't stayed out till I had to catch my last bus! So it's quite a thrill! :P All in all, it was a really HAPPENING week and I really enjoyed every moment--whether it's a group of people or my individual friends! =) Cheers and thank God for friendships! Talking about that, thank God that Wanting arrived back safely! =) And I'm looking forward to the steamboat dinner on Monday! More interaction and catching-up! =) --------------------------------- Wednesday, December 09, 2009 @ 12:16 AM [last day of exams aka start of holidays!]
Today was my last paper! Great! =) Super duper happy! But when 11am comes, I was like, hmm. Not exactly an excited feeling. But nevertheless, it is starting to come in now and I am starting to feel happy and all-high about dec hols! =) At least, to take a good break before I start sem 2 again! Let's not talk about the paper, shall we? But about after that! So we had lunch together at Pepper Lunch. The first time I'm eating that cos I've never dared to eat it since there's pepper in it. But Bethia was telling me that I can just tell them not to add pepper in it. So okay. But sadly, there are only 4 of us--peter, qiao yong, bethia and myself. Wish the others could join us. After lunch, the guys went to arcade, bethia went home to fix her double bass while I'm left alone. So I decided to go shopping around JP. At first, I was quite happy, but after a while, I was starting to feel real bored shopping ALONE! Though there's no pressure, but it feels so sad and lonely. And to add on to that, the blouses are all above $30 which was way above my budget. So I couldn't get anything though some designs were good and nice :( After shopping for 1 hour, my legs and back couldn't take it anymore. So I decided to head home. What a day man! At home, I watched the 2nd half of Fireproof with my bro (who already started watching) and the funny pranks. Had good laughs. Was supposed to head down to Bras Basah to get wires and 2nd hand books but was too lazy and tired to leave home 45mins after reaching back. So I just stayed on until it's time to meet the others again for dinner and drinks! =) And the fun began! So met up with Peter, Wanting, Eugene and Qiao Yong! Went to eat Astons at The Cathay! =) Glad we went early and didn't get a seat by the window so I'm not that pressurized! Had a good dinner! After that, headed down to Timbre @ Substation!!! It's awesome! Glad we made a reservation! But reached there super early! At 7pm! Live band starts at 9pm! So we took about 45mins to 1 hour choosing our drinks! Yes? No? Cos we were quite noob with the liqueur available. Ha. So Wanting and I started asking Peter about the different types of alcohol. Well, in the end, Wanting ordered wine, QY and I ordered cocktails and Eugene and Peter shared a jug of beer. Mm...beer is nice. Maybe nxt time I'll drink that! =) And funny, a fly went into QY's drink but the service was so good that he gets a change of drinks! =) Had a good chat over drinks for an hour plus! Getting to know one another, talking about everything, esp Eugene's gf, Irene, and their relationship! And also, adding a bit of humour of our studies inside. Lol. During our conversation, I was also telling Wanting that the waiter who had been serving us is quite handsome. Then Wanting dared me to ask for his number. Haha. After a while, Peter decided to take some food order on behalf of us. With that particular waiter standing beside me, the conversation goes like this: Peter: One calamari rings, one roast duck pizza (SUPER AWESOME! TRY IT ONE DAY!) and one timbre chicken wings
Haha. Yes! I did it! I really did the dare! Haha. I really asked for his number (which I know he will NEVER give). He was taken so much aback that he literally gave a shock face and stepped back quite a number of steps. I was also shocked at his reaction. Then I quickly say, nothing else already. Haha. But it sure is fun! Wanting also heard and saw that! Lol. But I think I frighten him. Lol. Later I told him I was just joking. But I kinda regretted saying so early...should have said later when he's handling the bill or something. Then it won't be so awkward and I can cast more glances at him. Lol. Anyway, company of friends are more important! So we had our fun and laughter and chats. And listened an hour of music! The band was great! Enigma! Can play any song on the spot wan! And the singers are great! Hmm..entertainers too. Elaborate actions and dancing. Haha. I like the dedication part. So Wanting chose the songs while I wrote the message! =) Dedicated to us and the other table of NTU MSE students who have finished our exams today! =) Yay! A great message and time of cheering! Yeah. Anyway, had great fun. The band's last song before the break was "I'm yours" by Jason Mraz. Now it's stuck in my head. Ha. Left the place at 