Coffeeshop nite 2005

it has ended. to me, its a benchmark for the end of the year. acc to my bio clock, i have one more day left for the year 2005. acc to time, well, i have 22hrs more. haha.

today.
God held the weather. God has His plans lar. But if it were to rain, haha. nah, dun wanna think abt it. but the weather was good today.

food.
perfectly fine. like juz nice man. yays for eveleen, glen and the aunties!

performances.
programme went smoothly..char, daniel and nigel. well done for all the careful plannings and tough discussions. well done elaine and leon for being our emcees tonight!

prayer.
grace and jas, well done for emphasizing and involving the ministry as far as possible. prayer its like impt lar. cannot do it with own strength. only with God's, then we're safe.

publicity.
haha. ok lar. banner nice. thanks to rachael. the cards, response slip and all super nice. haha. :)

yup. committee headed by lorraine and lydia. they've done a great job in encouraging through msges and all lar. thank God for them. thank God for the emphasis.


well. its finally over. juz rpray that lessons learnt wil be applicable in the future. on my part, thanks for the ppl helping out with ushering and registration.. demi, ulrica, shaun, marcus, joel, amy, selene, faith, ryan and avriel. thank u

and and and....

my friends came!!
sara, chengen, ZEN!, theresa, aunty dolly, jasmine, yuanting and shaun.hope that they've had a great time, though i wasn't with them.

hmm.
smth to share. u know that mac old aunty... she came! i'm gonna tell u all abt it right now. basically, i only fished out these information from her. "opposite block, 12 floor". and told her to meet me and leon at mac at 6pm. apparently, she didn't turn up, expectedly, as usual. so leon and i went to search for her. so, using the info, by faith, we went to the opp block (there were many blocks opposite mac.). kping fingers croseed, went to 12th floor.
ok. so we were sort of judging the house lar. we ignored those houses those fanciful grills. ok. this is purely done by God's grace lar. then, after knocking on 3 doors and searchin, we wanted to give up. seriously. but told leon lar. since we're here, aiya, juz go and whack on all lar. haha.
so at the last house, outside, there's a few old umbrellas.. so its like.. okok.. high chance. knock on the door- no response. wanted to leave. but like the last house, then felt like should wait longer.. maybe old.. so take longer time to reach the door. 5mins. then the door opened...
it was a man. so we were like describing and all the old lady, he was like.. hmmm. maybe sure sure. in chinese. so i went into the house to peak in. whahahah! found her.
like strike 4D can. felt super darn happy. its like purely by God's grace and faith lar. pro not. hahha. but super shiok lar. so like we took 20mins from her house to walk to sav main entrance. until really cannot tahan.. so called aunty violet down with her vehicle to drive her up.
so yea. she went.
haha

at the event. attempted to share the gospel with the old man,... in chinese. hahaha. totally. chinese. ahha. foreign man. ahha. then ok lar. they ate alot. and he said he enjoyed himself, and that if any more event, can go look for him. ok. so the old lady is 89 yrs old. and her son is 55. yup.

thank God lar.
as for the event itself, kinda regretted that didn't eat much of the food. heard that it was great. but ok lar. at least at some nuggets and the siew mai that mama provided. :)


on another note. coffeeshop nite this yr is really big lar. personally, i feel like revamp. to me, i feel that previous yrs, it felt more homely, and for the church. and for church members who felt not family-ish today.. haha.. err.. well, nxt time yea. well well wlel. many lessons learnt.


i love jOy's song. haha. its stuck in my head now. and..I AM DISAPPOINTED COZ MY MP3 FAILED ON ME! HMPH girl band recorded only half. and NOTHING for Joy's band!. :(
but. oh well.s thank God tonite's was a great time of bonding yea.

ok. better rest. tc all. spend ur last day wisely. :)


all thanks to da sound.


the villians. hahahahhaa.


the heros. ahaha. from right. pluck, squirt, blow. haha. can't rmbr name for eyebrown plucker.. but nxt is diaper boy.. then superman. haha.


young men band.


food!


xyz's cell.


prayer. dark threatening clouds. and indeed, weather was great.


my friends who came! haha. so happy to see them in church. really. there's this inner joy.. haha.

rehearsal

ok. today was rehearsal.

btw.. haha. the song can be quite irritating. but the chourus is nice.
haha.
the time now is actually 2:33am. but i want to retain the date of everything. so yea. changed the time to 11:59. ahha. okok.


everyone's gettin tired. hoho. seriously. have to remind u guys that.. ITS THE HOLIDAYS! haha. dun dun dun get burnt out yea. all for His grace yea. rocks lar. ahha. enjoy company.

one thing abt church stuff... is that when u're workin and workin and workin, somehow, u're juz happy. happy for ur purpose, happy coz there's friends around. right to say that? yup.


