The Taiwan trip is CANCELLED POSTPONED!!

This is the decision since the leader's meeting last night when God doubled the amount that He wants me to give for the Arise and Build- so no more Taiwan trip unless Ping wanna be nice and make our grad trip next year a TAIWAN trip!!! :)

The past few days had been madness- the results of my over-slacking during the Deepavali weekend, which totally disorientated me totally!!! sigh...

anyway before i forget- HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. PEREZ SLIMEY LOH!!!
Laoba, faster help us find a laoma okok??? waahahhahahhahaa...then she will be MRS. SLIMEY!!! lols...

anyway my phone is totally driving me mad- yesterday dearest siyun called me like 22 times but i dint really realised that it was ringing!! sigh...so i woke up late and today even worse- it was charging then AUTO shutdown..sigh..so i woke late again!! oh man...

DEADLINES!!!
you know why it is called DEADLINES?? cos by the time that you hand them in, either it is FINISHED (dead) or you will be! lallalallaa....

photos update of dinner to celebrate laoba birthday on Facebook so not going to upload here. Ok..why did i go and watch this show- cos there was no other shows that is showing now that catch my attention. i HAVENT watched HSM1 or HSM2 so why HSM3?? anyway, thought it was not bad at all, maybe i dint really have any expectations for it so it exceeded my expectations. Though they dont really seem to be like high school students to me there were some stuff that i could identify with. Last year in school, God knows what is in store for me after this- dont really want to think about it (denial i know!!)

But the show is really not that bad- go watch it! :)
this is random but there are talks about HSM4: College years. Hahaha..and i am glad that they dint drop Vanessa Hudgens from HSM3 man- can you imagine watching it with one of the Cheetah girls in place of her?? gosh...

Gathered alot of comments- i think Deepavali everyone got nowhere to go..hahaha..the roads were extremely quiet after the movie!!

So, here is my replies for the tags.

Helen: yarh larh..when you free miss busy?? let's meet up for dinner or something. and thanks for the compliment.

Siyun: you are welcome to go together know! ahhaa.i also looking for sponsors lorh!! lols..anyway its not confirmed larh.

Cyra: really?? that is interesting. Not sure if there were already there 5 years ago though!! hahaha..

Ping: yarh larh..but i havent bought the tickets leh..still pondering over it..the money is one main issue actually..sigh..unfortunately..anyway when siang is back we gotta plan that grad trip ok?? :) MAP OF TAIWAN



Contemplating and still contemplating but i think that i sort of made up my mind- there are people who say but what about building fund- no worries peeps, i am still going to give..in fact i have about half the amount that i am going to give all saved up- which means that this trip is going to be a faith trip. I am only going to book my tickets and all AFTER arise and build weekend.

who is going with me? NO ONE!! hahha..really, but probably going there to find some friends and they can bring me around!! coolness- travelling alone,i need a good book on the plane though. thinking about this gets me excited.

Why the trip? I always wanted to go Taiwan (since dont know when larh!!) was supposed to go in 2006 for taiwan emerge, all planned out but got to pull out cos Dad got admitted to the hospital then. I always feel an affinity with the chinese speaking community, not forgetting God has placed many Chinese as in from China and Taiwan into my life. I love Chinese when i was younger (note it was when i was YOUNGER!! I cant read or write it very well now..sigh)- thought should put it into use somehow right?? oh the mainpoint. cos i am going to graduate SOON!!! gosh..and yes- there is a australia trip planned (not confirmed yet though we might change it to Korea!!) and yes money is an issue but the thing is you see if you dont travel now you dont get to travel once you start working. when you start working, you have the money but you dont have the time le..life is full of ironies.

