Sun.S22 class gathering!

It was our first class gathering since we graduated from nj 1.5 years ago and it was great seeing everyone again :)Met kf tk and alan to buy food at parkway before heading down to ecp. Everyone doesn seem to have changed much.. lol and it sees army doesn have much impact on the guys,except weizhe and yongtat are super fit now!Though it rained later, we eventually had our bbq under a shelter using the aluminium trays. Being the nice and homely guys(LOL), teck kuan, weizhe, kefeng and alan cooked the food while we sat down to eat.. tsk. Amy and kaiyun came in the evening and we had fun talking abt many stuff and trying to cross the mud using gu-niang methods. Was jeered by the guys for being an ex-canoeist, but hahas who cares :P

Mon. New year eve. 31dec07!
Cycled @ east coast with beth and marcus and it was my first time cycling till Changi! We were blessed with fine weather and headed to Parkway for dinner after cycling, where we took pictures with the Christmas deco. :) hahas, better late than nvr isnt it.

Later beth left for her watchnight service and marcus for council gathering, while i headed for KAP to meet shumin, chilled for a while before we took the last bus to mich's house. Mich made a nice wooden frame with our team photo from scratch for peishan! She didnt sleep at all and drove us to the airport.. an archi trained student indeed.hahas.. sadly mich will be leaving nus archi for RDI.. sigh, one less person i will see arnd in sch :(. Used the com for a while, searched facebook for chit's greg, tried to help with the photo frame (but my wood-cutting skills really suck) ..before i fell asleep -_-'' Napped for 2 hrs before we headed to the airport to send ps off :)

FRI.team gathering @mindy's house!


FULL TEAM :)lovely lovely.




few of us.


van! mutual santas.. lol


SAT: met up with weiying, mich&gloria :)


@plaza sing :)


gloria and weiying!


with mich!


us:)


beth&marcus:)


rach joins in. clowning arnd!


ben popped in...and we didnt realise until the shot was taken :S



hahas ok a proper shot with beth :)


gals with pastor charissa


with rach


stomache! i really had one and rach posed for it. lol

:)

o man, i dont deserve it. It's only possible by God's grace..thank you Father! :)

Christmas :)

I watched the Christmas tale thrice, yet each experience was a feast to the senses and a different part of the message stood out. The first time immanuel, God with us, stood out. Then later it was ' His gloria birth was for his glorious death' and thirdly was looking for God. Nevertheless, all spoke forth of the immense love God has for us, a message that we forget repeatedly or fail to comprehend deeply.

Christmas was.. weird. Joy messaged me at 5am to ask if i was ok because God prompted her to pray for me and she couldn get to sleep. marcus asked if i was home safely at 4am? Was kinda perplexed because everyone knows i dont party till wee hours and return home later than 1am. Jie pangsehed sis and me for chc Christmas service so the 2 of us ended up shopping in the afternoon. :(

Anws, on Christmas morning just before i left the house for a jog, i was talking to mum and as usual, she was sharing her testimonies about how God spoke to her and how mightily God moved in the past(and of cus is still moving). I told her i find it hard to hear from God at times and she reaffirmed me with Deuteronomy5 where God spoke to Moses in the past and that He will continue to do so with us today. I felt so thankful for mummy who continually shares testimonies with us and edifies me with the truth of God.

fri

Had combined varsity christmas party today! Really enjoyed buying and preparing the food with eunice amanda huixian and gim, esp the dissecting of the turkeys and slicing of meat. I rmb dreaming of becoming a chef and even hairdresser at various points of my life. But innocence weaned off and reality sank in, i am not cut out to be either so i can only cut my own hair or cook my own food. lol. Was delighted when pple found the food nice even though we didnt season and cook them thou. hehe, at least it meant that the arrangement for the food can be considered a success.

oh, younger sis did something damn cute lah. She stuck her drawing of spongebob and patrick in my wallet and when i opened it today i was pleasantly surprised to see the note that wished me an early merry christmas?! lol, times when sis is adorable.