*lovin every bit of it. ahha.

ok. to end off. i love my dear cousin today. haha. everydya lar. but today, it's her bday. so yup EVELEEN! ahhaha. thank u for being one of the many arteries in my heart. haha.

Endless Journey- Riverdance (Bill Whelan)

Endless Journey
Brian Kennedy, Tsidii Le Loka, The Riverdance Singers and The Amanzi Singers
Amazon, the Liffey and the shimmer and the ripple
And the Volga and the Fergus and the Tagus and the Nile
Uisce in the Shannon and the Chico Colorado
Waikato, Rio Grande and the ripple in the tide

The gully and a gushing and an ebbing and a flowing
Irrawaddy, Pilcomayo, Mississippi and the Lee
Trickly-oozing in the Lagan, Orinoco and Zambezi
Ubangi and the Congo and Mackenzie to the sea

A pooling and a pouring and a flooding and a flushing
From the Purus to Parana, from the Tigris to the Thames
Guadiana, Guadalquiver, Brahmaputra, Colorado
And the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee and the Seine

Surging and a-showering and a-spouting and a-spilling
In the Albany, the Oder and the Ural and the Ooze
Dordogne and the Danube and Dnieper and the Dodder
Paraguay and Tokachi and Shinano Vera Cruz

Amazon, the Liffey and the shimmer and the ripple
And the Volga and the Fergus and the Tagus and the Nile

The heart will find a home, the ship will find a harbor
A haven for the soul until the storms subside
Ah but when the warmer wind blows
And when the golden light glows
We face into the dawn and float out on the tide

Fire may burn and the sky may thunder
Heroes crumble and the sun may fall
As the river circles on its endless journey
I will follow you

Amazon, the Liffey and the shimmer and the ripple
And the Volga and the Fergus and the Tagus and the Nile
Uisce in the Shannon and the Chico Colorado
Waikato, Rio Grande and the ripple in the tide

A pooling and a pouring and a flooding and a flushing
From the Purus to Parana, from the Tigris to the Thames
Guadiana, Guadalquiver, Brahmaputra, Colorado
And the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee and the Seine

Amazon, the Liffey and the shimmer and the ripple
And the Volga and the Fergus and the Tagus and the Nile

We sail into the sun, our hope is the horizon
And just as we've begun, it seems that we've arrived
Ah an everlasting journey
A hungering and yearning
Around the river runs and rushes through our lives

Fire may burn and the sky may thunder
Heroes crumble and the sun may fall
As the river circles on its endless journey
I will follow you

Fire may
burn and the
sky may
thunder
Heroes
crumble and the
sun may
fall

As the river circles on its endless journey
I will follow you

Fire may burn and the sky may thunder
Heroes crumble and the sun may fall
As the river circles on its endless journey
I will follow you
I will follow you

bdays.

Happy Birthday _______ !

2- Xue yan
7- Wei Ming
7- Lorraine
10- Peter Moey
11- Lydia
12- Sean Chia
15- Jovin
17- Shaun Chua
22- yang
24- zhi hao
25- Jesus
25- Albert
27- Jeremiah thong
28- Eveleen
29- Jasmine Tan



(:




well well well. dec babies. quite a no. ar. sure missed out some ppl. haha. okok. record record record down!

today.
saw nat for the last time. :( and met up sch friends for lunch. somehow, when i saw sara, geraldyne, cheng en and nat, felt v happy. like whoa. miss them alot. and guess wad. sara, cheng en , theresa n ALL are coming to SA! wheee. haha. 1st day having alot of plans. wondering if we'll be late. haha. well, i have 3 days to go and discover new routes.

ok.
then, was combined cell dinner. cooked so much food that we could not finish. yang's cell was there as well. ahah. and today, the news of the new cells are broken.
okk.for those wondering.. what are cells.. haha. not the biological stuff.. its a grp of ppl whom meet up together to learn mroe about what we believe in. its fun! :). yup.
so ok.
i'll be in lynette and elaine's cell. not sure of timing yet, but really pray that sa won't eat up my saturdays although we're stil in the same location. ahha.

today, my heart keep aching. as in physically lar. haha. like when i'm gg to burp, ahaha. then pain. twice liao. pray ar.


well well well.
not feeling very bloggish today. so i'll end here.



the change of music is due to the blechness of the old song. ahhaa. so yar. this song if from Riverdance. this celtic; irish grp. smth like tap dance, just that it only involve movements of the legs only. so yea. kinda cool.