and that STACY YU!! work and travel in the USA for 3 months, the time and the luxury that i cannot afford becos i cannot afford to be gone for so long. Little trips like one week or so make you a happier person and set your mood and pace right for the remaining of the year. so more or less..the taiwan trip is confirmed!! heee..but yes, i got to look for accomodations dont think that weiwei is going to put me up for 2 weeks..hahaha..maybe she will or i'll go bunk with xiao xuan...or i can go contact my SOT friends!! wahahhaha...but i think i sort of know the China people better leh..*hmmph*

we'll see how it goes!! :)

it stirs up excitement in my spirit!! hehe..

oh and i DEFINITELY going to visit New Life Church in Taipei!!! :)

here is the location:



and siyun, i will get your sexy diamond stuff for you if you beg me hard enough!!! *evil laughter!!*

plus all if welcome to contribute to my go-to-taiwan fund!! :)

BUT HAVING SAID ALL- this is still UNCONFIRMED!!! sigh...hmmm...*ponders* 最近是发片期吗？？
First is S.H.E., then i also got JJ's new album, then it is Jay Chou and now its Mayday. All the Taiwanese "big shots" all released their albums in the past one month- interesting. But that also gave me a whole new play list to listen to...

想想，他们好像都发了好几张专辑了。

S.H.E- 应该是第十一张专辑了。
周杰伦- 也很多啦。
五月天- 第七张
林俊杰- 第六张

其实， 你可以从他们的专辑听到他们的成长， 他们的歌曲随着他们的成长也有了改变。当然没有办法唱一些大家会笑掉大牙的可爱风格，因为他们的支持者也随着他们一起长大了，老了可能会比较直接的表达那个意思吧？？

今天和崴崴一起吃午餐，当然会聊到 -- 去台湾。既然没有人要一起去，我在想要不要一个人自己去走走。没有不好啊， 反正崴崴会收留我吧！！ 哈哈！！ 但她不一定会在台湾那个时候。要不然拜托筱玄收留我！！ 哈哈哈， 看看啦！！

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好像出去走走，不想在还没有看过这个世界之前就定下来， 以后要走都没有办法去了。

这个世界这么大，我们老是窝在这个小岛， 我们真正了解， 知道的是些设么？ 可能到回来， 自己不过是个没有见过世面的井底之蛙。放下手中的一切，好好的到处看看吧！

当然有我放不下的东西，所以不可以说走就走。。

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What are the dreams and the goals that you have for you life? are they really the goals that you want to achieve with your life? I think that we all have many things that we really really want to have and achieve, but given that you dont have to care about anything or anyone, what is that ONE thing that you really want to do or have? The best is what you are working for- what the world requires of you is the same of the ultimate goal that you have for your life, this makes your life simpler and more fulfilling- but how many of us really have that? Then again, how many of us really have a audacious dream that we are working towards?

Dont be limited by your own imagination the things that you are able to do. But planning is important, if you dont know where you are going, any path will get you there. So, say there is a shortcut, but you dont know what you want- so you end up going in circles and detours, wasting your time!!

Close your eyes, take a moment to dream, to visualise, what is that ONE thing that you really want to do!!

The newest addition to my playlist: Sixology.

I must say that this is one of my favourite album of JJ thus far. Not bad at all!! :)

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只剩下钢琴陪我站在这里
梦想中 属于我们的婚礼
却成了 单人结婚进行曲
在这场爱情脚里的拔河里 爱我还是爱你
你选择了自己 wo。~

撒娇的 可爱的 女人的 爱哭的
照片里 曾经的都是你喜欢的
如今我还在原地 你却走回你的记忆
你说我爱你太多 就快要把你淹没
你害怕幸福短崭一秒就崩落
分开是一种解脱　让你好好的想我
我想要的那片天空　你是不是能够给我

你说我给你太多 却不能给我什么
分不清激情承诺永恒或迷惑
爱情是一道伤口
我们各自苦痛
什么是我最后温柔
是因为我太爱你

:: 安静了 :: S.H.E :: 我的电台FM S.H.E ::

Just listened to the song cos there was an update about the MV (which Ethan Ruan acted opposite Selina)..so here it is, one of my favourite ballads in the album.