10pm. And headed home after that. When I went back, I told my family about the dare thing but none of them laughed :( my dad even gave an angry look. Haha. So I was telling Peter about it and he also agreed with my dad that it's weird for a girl to do that. Haha. Oh well. Okay. Maybe next time I'll ask for the name or give a compliment instead of the number...hmmm...maybe I went overboard for a girl? But I must say that I like dares! Haha. Anything that is not overboard or against my values and ethics, I will challenge the dare! Hmm..but I must also say that this whole dare thing is putting me in a whirl now. Haha. But I guess it'll tone down soon! Soon I hope! =) Got more important things to focus on and people's relationships to look at rather than this fleeting one moment of fun! Nonetheless, it was a great night guys! Thanks for completing the first day of holidays with your presence, company, laughter, chats and friendship! Happy Holidays! --------------------------------- Tuesday, December 08, 2009 @ 12:17 AM [the serenity prayer Part 2]
We are all too familiar with the serenity prayer. But I chanced upon the 2nd part and 1 statement (in bold) strikes me: Living one day at a time;
--------------------------------- @ 12:09 AM [the final night]
Okay. This is the last night with my file and books. 11 more hours. And then it's over! It's done! And I can be free, without constraints (as quoted from my friend). Okay. I know this sounds very temporal. Afterall, the hols for us who ends on 8dec is only 4 weeks. Super duper short. But it's better than nothing. And I've soooo much planned! Besides all the meet-ups, conferences and meetings, it's really the meaning behind them that matter. The re-connection with people.
I miss my hall 11 freshies and peers. They are so super sweet! Cheer me on whenever on fb! And seeing their photos and outings just make me smile. I so wanna re-connect with them! I miss talking to my buddies: my sec sch frens, my JC frens, my NTU frens, my fren's frens...These are people that I treasure and whose friendship I gotta re-connect and keep it going... I can't wait. Seriously. I can't wait. And I hope that there will be time for all these talks. And that I would be sensitive to each and every one of them. And touch them at some point of time, in some way... And yes, I can't wait to focus once again on God and His work! =) --------------------------------- Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 5:31 PM [start]
Before I begin my intended blog entry, I wanna say thanks to 2 particular bloggers who have touched me with their entries as I read them today: Wanting and John (: Wanting on sovereignity and John on the *oh..now I know why [change of roles] Today, I became a mother. When I came home, I went to hand-wash clothes. Haha. Now that my grandma went to msia, I decided to share a bit of housework with my mum who's also working. So I hand-wash clothes! Ahh..normal lah. Done before. But just that it's been a long time since I last did it! And, as always, it's back-breaking. Thankfully I have a stool but given my previous medical condition :( Still painful but bearable... Oh well. After that, I went to...iron the clothes! Haha. So house-wife hor? Been a long time since I iron too but quite fun and nice! My dad wears so many shirts that need to be ironed! :( Thankfully they are not long-sleeve shirts, else it'll be more troublesome to iron! His jacket was also hard to iron too. Haha. Yet, throughout, I was quite scared of the iron. Keep thinking that my hand will kena the iron and get scalded. Again. I had it once. When I was much younger. I guess the scar is not just on my hand but in my heart and mind too :( Boo...oh well. I guess I just gotta be more careful next time! I still got many more years of ironing to do! In the future! Another reason why I say I'm a mother is cos my sister said so! She fell sick today and I was telling to take this and that medicine and eat this and that food before she leaves for work just now. Lol. Then she commented I'm so mother. Haha. I don't mind being called that actually! Just hope that I would one day really be a mother! Soon! Maybe in...5-6 years time? Oh boy! Can't wait! Lol. [yet enjoying my role now] ...and that is being a proud sister of my brother! =) Tonight is my bro's prom night. So he's all dressed up! Yesterday, he went to buy the clothes etc! Wah! Cost so much lah! But looks nice and smart! He turned from this:
Into this:
Cool right? So handsome eh? I'm so proud of him! =) Hope he'll have a good time! But stay safe too! :) Aye! It's been a long time too since I last went for a dinner and dress up until so nice! The last I went was for OCS coms ball. And the only one I can look forward to where I can stand a chance to dress up again is another coms ball nxt year. Oh well. Don't know if it'll come true in the end. But I do miss dressing up that nice! Haha. Okay..I'm going crazy. Bleah. [back to reality] Okay. Back to reality, I had a Maths paper today. Was really intending to score since Maths is my niche. But...the paper...well, it wasn't too difficult. But there were some qns that I couldn't do and some qns that I did wrongly. So, in the end, I lost quite a fair bit of marks. Quite worried that the bell curve will be to my disadvantage. Sigh. Actually, I was worried. Am still anxious. But what's done is done. There's really nothing I can do. At least, now, I know how to do the questions that I don't know. So I still gained knowledge :) Look on the brighter side, Sharon! Plus, just leave it in God's hands. Bell curve, results after the paper etc are things that you can't control. So just leave it alone. Don't worry nor be anxious! No point. Don't waste time and energy! Trust! It's a blessing! =) --------------------------------- Thursday, December 03, 2009 @ 1:13 AM [an expected post but unexpected wonderful evening]
Yes. Okay. I said this post is expected cos John was saying that I would blog. Then it got stuck in my head until now. So, while going online to check some stuffs, I put an entry here. Well, I had a wonderful day today! Went for lunch with my sec sch buddy, Yam Wenn!! It's been ages since we last chat and talked and had a meal! Was glad to see her! A pity Shuhui can't join us :( Oh well. Ate at Swensons but the standard dropped quite badly. Sigh. Swens is going to be my lowest choice except for the desserts. Haha. Had a 2-hour lunch! Just chatting and talking and taking photo with her bear!! =) Talking about school, friends, her niece and work etc. I'm glad she's one of those friends that, you don't need to meet very frequently but when you do meet, you can just clique and connect! =) Cheers to this kinda friendship! Another cheers to another friendship that I have! With John! Boy! It's been sooo long since I last saw him! Since the Chem paper! Like 2 weeks! Wah! No wonder when I saw him today, I was also a bit stunned just as he is! Haha. Somehow I can never forget the facial expression John gave when he saw me at esplanade lib. Of course, Wanting was there too! =) Glad to see you too, girl! And cheers to our friendship! Yeah. I'm glad to meet John again and have dinner with him again. Brings back memories of the BSF times when I always (okay, most of the time. minus the times when I gotta usher, we want to eat at different places and we can't leave sch tgt cos he wanna hang arnd for a while more). Yeah. It's just so nice to just talk, joke arnd, share stuffs/updates and just laugh. Haha. Thank God for friends like this! =) On another note, I'm glad to be at esplanade again. Oh boy! I so miss that place! =) I miss the ambience and the arty-farty feel and studying in a library. Yeah. Just quite sad that the arty tables and chairs are gone. So sad. Well, in the end I didn't catch a free performance cos they weren't playing christmas songs and I thought they weren't that good. Oh well. Nvm. Headed home early and at least do 1 25-mark Maths qn! Oh well. Okay. On the way back, I saw a Big, Bright and Beautiful full moon! It was simply lovely and totally made my night! It was bigger than usual--much nearer to earth. It was awesome! And I was reminded once again of God and His love for me! Many other thoughts and reflections flow by too. And I know that God will make all things right in His time and melt things out for the good of us all! :) Cheers! --------------------------------- Tuesday, December 01, 2009 @ 8:06 PM [a verse]
"Seek the kingdom of God above all else and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need." The words in bold grabbed my attention as I read the cover of my devotional material because it tells me that I have to do things right. My lifestyle has to be right, true and authentic. I can certainly think of some things that I need to change and control! And as I think of these, it certainly does feel like there's restrictions. It won't be easy kicking off old and bad habits. Like suffocating. Okay. That's exaggeration. But it feels like there's a barrier, obstacle or stoppage. Especially knowing that I'm not in control. But I'm relying on God's strength and praying for help and dependence on Him. And I chance upon this statement: On our journey of faith, there are times when the “freedom” of sin that we left behind is more appealing than the restrictions of faith that lie ahead. We must trust the protective boundaries found in God’s Word as the only way to get to the place of ultimate freedom. Amen. --------------------------------- @ 8:01 PM [some videos to share]
Check these out: You are twice mine
Even if you feel far from God today,
The stool--Who's in control?