born to b pianoist. ahahhahahaha.workin on it now. haha.

boxing day.

its been a year for the victims.
1 yr has passed, living in with the loss of loved ones. imagine the torment that they have to go through. well, keep these ppl in ur prayers.

tmr.
NATASHA TAN SHU MIN is leaving!! 2 long yrs. i'm gonna miss her tons. i hope to see her offf. my close worker in the exco board. my english oral tutor. ahhahaa. train me hard for my o's. fluent speaker, public speaker. loud girl. sweet and scary. haha. juz gonna miss her alot. nat, i know this is not gg to help but.. DUN GO!

ahhaha.

today. really happy that i spent the whole day like that. went to pasir ris park, beach, fire flies and all. it's gonna be a long long long till i do this kind of things. well, pray. cherish. really happy today. had a really relaxin, enjoyable and memorable time... its been quite awhile.




well.
its e new year. apprehensive? haha

no modification. purely by casio exilm 7.0

Christmas Day!

ok. another day has passed. Christmas has passed. all e preparation, all today.. done.

i thank God that i managed to finished all the gifts in time. piang. last night didn't slp at all can. had solomon to acc me online.. then jermone. haha. like take turns like that. bascially was panicking when i was like no where near ending when i saw the clock showing a 4.30am. and i was barely alive. haha.
thank God for sustaining through.


"Whatever you do, do it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men"
- colossians 3:23 -


i guess its gonna be stuck in my head, considering writing it 93 times.

haha. so at 7am, started packing up, and headed for church, braving the storm.
haha. okok. as u can see, i'm again high. wahhahahaa. okok. but it was fun, bio clock super screwed i guess.

service. super short sermon. abt e Christmas tree, aka. the Jesse tree.
then after service.. was like mass gift exchange. and so on....


ok.. famous lines upon reciving my gifts..

"Eeee.. where did u get this photo from??!!"
"Man.. how did do this?"
"Thank u, really like it alot."
"Eeee.. i look so ugly!!!"(quickly covers photo; forgeting that i have all the soft copy in my hands. muahahahhaha)
" Tell me leh, where u get my photo.."
"Ae.. this looks familiar.. hmmmm" (thinks...)

haha. so my ans is... dun forget, i'm a photographer, i have my sources.ahha. amazingly, i have all ppl's photo, except for evan. haha. i got a few of his side profile with his sis all over him at a far distance, so can't rally do much. haha.
well, it was fun giving out gifts, seeing ppl's reactions and expressions. ahaha.

today,saw e tan and ng family take family photo with uncle leong's cam. really envious. come to think of it, i think we only like took 1 or mayb 2 family photo in my whole life during christmas, or rather, i let 14 chances slipped away. anyways. GRRRRRRRRR. ROAR. meow. hhaha.

ok. this yr christmas, abit _____. canot find e word. was ALRIGHT lar. spent whole day with ulrica and eveleen, then dinner with the Ho family, aka, cousin, plus dear ulrica. haha. then watched day after tmr dvd at her house.
whole afternoon, slpt like dead log, not knowing if anything happens around me.


ok. but i'm happy today. :) u know why.


btw. one precation: pls IDENTIFY urself when u give presents, coz really, in the midst of all the hustle and bustle, the mind is not strong enough to capture the giver. thank u. thank ye all ppl who gave me stuff for christmas. seriously, givin me a sheet of fool scap paper with loads of paper would make me amile already. ahhah.


somehow, i miss gg out with the girls like. big grp kind. lorraine, lydia n alll all all. its gonna be turft again nxt yr i guess. haiz. a few more days.



okok. i'm tired, i'm off.
Lastly, as a girl of sixteen, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

my master piece.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

ok. Christmas Eve is over. freak out. time is flying like mad.

okok. abit cranky. considering the amt of slp i had. tonite, one more nite. juz more more nite. hhahhaa. (play the music: Just one more night.. just one more nittteee..) hahaha. okok. shoosh.

i was super darn awake for watchnight service. praise God.
to summarise... 4pts from Pastor..
1) God is an uncreated God.
2) God is a sending God.
3) God is a persistant God.
4) God is a human God.

i like Pastor's sermons. they're really orgainsed. like u know when its gonna end, when he's gg on a nxt pt and all. an easy i-can-take-down-what-u've-said sermon. and his analogies are super fuunny lar. haha.

okok.
the service was at 11pm. eating through 12am. haha. there comes the msges and all. massive flood of infra red waves, killing millions of brain cells. sads.

anywyas. after service, ran for the last train, literally. with leon and his friend amos.they were heading for town. those 2 were mad. or should i say, are mad. they go around wishing ppl merry christmas. i had to keep my distance. had to.