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i was running a search about Church of Singapore (Harvest) for the location- upcoming prayer meetings!! :) and its supposedly at Outram- but instead of finding a website that tell me what i was looking for, i found a whole load of forum posts, articles, blog posts about our church- maybe this is cos of the word "harvest".

Nowadays, you use the word "harvest" and you are link to us (haha!) but think about this, "harvest" is a generic word, it is a english word, it is just a word. in marketing- we call it brand dilution (is it?? dont remember)..

The thing is- after i read all these stuff, it doesnt make me love my church and God any lesser but it made me provoked and love our church and God even more. Seriously, i dont understand why these people has to do this kind of thing- does it benefit them by talking bad about other people? it makes me feel very sad, very very sad. It seems like people only think bad things about other people- it seems like everytimes someone do something, other people think that there is an ulterior motive and purpose- let me post this to you: Maybe there isnt any motive behind it at all. Maybe it is just love. *sigh*

But guys, we got to be strong- it just go to show that we are making an impact in society. My dear cg, we got to stand strong on the word of God, the conviction of God, rise up to be strong man and woman of God!!! Unity is Key!!!

people, your lifestyle, the way that you carry yourself- they are the best testimonies, let not anyone have any chance to say anything against us. Let's be God-loving, real and genuine people. Yes, there are times that we have our weakness too, let's pray that God will help us to be better people. We may not be perfect but we can grow to be better.

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Pastor shared a totall MIND-BLOWING word today. I think that the whole study of Dr. Masaru Emoto!! The power of positive thinking and words. Check out some of the "crystals" that are formed:



The world is full of negativity and enough of them, we dont need to add to the negativity that already exist but our words- they frame our world. Move from the 3rd dimension into the 4th dimension so that you can move to the next level. The moment that your thinking changes, your opportunities changes- what are the breakthroughs that you would like to see in your life? what are the things that you are believing for? they can come to pass. Speak them into existence.

1. Thinking
2. Vision and dream
3. Faith
4. Speaking

For God's thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His ways higher than our ways!

For God knows the thoughts that He think toward us, Thoughts of good and not of evil to give us a future and a hope.

think the thoughts of God. Enlarge your vision!!! Worth reading: A story.

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage.. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital. He died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how she was going to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.

QUESTION: What were the five words ?

The husband just said 'I am with you Darling'. The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her. If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.' Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

MORAL OF THE STORY
This story is really worth reading. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

Have a blessed day!

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Came across this email in the mountains of email the i receive each day due to all the projects conversations that turned into like a whole series of emails with each other's replies one after another.

Just thinking how this is so true, alot of times we are so quick to blame other people and to think about what the other person could have done and should have done- but the thing is, other people's reaction and decision is not something that we can change or determine but we can change the way that we react to a certain situation and the decision that we make. Instead of thinking about how we have sacrifice and the other party is not responding or did not reciproate your gesture, why not think about what are the other things that YOU could have done instead.

People come to me and say that i am a very real person- that i dont hide my feelings about things and people. But the truth is, i do! there are things that you dont see and you dont experience from me, that doesnt make me a fake person but there are things and feelings that are much worse than that which is displayed. There are times that I get so disappointed that I wish that i can dig a hole and hide inside forever, not wanting to go through the pain again but something within me just kept me going on.

If my experience or "sufferings" as some pessimist would put it can make just one person's day better- why not?

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Liwei is going to attempt to sleep early!! :) *i hope* its been a LONG day- i slept at 4plus trying to finish up the marketing assignment that i dint have the time to do as i was doing the GROUP report..so i started to do it at 2.30am last night (decided to pray first before doing and indeed it was more fruitful like that!!)...and woke at 8am cos its 9AM class!! gosh..tell me about it..then i went over to HSSML to borrow a book for Joanne before going over to science for a project lab class then back to arts for media and representation and everyone thought i look dead. hahah. Thanks arh!