Marcus came back from egypt yesterday and i think today was the first time i met him ever since the hols started man. Chris came back from sep in US too! Was rather surprised he lost weight instead and according to him the overseas stint was 'life changing' as he was alone most of the time. He went to a church over there too but the culture is way different from the charismatic one in coos. It reminded me of the trips to the church back in germany. Different culture but ultimately, we worship the same heavenly father. Man, i wonder how wld sep be like for me in year3 sem2. But one thing i am sure of, i want to be deeply rooted in God before i leave for it's easier to backslide w/o the fellowship of brothers and sisters overseas.

Was pretty tickled by what sister said.

xiaomei: Jas, tell you sth. Spongebob squarepants has 4 fingers. Bet you didnt know!
me: ok, let me test you. how many eyelashes does spongebob squarepants have?
xiaomei: hmm...
me: haha! 3.
xiaomei: Now my turn. How many fingers does Patrick have?
me: (anyhow whack) hahas i know! 3!
xiaomei: LOL. patrick has NO FINGERS.

Anws, jie came back today and we had zi char downstairs!:)) Lol, it's pretty ironic cuz thou we stayed here for close to 20 years, its the first time we actually went down to have dinner together as a family. Usually mummy will cook/ buy back from downstairs or central/ order pizza/ go out to further places. Went to shop for Eunice's present with gim in the afternoon. Got her a black mphosis bag and hopefully she likes it! Was quite surprised when gim expressed interests in ladies pants.. those that resemble guys bermudes sold in NUM/ bodyknits, except that the feminine details like buttons and folds that differentiate them. gosh, i would haf mistook him for a gay if i didnt know him personally man. lol. discovered very nice acryllic diy materials at beary hip shop too. cool stuff.

Yesterday it was presents making with beth@ mac cafe,ps. Coincidentally, the ppl at the adjacent 2 tables were making Christmas gifts too. It's cool how we bought miscellanous stuff and the concept of our little gifts slowly formed along the way.
Met Eunice and Gim at amk cathy in the evening for Alvin and the CHIPMUNKS!! The chipmunks are so,so,so cuteeee!

Lunched with zl on wed@ ichiban and had unagi omelette again.:) lol,maybe i shld try cooking that someday. Caught the Warlords, which i felt was kinda sad cuz it's filled with betrayal and bloodshed. I can never comprehend the desire for power that drives ppl to kill too. Went to tecman too and bought books at discounted prices! lol.

Baked with beth, rach and camelia @ aunty pauline's house today :) Pastor gerald's daughter, Cheryl, joined us too and the whole process of kneading the dough and cutting out the cookie shapes was simply enjoyable! Love moulding unusal shapes and ways of adding the chocolate to the dough. hehe. Silly rach brought chinese herbs out (red dates and gou qi zi) by mistake cuz she mistook the gou qi zi for cranberries! But she didnt make that mistake in vain cuz Beth brewed nice sweet tea for us. lol! :)

Sunday: Went for morning prayer.. then watched Nanking with beth and sirong. A pretty good movie which stirs up anger and wrenches hearts with scenes of the massacre and mass rape. And i think it must be extremely painful to make the survivors recount their experiences of rape, and how they witnessed their loved ones being killed or tortured.Each time they recalled certain scenes, tears would well up intheir eyes as they choked with emotions. :x

Sat: Was on ushering duty for church service and i was very very glad everything went on rather smoothly! :)

It was a horrible rainy week, but it made me fully appreciate the almost all year round summer season in Singapore. Fortunately, it didnt rain today and i finally got to swim! Missed the cool waters and gliding with each stroke. :)

Had medical appointment yesterday morning..which was horrible. Luckily i met up with lx singhui and lichan in the afternoon and felt so much better seeing them! Went back to ny in the evening for nyco homecoming dinner and enjoyed walking the grounds of ny, esp in the quadrangle and outside xiu mei auditorium. Everything felt so familiar and close to heart. :) Chatted with ms Chek and she talked about how our xian yue juniors were forced to nod their heads along with the music, till the motion internalised in them and moving along with the music became something natural. It somehow struck me while i was swimming that it was analogous to spending time with God isnt it. At times when we dont feel like spending time with God, it becomes imperative to intentionally set time aside to read His word and pray. Because by doing so, we create a habit to spend time with God naturally, and at the same time, because His words speak, it draws us to desire God more..