anyways. thank God, i kope all the last trains! haha. thank God k. only by God's grace. super scary lar. like everywhere u go.. "the last train at platform A is approaching in 2 mins.. pls..." everywhere can. coz i came from potong pasir, NEL line. had to change to a train at douby ghaut.. then change another one at city hall.
ok.
train rides- horendous.


everyone was literally sandwiched. thank God for the train towards Bedok, it wasn't that crowded.
but there were vandals. spraying snow flakes all over the stations.
while on the way to bedok.. ppl, mostly mutts(is this how u spell?) kp saying merry christmas to everyone on the train, including me.
freak out. was alone can.
in little desperation, msged my friend. and yes, network jam. grrr. torment. haha. actually no lar. not that bad. basically, ppl were juz partyin on the train, spraying the can of ribbons and all lar. litter was everywhere.


so as i was wallking.
was thinking.. does all these ppl really know wad are they celebrating for? or issit juz another occasion to party wildy, nation-wide. really pity. felt like some holy moly person on the train, at my little corner in observation. seriously. they were high. like mrt for teenagers like that. really wanted to like shout out.. "its Jesus' birthday!! SALVATION SALVATION SALVATION". haha. if i do that, that's it man. siaow liao.
but seriously. its a neither-here-nor-there situation. needed, wanted, but juz could not.

okok.

anyways. on the way home, bedok was amazingly dark and quiet. perhaps the mutts, bengs and all are all at china black or town party, clubbin like mad. oh well, me, and my nice music gadget, jamed phone walked home peacefully giving time to spend with God w/o disctrations, besides the fear. thank God for that period of time. coz now.. muz chiong chiong chiong. 1/2 way more. cann give up. haha.


dear Lord, i commit this night unto u. let it be a worship to you yea. and btw, Happy Birthday! Love u always. :)

this is super funny.from dear sam!!!. hahaha. btw. thank u for all the friends who sent me christmas cards, u guys are making me feel guilty. ahhahaa. i'll get back to u guys as soon as i can. haha. meanwhile, MERRY CHRISTMAS! haha.

Carols by Candlelight 2005

the food is like super good can. the soup v nice.

must honour all the aunties can. heard like they started preparing since last night.. then this morning went to aunty ann's house to cook at 7am. pro anot. somemore my mama got baby to take care.
its gd for my mum lar actually. so old still so strong. seriously. she's like as strong as dad lar. can compete with the ruggers. and i'm serious.


haha. dance was aright. music from the band was GOOD. duh. uncle hoi kheng. he knows how to play ALL kinds of songs, literally, not exaggerating.

skit was as usual, super funnny. thanks to mr. winston, or rather, aunty britney. first its super man, then aunty britney. haha. totally. wonder what is he up to for coffeeshop nite. haha.


thank God for today. happy to see ppl around. hopefully as another year goes by, we'll still rmbr the reason why christmas is celebrated, and cherishing our friends and loved ones.

hope that swl is doing fine at korea. or rather, enjoying himself. haha. jas is back from CHINA! cool ar. haha. and she feels that sg is super hot.. considering a -10 degress over there.

so...
thank God for salvation.
thank God so much ar. love Him so duper much.
Merry Christmas.

the dancers.:) pretty ballerinas. haha.

the skit. hahahha. presenting ms post-it-obsessed, ms new girl, mr cry baby, and aunty britney. haha.

the laughter. wintson's workpiece.

at australia. i think. our last overseas trip ever. haha. one of the 7 wonders of the world k. haha .

kcal (go figure.)

things r really progressin.

its christmas.
was looking back at the gd ol' days of coffeshop nite at ah hood road. miss the times. thanks Gland for all e wonderful video clips. haha.

the end of yr is coming soon. kinda ggrrrr..
mixed feelings. tied, knotted, vulneearble.
so, pray for strength and ablity to focus. i know God provides a way. God builds us.

i thank God so much for ppl. i really miss dad. really long for a family dinner lar. ji dan. man man man. gd gd gd ol' times. whee. :) haha.

during one of the cny. basically, the only surving ones are me, and eve... that's big ol' dad and pohpoh ivy. haha. okok. food food food.

music

well well.

i've really been spending time with bass and piano. trying to catch these 2, neglectin my electric abit. and feels so unknown to the electric.

back trackin..when i was around 3-4 yrs old. mama asked me to chhoose e dance / music route. (ballet/piano). happily, dance. and kinda feel that abit of wasted, and regretful. music is my passion. grrr. roar. imagine if i chose piano. would be like duno wad grade now lar. and a proper musician, who would have known theory.