anyway, during class miss siyun sms and asked me what time i end school- so i told her 5pm with a sad face and asked her to come to NUS since its so NEAR!!! *whistles* but our dearest say she wanna go back and sleep *faints*...anyhow..thereafter, jiahui mentioned that she is meeting yanzhi and asked if i wanna go meet them..so......many thoughts went through my mind about bring tired and having work to do BUT i am reminded of what i told my CGCs yesterday- alot of times it is often not whether we can do it or not- cos we usually can, it is a matter if we are willing to take the time and effort to do it. With that, i cancelled my dinner with geraldine (which has no timing cos her class dont know what time end) and headed down to Bugis (its a LONG 1.5hours bus ride ok?? *faints*). But it makes me happy (though my tired face may not show it, cos i got to catch up with Cyra and Yanzhi- see God creates opportunity for you to do that!!)

then headed over to Joanne's place to pass her the marketing text and then took a bus back- what a long but fruitful day!! Prays that God will give her the opportunity to catch up with Siyun, Xiuyuan and Wuian.

Cycling, cycling- i wanna go too!!! liyun and siyun- let's go!! :)

worthy mention: thanks for the post Vincent- sometimes you need just that to keep on keeping on. I thank God for a great leader like you too! :) *love lots*

signing off.

p.s.: yunnsi- loading your blog still hangs my laptop larh!! *haish*

p.p.s.: all o levelers- praying for you guys!! :) jiayou *huggs* 把爱留在身边
窗外有个蓝蓝的天
落叶那一瞬间记得
多穿一件
一天过了一天
我的日记却病恹恹
我们隔得太远太远

多喜欢你从来不会说
多在乎你到底懂不懂
你有没有对我一点点心动

爱我的话
给我回答
我的爱丫爱丫没时差
等待是我为你付出的代价
我的话
要回答
我只等你等你一句话
走太远 你走太远 你的回答
听不见

:: 爱丫爱丫:: BY2 ::

Met my CGCs before they go off foe bible study and headed over to meet shujun for dinner with her new found Korean friend Olivia..Dinner is at this AUTHENTIC Korean restaurant at Tanjong Pagar..

The name for it is call 2D 1N Soju Gadu- But online search for it yielded NOTHING. hahhaa..anyway, there are 4 other Koreans there and the whole restaurant is Korean- they people who work there, the people who go there, the language that you speak there- ALL KOREAN (i think that i am in need of Korean lessons from Cyra and Geraldine already!!)

But its the first time that i meet them and shujun's second or third time meeting Olivia so cam-whoring is private limited- only me using my phone and pretend to be using it and try to take some photos of the food.

All the food are like AUTHENTIC KOREAN!! it taste quite different from the FOOD COURT kind and it actually taste quite good- not quite as spicy as i expected it to be, plus the soju (the alcoholic drink that you always drink with the small glass like in the dramas taste like vodka!!)

Here are some pictures that i attempted to take:

This thing come from the big pot that will appear in the following pictures- its like there "steamboat" thing but its not soup, its like boiling a big pot of food..and its pork rib and veg- it taste like 梅菜扣肉..and it certainly look like it in the first place.

Here are some of the side dishes and all of them are like "preserved" vegetables of some sort.. The front one is the all so famous Kimchi, then the one next to it is like "kimchi" cucumber..at the right left is "sashimi" of some sort and the one next to it is some prawn thingy.


More side dishes- got tofu also - that is one of the more plain stuff...

okok..see the pot over there? its where the pork ribs come front, but inside the pot got i think 4 kinds of vegetables plus potatoes- like everything also inside with some gravy.


Ok this one- actually it looks very nice when it first came..its that dish that you always see in the drama- the pork is supposed to be dipped into the sauce, then you take some of that red vege thing at the front, put the garlic, green chilli and onion and WRAP it with the lettuce and put the whole thing into your mouth -- ring a bell?? Let me bring to your remembrance about Princess Hours where Cai Jing feed Xin with the meat and veg at the BBQ and everyone was like "oohh!! so sweet!" hahahhaa...

