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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. --------------------------------- Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 11:55 pm [insights]
"I LOVE YOU" 8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning =) --------------------------------- @ 12:26 am [lovely sight]
Today I woke up to a lovely sight. When I opened my eyes, there, lying on my black bag was a card. A small card. When I saw it, I was hoping it would be from my sister. But, it was a card given by my mum! Least expected! It was very sweet! A note from my mum! I hardly receive it! Not in ages past! And she wrote encouraging me to obey God and that He will bless those who do so. Also that she'll be praying for me during this exam period! This is the best encouragement I received! To know that my mother, my MOTHER, is praying for me and didn't turn a deaf ear to me whenever I talk to her about my studies! It's really encouraging! =) Thanks mum! And thank you God!
--------------------------------- Saturday, November 07, 2009 @ 6:56 pm [perspectives]
Matthew 6:25-33 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Everything matters but not everything matters equally.
--------------------------------- Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 12:55 am [showers]
After a showers of rain, I attended an event call "Showers of Blessings". I went with the crusaders to give out cups of hot milo to students studying along the benches and cards that have a verse on it and to tell them where we are from! It was really awesome and meaningful! I was really more blessed than those receiving the cups of milo! At first, they were quite shocked and surprised. Esp when my grp (e5, pauline and I) entered tutorial rooms to give them the milo. Like barging in like that. Haha. But after giving to them, talking a bit to them, passing the card and wishing them all the best, they had smiles on their faces. I was really happy to see them smiling! It really brings much joy! The other encouraging thing is seeing 2 of my DG girls coming down for it! Really encouraged cos it's scary for a freshie to come! But they came! And they didn't regret! I got to work with Sharyl too! Another girl from Lynn's DG. And she inspires me! When I saw her asking a student if there's any prayer request and praying for him on the spot, it really fills me with wonder! And I really gotta buck up man! And be bold and courageous! Wow! I really am touched, amazed and blessed! I'm going for every showers of blessings now! And next time round, I'm going to be more courageous and bold to ask if there's anything I can pray for them! Cheers and thank you God for this wonderful, refreshing (as always in every Crusade gathering) and cooling day! =) .jpg)
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 --------------------------------- Wednesday, November 04, 2009 @ 12:37 am [Love]
Yesterday, I learned that a person who feels secure is one that knows, believes and is convicted that "God loves you". There is no greater security than in God.
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need to post this up here: --------------------------------- Sunday, November 01, 2009 @ 12:03 am [new]
31st Oct 1517 is Reformation Day. It was when Martin Luther nailed 95 theses (arguments) against the church then. Stating the contradictions and not-so-right things according to his study of the Bible. It sparked off arguments and hence, a split between the catholic and protestant church (as far as I can recall). Check out this website to see the 95 arguments translated from the language then: http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/history/95theses.htm Well, today's devotion talked about it and one thing highlighted was the 5 solas: Sola Scriptura (by Scriptures alone), Sola Fida (by faith alone), Sola Gratia (by grace alone), Sola Christus (by Christ alone) and Soli Deo Gloria (by glory to God alone)! The essentials of the Christian beliefs and points raised at the 95 theses! Food for thought. Okay. Today I went to the Parliament House. The tour was really good and informative! Know wad a sitting is about, the meaning of a bill and how it's being conducted! Nice! The view is really good too! After tat, dad and I went to Hello Shop and get a new phone for me! =) Cheers! I got Nokia E63! =) Sweet! Nice! Been looking forward to getting a new phone for a long time! Yay! Glad to have it now! With much better functions too! (: I got it in white. Just can't resist the white phone. Mum said I shld get black since white is easily dirty but white jus seems too nice! White, red and blue are my fav colours! Wun give them up! =) Well, it was a good day out. Esp directing my dad with the map! Haha. Fun! I'm glad I catch on very fast and can read the map well. One of the rare times dad let me read the map and direct him. Usually, he likes to do it himself :( After all, I'm an engineer and have a bit of geog brain! Give me more chances in the future! And yes, talking about chances, I got to drive the car again! After the Hello shop trip, dad alighted at home while I took the car to west mall area, for me to return lib books, then to church. And I drove on my own! Yay! =) Drove to church and back from it! Gave a lift to Jethro too! But it was raining quite heavily. The first time I drive alone in the rain. Quite scary and really gotta control myself not to drive fast cos it's dangerous! Yeah. But still, it was fun! Thank God for the safe journey! --------------------------------- |