that's one thing that frustrates me. theory. so so so lacking in it. yes, feel. but theory is super essential. feel like gg all e wat back to square one and take up grade one piano and slowly rise up like peter moey.

anyways. in my music journey, i've met, bascially to start with, 2 super talented ppl. one of which daniel lim, who opened doors to nigel's and my guit life.
and next, Joy. she inspires me so so so so much, with her fire for God, passion and knowledge for music realy brings hope to ppl like me.

she wants to really use music to make a difference in life. writing songs is her emmotional outlet, and really her soongs captures the soul.
well, u'll hear one of those in coffeeshop nite 2005. :P. 4-man band. pro.
trust me. nigel and i really can feel it during practices. she started off with piano and moved on and on and on... and i really duno wad else she plays now. juz like peter moey.

these few days with Joy, really, the emphasis of the grace of God is there. i've learnt so so much spiritually too. thank God for her. use us as instruments.
and also, really by God's grace that we're playing for her. nigel and i agrees that its not by coincidence that i'm playin bass, and he, the drums. joy's on guit and singing, with xyz on backup. so u see a switch of roles here. i'm excited.

debating to put which songs on my blog. I will Carry You, by clay aiken.. or You Give Me Life, by jason morant... okok
i will carry u. for all u bz ppl out there. :)



Artist: Clay Aiken
Song: I will carry you
Album: Measure Of A Man
[" Measure Of A Man " CD]

Yeah, I know it hurts
Yeah, I know you're scared
Walkin' down the road that leads
To Who-Knows-Where

Don't ya hang your head
Don't ya give up yet
When courage starts
To disappear
I will be right here

When your world
Breaks down
And the voices tell you,
Turn around
When your dreams give out
I will carry you
Carry you
When the stars go blind
And the darkness starts to
Flood your eyes
When you're fallin' behind
I will carry you

Everybody cries
Everybody bleeds
No one ever
Said that life's
An easy thing
That's the beauty of it
When you lose your way
Close your eyes
'N' go to sleep
Wake up to
Another day

When your world
Breaks down
And the voices tell you,
Turn around
When your dreams give out
I will carry you
Carry you
When the stars go blind
And the darkness starts to
Flood your eyes
When you're fallin' behind
I will carry you

You should know now
That you're not alone
Take my heart and we will find
You will find
Your way home

When your dreams
give out
I will carry you
Carry you
When the stars
Go blind
And the darkness starts to
Flood your eyes
When you've fallen
Behind
I will carry you
Carry you
I will carry you
Carry you
I will carry you
Carry you
I will carry you





tell u smth. i love JASLIN KOH CAI FERN lar. she sent me a card can. ahaa. and also, elizabeth tan lar. haha. man man man. i miss all of em. i miss how we fought, argue, bicker, chao face all together. then at the end of the day, learnt so so much together. God's grace. i really respect jaslin alot. she's one of my role model. (maybe i should start sending christmas cards..)


the baby in my house is crying. now. at 12:38. poor mama.


anyways.
i'm starting to enjoy enjoy enjoy. sooooooo many things gg on in my life now.

heavy yet light. when will i ever be satisfied?

20th.

sucha significant date.

#20.
- mum's engagement/ marriage (duno which one)
- my bday
- dad left
- :) -1 (haha)
- ETC; eg:today.

today.
my cam! i got it back. missed it so so much. $99.75 might as well say $100. AND THEN, THE ZOOM BUTTON SPOIL CAN. cheat me. gg back to the super duper tall building, which requires ic and a sign-in signature, and COMPLAINT AR. haha. polietly, and resonably of course.
i demand no payment made.

ok. shall seee if i havve the time to do so tmr. hopefully can be down by christmas or smth.

tmr. haha. trng, then joy's band prac, then girl band prac, then dance prac. haha. cool ar. see how.
then then, need to find time to go photoshop develop christmas gifts. ahhah. so roughly, u guys hae a gyst of it.


carolling today.
girls all dolled up. really chio lar. wore what i wore for grad, for owing to the too short skirt,.. i wore another longer one. so anyways. phew. finally back to shorts. hars.
kinda fun.
but atmosphere seems different. miss CASSANDRA CHEW loads. learnt from her how to harmonise last time. miss ppl like jun min, aloy, andrew, joy and all. miss them.
nevertheless, we had fun. ;) guests smiled. ;)


aren't u excitied? christmas, birth of da SAVIOUR! =) wheee.

carolling 2005.

introducing: shaun, sean, shaun, sean. :) (chua, lee, lee, chung) [clockwise]

let me know if u're coming!

all grown up.

sam- vjc
shu hua- vjc
geraldyne- mjc
elizabeth seah- mjc
jaslin- tpjc! grrr.
melanie- tjc
marianne- tjc
amanda- mjc
dazz- cjc



all grown up man.
friends. gg higher level of education. teritary liao.
today... at the 70th bday dinner, all our(eve, selene and i) childhood friends ar there.
its like.. whoa. working?! waiting for directions and all.
and we, we got bored!. ahha. we nv get bored. there was catching, hide and seek and all. hmmms. miss all e old times man.


seriously. to think of it, i dun want to grow up. hahaa. childish~. pros and cons lar. haha.