Its really quite interesting to meet people of different culture (though most of the time we are VERY lost) cos they are conversing in KOREAN!! gosh..and we just entertain ourselves with the food. Cant remember how many times we toast over the dinner- they toast once in a while and when they say some words (i cant remember) you are supposed to finish up ALL the drink that is left in your cup..interesting, and shujun is going to accompany olivia for service to expo this week, maybe cyra can put her korean into use!! hahahah...

*note to self: got to pick up korean before visiting korea!! i wanna go Jeju island!! woohoo!! either that or i drag Cyra to go together!! yearh!! hahahha..

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Been so busy the past few days, finally managed to clear some of my work but i still have a 5 page SINGLE LINE report to write tonight!! arrgh!! God help me!! sigh..

in my busyness, i really miss some of the people that i havent been talking to: Cyra, Siyun, Yan Zhi, Xiuyuan to name a few..must put in more effort to be in contact with everyone!!

ALL THE BEST FOR SCIENCE PRAC to Xiuyuan, Wuian and Jodie!! Keeping you guys in prayers!! *huggs*

Marg's 21st birthday...

BEHIND CLOSE DOORS
There are many things that you see and many things that you dont...

and here are the evidences of those that you dont see...

Tangy's ingenious studio idea:

First you gotta start with individual shots...




Then of cos you cant take pictures without the birthday girl..so there are some that are small groups then there are some that are bigger groups!! :)





There and some things that keep you sane and this is one of those few moments that you manage to steal from the merciless dictator call work.

I love cam-whoring!! lols..for once! :) For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you

I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through
through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all

I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you


You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

: : Because You Love Me : : Celine Dion : :

The first time that i heard this song was in primary school- those good old days where things are so simple, where the things that you worry about is stupid things like how come my pen pal did not write to me today, things like are we going to so and so house after school to play. hahha.

But this song is just so good- and marg- this is for you from THE GANG.
HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY (in advance!)
*Love you lots*

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stress is a state of mind becos we all have the power and the ability to overcome whatever that is put before us. Some people handle stress better than other people, some people take it on right in the face, some struggle and get bogged down by it, some just run away and live in denial- what is your choice today?

You are stressed because of different reasons. Someone said something and you feel hurt and you feel disappointed- the next time that you have to face the person or the group of people, you dont know how to do it. Everytime something is said or something is being done, you begin to doubt every single action, you exert stress on yourself unknowingly cos you pushed yourself to react in a certain way.

You get stressed when there are expectations that you have to meet but you are not able to reach it, you look at the distance between you and the goal and you cant help but feel a sense of helplessness but because of the responsibilities that you have and the people that you cannot let down, you took on the things on your shoulders and the pressure is pressing you down- you feel stressed.

You feel stressed when you set for yourself an expectation, there is this ideal that you want to achieve, a type of person that you want to become. People come and tell you that you are nowhere near it, you push harder and you try harder, you just cannot do it, you feel stressed..

I was watching Singapore Dreaming for 4212 and i feel stressed just by watching the show, the kind of expectations that people put on you and the society put on you. The more organisations that you are in, the more expectations you have to meet. every module, every project, every assignment, every single thing in your life, it requires your committment and dedication, that is why alot of people choose the easier way out.

Michelle was telling me about her nephew who feel stress because another kid can speak and write better than him- to think that the irony is that the mom doesnt want him to be so stressed so dint want to sign him up for pre-school but the kid now is stressed cos he is behind those who are exposed to stress..What is this society becoming?

There are disappointments in life, its like putting in so much effort then getting back your report slip and failing it---not just in school but in every task, every relationship, every little thing.
whatever that doesnt break you just make you stronger.

Just that at times, you just dont feel like dealing with all the things YET. RELATIONSHIPS

this topic keep coming up and there are some stuff that keeps running about in my mind tonight.

(anyway i was supposed to be sleeping an hour ago but nvm)

below are some personal opinion:

I think that one of the important thing that your other half must do is to really know your friends well- this is assuming that he or she already and even know who your friends are.