By nature we all have a desire to control our world. From infancy we turn to our own independent way, trying to control circumstances, the future, people—and even God if we could. Since we can’t, we end up frustrated, hostile, and critical. Our need to be in control is rooted in excessive self-love. For example, when people we love are sick, we often want them to get well so we can get some rest and not have to worry about them. “Boil it down to this,” a Bible teacher once said, “we are madly in love with ourselves!” In Romans 8, the apostle Paul called this self-centeredness “the flesh.” By nature we live as if we owe the flesh our obedience. Paul reminded us in verse 12 that this isn’t so. He then offered an effective alternative: We can be led and controlled by God’s Spirit (v.14). We may be afraid to give up control of our lives to God, but we needn’t be. Human control shackles us; God’s control gives us freedom. Human control insists on immediate results; God’s control allows for a lifelong process of change. Are you “madly in love” with yourself? Why not turn the controls of your life over to God. Ask Him to change you and help you to love Him and others. — Joanie Yoder (Article taken from Our Daily Bread) --------------------------------- @ 1:02 AM [a pretty video]
Saw this artistic video on fb just now. Like it lots! =) Awesome! Enjoy and look at the art! I'm going to figure out the piano melody one day!!
Littlest things
--------------------------------- Monday, November 30, 2009 @ 11:41 PM [tired]
Oh boy! Today marks the end of 2 papers at one shot! So tired. For the first time in a long time, I memorised stuffs for exams! Okay. I know this sounds kinda stupid that I'm only memorising like now. Sounds like "what have I been doing for the past few exams right?" But for the past few exams, I really never memorised. Throughout my 1st year, I don't really memorise alot of stuffs. As I've said in my previous post, I really think memorisation isn't the way to go. But today I felt that memorisation is inevitable. Especially for the HRM paper. Thankfully, it pays off. At least I can secure some marks (: Oh boy! The rest is jus crap and smoke. Haha. Now I really understand what it means by "you can smoke in a biz module paper". Haha. But honestly, now I feel jus soooo tired! Super tired. Wonder if it's the memorisation or the fact that 2 papers are over in one day! Sigh. But having 2 papers down doesn't bring my end-of-exam dates any nearer. Bleah. Oh well. Okay. I think I just have too many things on my mind! Erase erase! Go away go away! Shoo shoo! I wanna get better and be more geared up for the papers to come and the activities after that! Plans and things that I'm responsbile for too! On a final note, I'm fighting 3 things in every exam: TIME, MY MEMORY/KNOWLEDGE/QNS and THE FLU BUG!! Argh! Every exam I get the flu! Fighting the bug and using up tissue paper!! Ahh...hope I would get flu less often!! Please let me be fine! --------------------------------- @ 1:17 AM [prayer]
"The very essence of trusting God is realising that they are not my own" Help me God to trust in You and not rely on my own wits and influence and wisdom. I know that there are certain things I can do. To get what I want. Tested and proven. And also suffered. So Lord, now I turn to you. Help me to not play your role. But rather, let you be God and the LORD of my life. Amen. --------------------------------- Saturday, November 28, 2009 @ 1:49 AM [song]
Copied this song from Wanting's blog. A slow song but the lyrics are very meaningful. Especially the chorus. Share with you! --------------------------------- Thursday, November 26, 2009 @ 6:13 PM [excited]
Woohoo! I'm so excited! I was just invited to be a blogger at someone else's blog! =) Yay! So exciting...can spam and anyhow talk rubbish. Haha. Okay. The fun thing is not knowing who I'm talking to and who is reading the blog. Ha. Quite different from this one where I know who are reading my blogs. Not that I keep track but at least I know names of people who are following me on my blog. So gotta watch what I say and what image I portray. But somehow, on the other side, at least I'm not so afraid I'll offend people. Maybe cos I also dunno wad to write except to joke, laugh and put pictures..hmm. But yar, I'll still watch what I say.. Oh well. It's quite fun still. Let's see how long this thrill will last! =) Try figuring out whose blog I'm writing on! Haha. A hint: I'm actually not very close to that person. Different course and I don't even have much of his contact details! Haha. Okay... [on another note] Yes, changing the topic, I think I really gotta put in more effort for my exams. As much as I hate memorising things, I think I have to do. No choice but to do it. Else, I don't think I can survive out there, competiting with over 100 people! Sigh. The past 3 papers taught me this lesson. Actually, almost every semester teaches this to me. But somehow, I just refused the old-fashioned and seemingly wrong way of learning. Oh well. Is this really the way to go? Is this really how I should study for exams? Memorisation? But my brain capacity isn't that fantastic and great! Sigh. Okay. I'll do what I can for my remaining 4 papers! =) Jia you to the rest of you!! --------------------------------- @ 3:50 PM [a prayer]
“Gracious God,
--------------------------------- Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 2:30 PM [a note-worthy recall]