*
enjoy, cherish, treasure, appreciate. more than ur 2 cents worth. :)

PAE DSA REJOICE.

whooohooooo. Today is fun.

Sara, gland got into SAJC!!!!
abby got into her dream TJC...shuneng, lizzy, steph will all be there..

and and and and...

heard that in sa, there will be sam lim. currently, hoping for shayna and ermm. (wads her name...) y__ to get in.
in sa, there will be yl and his sji bowlers.
strong team, tough fight. challenges laid for thee battlefield.

and and and....

many more friends gg SA.

wheee....

AND AND AND AND AND..

char, nigel, eve, faith gg SERVE programme at the diocese centre. whoohoo.. so its like.. SAV unites all. all my friends will be everywhere. the sa boys from church, the serve ppl, the jc ppl, the bowling ppl.

SAV truly unites in distance-wise.


i guess next year is gonna be wow whee for me. not sure.
got interviewed by the tchrs in SA today, during trng. askin abt wad sub combi u want.. kinda discouraged when he say need to take arts. grrr.
and they follow strict stuff.

abit worrying for my o level results. and there comes the regret.
i did my best lar. but i think i still can do better?

haha. man. i'm nv satisfied.

ok. haha. i recieved my bday gift from william today. interesting eh. haha. ok. its a billabong bag. kinda shocked, but thankful. haha.

anyways. today trng, i was tired mentally. kept thinking alot on the lines and rev and all. but is a trng that kcians have lost. zen and i agreed that we wasted 2 yrs under whoever. yes, we learnt alot on balls, and oiling, but our passion wasn't restored. we learnt alot throuhg harships, but ain't enough for us to pull through for the next laps.
sa trng proved hopeful for zen and i. happy to be tired, and perspiring.



i'm happy today. tons of mixed feelings, but overall :D. haha. man u gotta experience wad i'm feelin now. haha. bz yet free. tired yet not tired. happy, yet sad. and all. haha. it goes on.....


I can't thank God more that i can. God's plans r to prosper us. i pray tt all thy ppl will go forth in praises and thanksgiving.


i'm so excitied abt SAV. there's sara! and ahaha. yes yes.. the rest, well.. it goes on. hahahaa. life keeps going on eh...........

actually...

haha. right.

i duno. i wanted to blog smth 'heavy' but.. i'm too high now. haha.

hmm. i'm still not well. basically, it got worse. coughing like still grasping for air... so i still need ur prayerss.. sorethroat seems to be getting horrible too. BUT, my tap is not leaking as bad liao! hahaha. the nose la. haha. anti-biotics rockcs.


i want to thank God for one thing today. this morning was super letargic, tired, seemingly overcomed and engulfed by the virus. haha. no drive to have any adrenaline to go church. juz so tired.. so msged rach that i can't go and finish e banner. then later.. i forgot who called.. to tell me there's band prac, and i'm needed.. haha.
but i still didn't hv strength.
then.. demi called... and asked if i'm church... i replied.."at home" ahha. so haha.
but i still didn't hv strength.
then eveleen called.. and asked where am i. ahha. at home. haha. then she was like.. mission dance prac was like over.. and the band prac is in 14 mins time. haha. right.

then i was like. wha. die die must go. and it cropped up to me that i must be in church today anyways, for the pp outreach rehearsal.

so, i guess i'd better listened to big papa up there lar. so much media reinforcement. i prayed for strength.
then happily, i put in my pedal, wear my shoes, and off to church. :)

i took the TAXI. $6.80/- grr.

and and and. i thank God for protecting me.
coz like.. on the road.. there's this medium sized rock that hit the windsccreen infront. big 'BAAAK' sound. freak out. then the windscreen cracked. ok.
the driver was like.. ok. haha.
it was directly infront of me lar. i was sitting behind, but it was in a position that if it were to penetrate throught, it would have hit me. so i was in a state of a little shock. but the windscreen did not shatter or anything. thank God.
thank God that it wasn't raining or anything.. coz i really dun want to imagine what would happen.


so safely, i reached church.



okok. serious note.


i've learnt, and hv been reminded alot by jere thong's words... coz he was sharing with us about giving ur best to God and all. it sounds cliche and all.. but seriously, the way he phrased it. nice.
then it came to a point where i start to esclate up my level of expectation. i q, we are all christians, and all of us are cleansed by the blood of Chirst, recieving salvation (i hope all.), why do ppl still feel so blech? so easily defeated.
and the question goes on and on and on and on till i, myself gets irritated.

anways. i juz hope that all the ppl in e world will give their best in wadeva they do. no point doing things half-heartedly, striving only minimun. come on lar, there's more to it.