Seriously, the people that you hang out with speaks alot about who you are and what are the beliefs that you embrace. It is hard to tell me that you are a genius when you hang out with people who flank their studies half the time and you yourself do not do well in your studies.

but it goes beyond that, it goes to knowing who your friends are and being personal friends with your friends. not that you can snatch each other friends and win the friends over during an argument but the friends will form the best support group when your relationship have any issue.

like what my laopo say- gotta pass the friend-in-law test, afterall, your friends, your leaders they are the ones who know you the best (and sometimes better than yourself know yourself), they would know if this person is right for you. Other times, maybe its just their pure gut feeling.

Do you trust your feelings more than you trust your friends? God place people in your life to help you not to destroy or discourage you.

Esp for guys, you want to get the girl, you got to treat the friends well.

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totally random thoughts but 我是有感而发！！Shall attempt to sleep (though i was trying to get stuff done but brain has totally surrendered!!)

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and yes margt dated the gang today!! yearh!!! *whistles*

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To people who mean the world to me: I LOVE YOU GUYS!! :) Good Morning Singapore!! its 5am and i am here to blog- not becos i decide to rise and shine early but because i have not slept YET!!!

Gosh, Joanne Tan- i am becoming like yoU!!! siao larh!!!

So, why am i still up at this kind of ungodly hour (actually its quite godly if you are up to pray but my brain is shutting down and LAUREL!! i want my Grande Latte with triple shot and skim milk!!!) and not sleeping yet?

Cos: The past 3 hours was spent doing up a marketing report- compiling and editing and its still in pretty BAD shape but not going to care- sending it out for the rest of the team to edit first before i do the final edits. Also, i was trying to compile and sort out my interview transcripts!! Sound very hardworking right? This havent happen for a long time but i foresee more long nights for this week! GOD!! Please keep me in prayers man. ah yes,i know that i am a bad example to my members but no choice man, you think study university really like what you usually see me meh? Bo chap! Honours year very stressed one ok? Not to mention the string of activities that i have on my organiser!

that aside, while talking to cecilia, peter and diwei, i realised that i am functioning on a weekly schedule- meaning that i will organise my time in a weekly timetable and it ends on sundays after the last service. Then it starts again on monday mornings. So what happened to the time between the last sunday service and monday morning? I am lost- i go do my stuff (not studying) like sleeping, hanging and chilling out and watching my dramas and ironing clothes! (how exciting!)..and my organisers actually quite useless, cos i remember and put all my schedules in my brain. and i thereafter erase the data when the week is over! hahahhaha...

as you can see, this is a totally random and brainless post! GOSH!! 5am!!! haix..

Ok..off to my readings!! Got a project meeting at 10am at suntec so i have to finish the readings before that.
*reminder to self to drop offering at office*

Lunch with Ping then off to work in the afternoon *ka-cheng$$* then off to leaders meeting and tomorrow night (i mean tonight) would be spend doing another assignment! ok..so no sleep again for tonight!! haix..

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No Eye has seen, No ear has hear and no mind will know what God has in store for those who love Him.

New and creative ways, unprecedented growth- ARE YOU READY?

Rising the Standards!

N- NUS!!
N- N397!!

*loves my cg*
and to Liyun: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! *huggs* God of this City



You’re the God of this City
You’re the King of these People
You’re the Lord of this Nation
You are

You’re the Light in the darkness
You’re the Hope to the hopeless
You’re the Peace to the restless
You are

(For) there is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

(For) Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have yet to be done in this City
For Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have yet to be done in this City

For Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have yet to be done in this City
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have yet to be done here

:: God of This City :: Chris Tomlin/ Bluetree ::

My first Chris Tomlin song was Come Home Running and i heard it in the Life! concert back in SAJC when i was in J1, that remained the one and only song that i have heard of the many great works of Chris Tomlin for a long time.