Was reading through my older entries (inspired by Joshua!) and was looking at Nov 2007 entry. One of the period of time in my life when I was closer to Khalis. In one of the entries, I wrote about the radio dedication I made to him. My 1st radio dedication. And I just wanna copy this reflection that I had years ago... "but right b4 i slp, i tot about this: if a dedication can put a smile so wide on both of our faces, imagine the smile on God's face whenever he hears a love song from us during singspiration! man! he muz have felt so happy whenever we sing to Him! wad's more, on class95, i can't choose the song, but during worship, i SING the song to Him! and lyk wad Khalis mentioned: SINCERITY is the key word. imagine, if we sing every song with sincerity! God will be so delighted! no wonder it says that God delight in the praises of His people. haha. i guess it takes a dedication to tell me jus how much each love song means to God and how i will now sing and worship Him in Spirit and in Truth =)" --------------------------------- @ 12:55 AM [hearts and love]
I was making heart-shaped keychains and I can't resist but to take alot of photos of it! I put an album on FB. Just posting some pics here! =) Enjoy! :) And conincidentally, I was reading on 1 Cor 13 too! Love it! So have fun looking at the photos! =) 
 --------------------------------- Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 12:58 AM [overseas IA?]
Today I was talking to mum about it. I know it's far-fetched but she started on the topic! So I can talk about it! I was talking to her about my fears of going to China cos of the CHINESE reports I have to type, CHINESE presentations I have to do and even a CHINESE interview! Wah! I have little confidence I can do it! So then, I started telling her that Wanting wants to go Europe and so I won't have any company either. Then suddenly mum ask me to follow her and go Europe also! I was shocked and surprised by it! It's so expensive but she's willing to fork it out for me! Wow! Well, it would be good and nice to go Europe with Wanting. Can tour around with my best buddy and at least I would have company. And I know Hyflux has a link there in Swiss for research. Might consider if I wanna do research. But...actually, despite saying so much, the only thing that I can't let go is my family. If I go overseas for that matter, I would really miss them alot. And time spent there is time lost with them. And I really dunno wad effect this would have on my relationships with my family. Esp my siblings. Can skype but there is a VAST difference (to me) between being physically present and not. And I really wanna be there for my siblings! I really do. Sigh. I don't know. I really don't know what to do. Mum has always said that going overseas is good. Esp now when I don't have commitments or anything tying me down (like direct family). I don't know. It's rare that she's supportive. And even my sis asked me to go! Sigh. Come to think of it, it will only happen in Year 2011. It's not even next year. So I have one entire year to build things up solid and good so that when I leave (if I do), it wouldn't be as I've written above. Sigh. But still....my heart beats to the heart of my home... --------------------------------- Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 8:40 PM [for the 3rd time but...]
For the 3rd time
The road is hard to trudge
2 answers I wrote for BSF
I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.
--------------------------------- Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 12:11 AM [exams preparation woes]
Well, preparation hasn't been going good. Especially yesterday when I got super stress up after attempting a Material Structure Past year paper. It was super tough! I can't answer a single question! And even as I read the suggested solutions and try to find it among the notes, I failed! Failed miserably! Everything from that module seems so foreign! Honestly! It's totally like alien versus Sharon's mind. I can't make head and tail of that module! And it really makes me scared and stress cos it's one of my core modules! And the one that is most revelant to my course! Thinking to myself, "If I can't even handle this module that is the most revelant, can I even survive through my whole course? Can I grasp the meaning of 'Materials Science and Engineering' when I graduate? What will my employer say if I can't even described what I learned! Argh!" It was a super stressful time and it dragged on even until this morning. And the whole day today, I was super restless and unmotivated. I really didn't wanna study and started to drag my feet even at applied chem. Sigh. It was such a horrible day for me today in the academic aspect. But well, all's not lost when I hit my QT time and a very nice reminder from Isaac this morning (which I failed to reply him. sorry! if you are reading this!). Well, nothing can beat a reminder and gentle words from the Holy Spirit. A transforming vision and a reminder that there is no other besides God. I should trust and rest in this God that I've a privileged of knowing. Shouldn't abuse that privilege. To believe. To be convicted. To be transformed. Stand strong in God, Sharon. "God is with you, and He is the only God. There is no other." Isaiah 45:14 --------------------------------- @ 12:06 AM [quoted for Sunday]
Extract from my diary Today's service was awesome and wonderful! Closing song--Thank you Lord--was apt! It was appreciation Sunday and Pastor's Appreciation Day. So we had a time where the floor is opened to anyone to say thanks to. For people who have served in church. So there were thanks from KH (worship ministry workers), Uncle Clarence for food, Aunty Daisy, Ben Hon, Aunty GH (ushers), Aunty Cas, Uncle Joseph, Uncle Jamerson, Aunty Yim, Uncle Alan, myself and even Joel to Samuel! Wow! It sure was an edifying time as we affirm one another that our service to God and man is appreciated and noticed! I was really edified and blessed through this time! Of course, there were thanks to Pastor Janet for being our pastor! A video, hugs and words of personal thanks to her! It was really great! God is great! He is full of love and grace! And in His grace, He has blessed this small church abundantly! He has given us so much! Much more than we can imagine! THANK YOU GOD! =) --------------------------------- Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 11:12 PM [Volunteer with me?]