James 1:2-6 (New International Version)
"2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind"

virus

wheee. i'm been down by virus.

juz came back from teens and youth camp on fri and sat. the mos lax camp i've ever been to. really gd to unwind, listen to ppl and juz have pure fun.

and thank God, i was able to join these ppl.

coz morning, had like high fever.. 38.6 and all. so kinda worried that i couldn't go, but rmbred dennis telling nigel and i that the follow-up camp is really impt lar... coz must hear ppl fromm e RACE camp, as awell as share testimony.
so was struggling outta bed. prayed hard to be "i'm alive and well, ur spirit lives within me, because u died and rose again".
haha.
anways. figured out that it might be a spiritual attack. haha. obsrtuctin me from sharin. hmph. ahha. (btw, isst like a sin to keep sayin or rather, blaming barriers that obstruct u from sharring God's stuff, to the devil?)


anways, peter, gave me a dozen kind of medications, literally. it was like super cheap at $18, coz as a doc, he enjoys discounts. haha. and he gave me as my birthday present. haha. w/o consultation fees.
thank God from him. coz he's like my walking dictionary. i keep askin him bio q. ahah. and also, he's suepr gifted, talented in music lar. so he's also ike partially my shifu. so yea. thank God for him.

ytd, went home. the medicine, super strong, made me drowsy. then while on e way home with jas, saw gary. haha. i think he's shock to see me so letargic. seriously, was closin my eyes as i staggered home. thank God for jas that was beside me, if not, i would have collasped and be fast sound asleep on the ground.


anyways. on the 30th dec, our church havin this event called coffeeshop nite it'll be at 6.30pm. a time where ppl come together to celeberate christmas, esp for those who dun celebrate at their homes. a time of performances, music, and food! and admission, is FREE. so do come along if u are interested, let me know k.
pls let me know if any of u wants to come or bring friends. :) it'll be fun.


and this coming sat is potong pasir outreach.
kinda stress with the guit, coz really not gd at playin carols and pulling them off nicely. and it'll be like a reachout thing, so, thus,
i URGE u fellow christian friends to pray for this event, coz really want thieir hearts to be opened lar. and pray for salvation. prayer is really impt. i duno how to reinforce this, but juz want to let u know that its gd to be safe now, than to regret later.


whee. i'm tired.
i guess i'm stopping here. haha. nite. pls pray k. take care.

my erm.. highly best shots? haha. its my screen saver now. i duno how to put it, but it speaks alot of God's grace, creation, beauty, protection, strength and love. i think the team will understand the roads and paths.

sheng ren's fans. this guy really bring joy to the team. ahhaha.

sunrise or sun set? haha. it sunrise. haha. nice eh. one of my favourite shots.

the children on the van, ahha. in Hoho tribe. i love them. see see. the action songs!!!

bloggin

hmm. not really enthu abt blogin abt my life.

juz goona plop posts here and there. haha. like what i'm doin now, with photos. and the posts for one day is goona stretch.. like now. haha.

whole agenda, has.. erm... hmm. shifted? altered?

anyways. happy viewing the photos. u can't kope them k. haha. i know u guys have ur ways of koping. my friends, feel free to.. but for those whom i do not know personally, pls, pls do tell me, with ur integrity.

thank u.

haha. dun worry. i'm still MARIAN POON. hahaha. craps. haha.