Recently, we've been hearing more of Chris Tomlin with Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) and this 2 weeks during service with God of The City. I began to realised the power and the influence that you have when you are successful- you take something good and make it even better and more successful- that is the case with both Amazing Grace and God of this City.

Nothing else to say about the songs- enjoy this song!! Indeed greater things are yet to be done!!

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Think this is turning into a music blog..lols..

There are many things that will get you down- sometimes it is just a simple comment or a gesture or simply a body language that you pick up. There are thousand and one things that will get you down, make you sad and keep you blue but at the end of the day, all these things are not going to change until you begin to let it go and change your mind.

An imperfect world with even more imperfect people, there are so many things that are out to get us, if we let everything get to us, there is nothing that would be done in this world- cos there is no one up and working person. If you want to do great things, live a great life, you got to first deal with your mind, settle it once and for all, who you are and what matters to you. The rest- they are just the peripheral.

This issue of the Harvest Times was packed in my bag till an SMS from Yang came in this morning telling me that this issue's Harvest "Highlights" is power-packed, yearh, i know what he was referring to. Dragged myself out of bed and pulled out my copy of the Harvest Times and began to read it.

It started with the Wordwise by Mark and then there were many other articles that were too overwhelming for my sleepy brain. This particular article caught my eye and my spirit did a double somersault and it is none other than one of my all time favourite preacher- Pastor Ulf's message. I vaguely remember reading about this before but this was really something for the season. I flipped through the pages and the words just gripped at me.

"THE PRAYER CLOSET- AS A PLACE OF BATTLE"- That was what the title read, it is an excerpt that was taken out of Pastor Ulf's book- Prayer Changes Nations. The book was a compulsory text during Bible School and all of us read it before.

Faith for prayer. What are the kind of attitude that you carry with you when you pray? Many of us pray knowing that God is a great God, yet most of us do not have the faith to see something come to pass- What is the use in that prayer then? The article encompass what i am trying to do and been trying to achieve to tell the cell group. The importance of unity and praying with faith. I think that happened when we prayer last friday when we first used Laurel's place for CG. There is a gripping in my heart, there is a urgency and there is cry within me that this week and from there on, we cannot live the way that we do anymore- making each cg and service count, running together with the vision and what pastor has been working so hard for. How can we just sit back and do nothing about it?

We all have our personal problems and issues, we all have our work and our school work to gripple with. Life is not easy and no one has ever told you that it would be. But there is a greater calling and a greater purpose than all the things what the world is chasing after and we got to have faith that as we serve God and put Him first, we will not be shortchanged. Instead, our lives will be blessed and we are going to emerge victorious.

The army can not be make up of soldiers who do not run with the vision and the command of the commander. Much efforts and strength have been put in. Yet, if you still choose to doubt and have questions about the genuine intentions and love that people have for you, you would never allow yourself to run together and fight with the rest of the army. Do you need your commander to stroke and comfort you everytime that you have a fall and a cut? Do you need your mother to come and speak words of encouragement everytime you fall behind the rest of the boys when your officer requested for you to do a 10km run? Pull yourself out of the ditch that the enemy has placed you in because there are so much more that God has intend for all of us to achieve.

He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
- Matthew 17:20

Oh you of little faith, dont doubt God and dont doubt man. Have faith, speak to the mountains and it would be removed for you- if you WILL BELIEVE!

Much time has been wasted and much complacency God has tolerated. Let's run and win this battle for the kingdom!! This is not for the faint-hearted, this is not for the weak, but it is for the strong, for those who are willing to die for the vision, for those who would just BELIEVE (yes, put your emotions at the backseat of your car sometimes would you?). Put your guard down and begin to trust in Him who has first loved you and sent His son to die for you.

The fields are already white for harvest and the time is NOW!

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Alright, why such a "proper" post? Because I AM PROVOKED
(and please dont read too much into this! if i am talking about you i am NOT talking about you and seriously half the time you dont even know what and why i wrote this!).