I've decided to do some volunteer work! It's been sooo long since I last did CIP! And everytime, last time, it's always forced by school. But this time round it's on my own accord and I'm excited! =) I think the forced CIPs in schools last time really rubbed off me. I developed a heart and desire to go back and do something for these people. To step out of my boundaries, organise something, smile, talk and meet the needs of the social workers at the homes and the people themselves. I kind of miss doing volunteer work. I was even thinking of linking up with an organisation this hols but just too lazy to find out more....until I saw the email! When I saw it was elderly and children's home, I immediately think "YES!" Then, without hesitation, I asked my siblings to join me. Since both of them finished Os and As and have nothing to do also. Nothing to study too (like me!). So I asked them to come. Else I'll really have no company and feel very scared. Glad my bro and sis agreed. Sis signed up with me for 2 sessions while bro for 1. Then I started mass-emailing my friends. Okay. Not mass-mass but to most of them. And one of them already agreed to sign up! Yay! I'm so glad! =) Well, I am excited but I am also scared cos I'm crossing my own boundaries. I don't know what to expect and what to do. I can only say that I hope for things to turn out good, enjoyable and more importantly, a form of evangelism and outreach. I don't know why but when I think of this, I think of telling the old folks that God loves them. I wonder why... Anyway, one of the homes I'm going to is from Singapore Baptist Convention (SBC)! How cool is that? My own denomination! :) Yeah! So it would be great! I wonder if all the ppl there are Christians, but if they aren't, it wld be good to tell them the good news! At least the workers there can follow-up on them! (: Anyway, I'm excited! To do good, bring smiles to people and spread the love and joy! =) Come join me at this event! You can sign up for any day and how-ever-many you want! I'm going for Session C & D (15 dec and 16 dec, Tue and Wed)! Please see the email below for more details. And let me know if you are coming! =) Don't give me a shock on that day! Haha. *** The Marina Bay SINGAPORE Countdown is an annual event produced by Esplanade which brings people from all walks of life together to celebrate and collectively express their hopes and wishes for the year ahead. The event is also a rallying point for Singaporeans to gather and contemplate the year past while ushering in the New Year with anticipation and hope. Each year, as a symbolic representation of the collective hopes and wishes of the people in Singapore, we invite different segments of the community to pen their wishes on white Wishing Spheres which will then be collected and released into the waters of Marina Bay to form a huge visual arts installation. This year we will be bringing the wishing spheres down to various elderly and children homes and centres, so that their beneficiaries can pen down their wishes, hopes and dreams. We are looking for Esplanade Youths (that's you) to participate in this meaningful event with us! Below are the dates, times and names of the organisations that we'll be visiting. Depending on your availability, you may sign up for either one or more (or all!) sessions. Just remember to let us know which sessions you are volunteering for. 14 Dec (Mon)
15 Dec (Tue)
16 Dec (Wed)
17 Dec (Thu)
18 Dec (Fri)
If you are interested to take part in this meaningful event, please e-mail skairuo@esplanade.com with the following details:
Transport will be provided for this event, both pick-up and drop off points will be at Esplanade Mall taxi stand. RSVP deadline is on: Fri 27 Nov 2009, 6pm. --------------------------------- |