(btw, the lyrics for this song is like.. scroll down ar. nice. ahha. having fun hearing this song while its raining and storming with bolts of lightning and thunder outside.)

man. i misss my super cam. the pao-kah-liao cam. its still injured on the desk. goona send for repair, parting with it soon. pray for it. sucha gd opporunity to take photo NOW.

pls pray for zhen's aunty in LA.. she met with an accident and is in serious condition. prayer in impt, essential and powerful.

i love this shot alot. taken my nigel while fiddling with my cam. lovely isn't it. it captures it all. the dept of it.

dr peter moooooooeeeyy. and an akha lady. peter cool ar. haha. of course wad, my spect. ahha jkjk. i like this shot. ;)

the kids at hoho tribe. super fun lar. so so so so so so so adorable. i feel like smuggling them back to singapore. u can't get these smiles anywhere else. serious. kids in sg dun smile that frequently these days. i miss all of them.

a lunch hoho tribe. happy shot huh. =). (part of the team)

in another sch at padeng. aunty chris, nigel and my class.GRADE 1. so cute right. aruni, pu pa, nattawut,natiwat, somchat, prasert. (i guess the spelling all wrong). but we really love our class alot. taught them duck song.. and all. really fun in trying to communitcate with eng.

pro not. at samaki sch. the 'hot' guys from our dear team ARE nigel, daniel, avriel. haha. poor thing. this shot is taken in daniel's class. yes. poor thing huh.

Here With Me - Mercy Me

Here With Me Chords by Mercy Me, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Song: Here With Me
Artist: MercyMe

Listen to the song for strum pattern. Rate it.

Chords Used:
B F#m A E Dsus2 Asus2 C#m
e|-------2----0----0-----0-------0-------4---|
B|-------2----2----0-----3-------0-------5---|
G|--4----2----2----1-----2-------2-------6---|
D|--4----4----2----2-----0-------2-------6---|
A|--2----4----0----2-------------0-------4---|
E|-------2---------0-------------------------|

Intro: B - F#m - A - E

Verse:
B F#m
I long for your embrace
A E
Every single day
B F#m
To meet You in this place
A E
And see You face to face
B F#m
Will You show me
A E
Reveal Yourself to me
B F#m
Because of Your mercy
A E
I fall down on my knees


Chorus:
B F#m
I can feel Your presence here with me
A E
Suddenly I'm lost within Your beauty
B F#m
Caught up in the wonder of Your touch
A E
Here in this moment I surrender to Your love


Break: B - F#m - A - E


2nd Verse:
B F#m
You're everywhere I go
A E
I am not alone
B F#m
You call me as Your own
A E
To know You and be known
B F#m
You are holy
A E
And I fall down on my knees


Repeat Chorus


Bridge:
Dsus2 Asus2 E
I surrender to Your grace
Dsus2 Asus2 C#m Dsus2
I surrender to the One who took my place


Repeat Chorus: (2x)

cracked LCD

Northern Thailand Mission Trip 2005

missin thailand already.

will do a summary.


well, friendships were deepened, bonds were created.
went through thick and thin, which all have to endure, so as to watch and help sow the seeds planted in thailand.

a post wouldn't be enough to portray the 'thaliand disease', which is the urge to prolong ur living there.


haha. for me, the challange is to back off all negative thoughts. every action is accounted for. without the Word of truth, without the power of prayer, we will crumble, fall and definitely unable to perform our best. ahha.another little challenge would be the bathing facitlities. ahha. cold water. haha. kinda cool lar.. after u bathe.. ur would body will emit smoke. aahha.. and when u breathe, smoke comes out. ahha. my dearest bathing partners are lydia and amy. hahaha. so fun to hear new languages upon the cold water touchinn our skin. haha.

medical work was fun, for me. learnt alot on dispensing and identification on medicion. haha. learnt how to take bp! from dr. peter. and other stuff.
whole time, i felt smeely. haha. coz at hoho tribe, the water had a smell.. the food, bathing water and all had a smell.. but neertheless, we had fun.
the kids were so adorable. they smiled.

one thing different about sgsporeans and thais, thais are more open, humble, smiley. they smile at u upon reaching eye contact. its smth we all have to learn.
and when the team dances or do action songs, they do it with u. and its really encouaging.


on the whole, i was tired spiritually, and emmotionally. but, i thought tt thsi mission trip would be a tufter one.. coz of all the 'prep talks' ppl have been giving me. thanks to alll these ppl, my life there was not so a diffuicult one, but an enjoyable experience and a fruitful one.


thanks to all those in singapore who has been prayerfully praying for us. the spirit of God will never abondoned us.and for those 1st time trippers like me, avriel, georga and sheng ren, we all had a great experience.


thinking abt it, should have missed grad n my tournament. haha.
( btw... those who wanted grad pics, its in my webshots. i did not post some of the pictures )
haha.
and also,...as for the mission trip photos, i'm goona compile lydia's, eveleen and my photos... and put them into a cd to pass around. i'll give mervyn a copy.. i think he wants to do smth abt it..



I BROKE MY CAM'S LCD!!!!. so its now like a norm cam. can't use the screen.
but thank God, it was only the 2nd last day that my cam failed me. haha.


i miss thailand!!

Northern Thailand mission trip 2005