Went out with sis on wed and tried the new chewy junior cream puffs@ bugis. :))

Tue.. packed my drawers in a desperate attempt to find my missing bible. Sloted some of the developed photos from the germany trip into my photo album too. lol.

i cant commit to any job cuz of miscellaneous things in the middle of the hols.. there goes my hope of earning some cash. lol, shall just be part time maria at home then :) Caught Hero with sr on sun. Window shopped with mich lp today at bugis and chit joined us after her work.. was great to meet them esp since the last team outing was quite some time ago. And hais, i still cant believe how careless i am. i actually lost my bible..my precious bible. :(

holhols.

fri:
Caught the golden compass with jas leo shawn and wayne. lol i think that was the first time we had a complete jie mei outing. The Golden Compass is worth catching thou i didnt like the ending hanging like that.. :( Was pretty amused by leo who gets scared so easily that she was jolted by the movie sound effects and suspense twice. And Loo was peeping at some scenes thru the 'hole-ly' part of her jacket because it was supposedly less scary like that. lol! Had a good time laughing at da jie too cuz of his strategic seating position in the theatre.hahs. Left for cell in the evening and it felt so nice to have cell once again after having a series of workshops this sem! Got to talk to Belinda more when we split up into small grps :)

Sat:
Attended mich and vic's wedding at St Andrew's Cathedral! Pastor Derek preached for their wedding service and his sermon was about wine in a marriage again.hehs. First heard abt it duirng Pauline and kahwoon's wedding and it touched me alot back then. To sum it up, he was trying to say that in a marriage, it is very important to have Christ as the pillar, the foundation of the relationship. It is only when the couple has a Christ centred relationship will they be able to overcome the downs in the long road ahead. Hahs, this is esp true when the inital sweetness of marriage/ dating diminishes because only God can renew and rejuvenate a relationship.

Walked arnd at Raffles City and eventually settled down at Starbucks to chat, then chill and eventually stoned when the fatigue set in. Left for church later and service was great! We had a guest speaker who is a 12 year old blind girl, Ritchell. A talented singer and pianist, she touched me not only with her wonderful vocal chords, but more importantly, her strong faith and trust in God, which exudes from the songs she sings. I still rmb vividly a particuarly lyric of her song that goes ' Though i walk in darkness, i am not afraid, because i have a Lord who guides..' Simple lyrics, simple voice, but speaks volumes of how she places her trust in God who guides and makes her feel secure. Was very, very encouraged by her and am amazed how God uses her to bless many around her!

Dinner was special cuz it was an almost all girls outing! And the few of us went to anchorpoint instead of holland drive/ church hawkwer.


with von and eeli outside the cathedral


amanda me dom & rach @ starbucks


ruyi amanda me rach dennise :)

the HOLS ARE HERE :D

Towned with Beth today! hahas we shopped for euggie's present successfully and did abit of shopping for ourselves too! :) Maybe i shld find a job to fund my shopping trips.. lol or my bank account will be horribly bruised by the end of december.


the pouch we got for euggie!



black and white :)

Tue:
Went to the polyclinic to get a referral letter and waited for 4 hrs in total. Needless to say, i fell asleep while waiting for my turn.. -_- Wanted to go for this walk in interview at paragon office tower but i just cant find the venue of the mysterious 05-36A, which doesn seem to exist! Called jie for help but still failed to find the place.. joined eunice and amanda in town after that thou :)

mon:
Bought a new pair of asics with sis! We went shopping at vivo too and had fun trying on pretty winter jackets that we will never get to wear in spore. lol. Met jie on the way home to pass her the new fbt shorts, didnt get to talk much thou.. perhaps catch up during weekends bah :)Upon reaching home, i had this urge to run so i changed and headed for bishan stadium for a nice slow jog. The last time i ran was like ages ago and now i can get unbelievably slow.. lol. Managed to play on the swings for a while before going home too :))


sun:
hahas. hibernated at home and was on heroes marathon from 10am to 10plus pm. lol, an unhealthy day but it's nice to be a potato couch once in a while. :P



One thing i love abt uni holidays is that we totally do not have any hol work to do, thou the sch term can really get stressful at times... but then again, all sun and no rain makes a desert isnt it?:))