Provoked because i feel that i am capable of doing and performing better.

What the devil has intended as a stumbling block shall be turned into a stepping stone. My studies, my career and my destiny has never been so clear to me!

I think that sometimes I am a crazy person, I am driven to greater things when I am provoked by criticism- well, either you let it get you down or you pick yourself up, learn from it and be better. Yes, i am upset and discouraged but that does not change the situation ONE BIT! The Winner Takes It All



I dont wanna talk
About the things weve gone through
Though its hurting me
Now its history
Ive played all my cards
And thats what you've done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play

The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny

I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking I'd be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules

The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
Its simple and its plain
Why should I complain.

But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say
Rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all

I dont wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
You've come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all....

:: The Winner Takes It All :: Meryl Steep :: Mamma Mia: The Movie! ::

This is my favourite songs in the whole movie- first of all perhaps cos its set against the sunset with the Greek mountain and sea as the background!! but perhaps also the emotions and the setting that she was singing this song in. A tinge of sadness and regret- yet there is nothing that you can do.

There is another song that i really like- leave that for another post another time i guess..

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I am supposed to post about MARRIED or something to that effect- thanks to liyun and siyun (the yuns are like driving me crazy with this topic!)

for me, i think that this is something that is for LIFE.
i find that people who get married thinking that they can get a divorce anytime they want shldnt get married (and seriously i know of people who thinks that way)..alot of time, the people who get hurt are not just the couple but more often than not, the children and the extended family. So far, most of the divorces i know of have the children end up being caught in the middle. Well, of cos there are those that tried to stay together but everyday is a living hell for the kid as well. gosh, that's why when you get married you light the unity candle and allow God to be in the center of your marriage. I guess this is one advantage that we have and thank God for Pastor and Sun for being the role model for us all!!

well, to get married, you must first get a other half and speaking of that, 2 of my close friends just got attached- not to each other. So that means that there are 4 more happy people in singapore right now!! hahahaha..

one of the nicest photo/picture that i think anyone can capture is an elderly couple holding hands and walking in the sunset- just picture that in your mind! :)


well, you think that a boy and a girl holding hands is cute and sweet!


when you see a couple holding hands at marriage is the most wonderful picture ever cos its the day that they give your lives to each other...


I think that a elderly couple holding hands is the most memorable picture that one can ever have (i would like to take one who i am all old and wrinkled!!)because this is a love that has withstood the test of time and trials in life. This is a love that has stayed strong no matter what had happen. For some, they never have a chance to see their parents or grandparents doing that. Gotta make all marriage count! :)

lots of weddings recently!! Congras to all and may all the couples have a blissed marriage and 早生贵子！！ hahaha..must pro-govt policies mah..and children are blessings from GOd!! :) Hehehe..

as for me..i will leave you with this picture:


I'll walk alone for now (actually not alone larh..with my friends and CG *ahem* and also with my DADDY God!! and my family..see, i am not alone!!) - and you guys (yes, all you my beloved members) can take a break from trying to marry and sell your leader away!! you will be stucked with me for now!! *evil laughter* Treasure the time you have with me larh and stop trying to put me up for sale!!

anyway, i still love you guys!! :) *huggs*

alrights, that is all for the topic of the week! :)

用半截烟蒂烧一场蜃楼
借着场大雨让自己逃走
荒忙公路无人的漂泊
寂寞海啸把我卷走

用一段感情换一个朋友
每一句再见割一到伤口
躺在万劫不复的街头
微笑参透覆水难收

倘若说一次放手
就像咳一个嗽
我又何苦在乎的得不到的温柔

我坐在公路的出口
等待天黑以后 无边的寂寞
连想你都是种残酷切磋
我目送沿海的日落
紧抱一个醉生梦死的枕头
忍不住回忆却学不会放手
怎么走

:: 沿海公路的出口 :: S.H.E ::

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我到底想说些什么？
太多的许许多多的思绪，也不知道到底是什么在缠绕着我！
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