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Saturday, January 31, 2009
25 random things about moi. came back from a dinner at Hui Xuan's place with the VIC zone cgls. Was a fun time, had a real good laugh! But i think i'm going to catch a cold soon. Have been sneezing more frequently and getting a bit of runny nose. Sigh. 25 things random about me. 1. I love streaming online videos alot. 2. I eat 2 bowls of rice for dinner almost every day. I love rice. (So don't say I'm starving myself, cos I'm not) 3. I love GARLIC and everything that has garlic in it! 4. I have never weighed more than 46kg in my entire life. 5. My blood type is B+. 6. My favourite colour is green - all shades except the yucky dark & dull shades. 7. I learnt/still learning the piano, violin, flute, and guitar. 8. I practise singing while I bathe almost everyday. 9. I bite my nails. And i'm determined to stop it!!! 10. Only recently did I know "kindergarden" is the wrong spelling. Like i've been ignorant for more than a decade of my life! Unbelievable! 11. I stone when I've got nothing to do. 12. I love to day dream about anything and everything. 13. I am a minimalist at heart. 14. I'm not interested in reading the political & financial section of the newspaper. 15. I'm very intuitive. 16. I'm an aunty at heart. 17. Countries i've been to are Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia(Batam only lah), the US, HK, China. 18. I want to go to Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, England, Switzerland!!!!!!!!! 19. I don't know what I want to do after I graduate. 20. I like blogging. 21. I especially love Bossa Nova and soft Jazz. 22. I think horror movies are a waste of time - paying $$$ to torture your mind and soul? 23. I love to watch movies with deep messages. Love analyzing meaning and significance. 24. In the next 50 years of my life, I want to learn and master cooking, driving (car and maybe bike, bus, truck for fun), baking & decorating beautiful cakes, giftwrapping, attend self-defence class, learn how to sing like a professional, learn to play the harp, guzheng, chang-di, pop piano, learn hip-hop, street jazz, jazz, lyrical hip-hop, contemporary dance, acting classes. 25. I NEED to grow FATTER. Labels: daily rantings, information 10:23 PM
Buy buy buy I went to AMK today and spent about $500 before going to cg. I spent on 1 years' supply of contact lenses and the solution, 6x Pedicure and 6x Manicure sessions, 1 foot cream for calluses and hard/dead skin, went NTUC to shop like aunty for hand wash, cotton wool, oil blotter papers & shampoo. I also went to tailor my edhardy shirt from long sleeve into short sleeve so that I can continue wearing it out. I think it's a bit baggy at the arm sleeve area, so it doesn't look flattering when I wear it out. And that's why I haven't been wearing it out. Although looking at the amount I think it's horrendous, but my heart is not as pain as me getting the highlighters and files. Weird huh? To me contact lenses is a necessity, it's a must-spend item like transportation or food. So I'm fine with it, so am I with those NTUC stuff cos they are also necessities. Was a bit heart pain when I got the nails package, but I still think I won't regret because it is something new to me worth trying. :) this is the first time in my life I went for a pedicure and I felt like my feet is really C-L-E-A-N. In my heart I was thinking - in Jesus' time, the feet is the dirtiest part of the body. I'm sure it still is now, and I'm paying someone for just $30 to clean my feet? Like really clean and even spa it? I think it's something I'll want on a regular basis, like monthly or something. And it's time to save my fingers before I bite them all off! :x muahaha. I really want to save my fingers, for sure. That's the analysis that explains why I feel my $500 is well spent, despite spending like (hello) $500. Fulfilling BF this weekend for month of Jan!!! 1 more month and I'm done!!! Gambatte. Labels: daily rantings 12:40 AM
Friday, January 30, 2009
Sim Tiah Gone were the good old days when I could get a highlighter for 70cents and a nice clear file for $1.50. *heart pain* But I'm glad I got a pair of nice shorts and an evening clutch both for $20 only at the NUS central forum bazaar!!! Muahaha. Maybe it's the last day or something. That's why I could get it at such discounted price. VICTORY. Oh and I got myself Lisa Ono's bossa nova album, china import I think? $9.40 selling at NUS bookshop. 2 CDs in 1, worth the money so I bought. ;) Somehow I can't wait for cell group. :) And I completed the proposal thingy....finally can relac a bit tomorrow or do other things. Like practising my violin??? Argh..... Labels: daily rantings 12:59 AM
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I NEED ENERGY!!!!!! I've been working on my thesis proposal...deadline's on FRIDAY. but I can't think properly!!! All I want is to sleep. But i'm so much of a pig already. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME. -.- I'm really frustrated cos I've got deadlines to meet but I feel like I need a good break to get my brains working again! Okay. So I shall. I'll head to bed after blogging this entry. .............................. I've been thinking a while about being with a person for the rest of my life. You know there's a group of people that says 'nothing matters - not wealth, not education, not looks - as long as I love that person, anything goes'. And there's another group that says 'everything matters - wealth, education, family background, clean history, good looks, dress well, etc etc - as long as I find this in a man, I will love him'. I'd say the former is an idealist, very much liberal in expectations. While the latter is a pragmatic, very much traditional and conservative. As for me, I'm at neither ends of the spectrum. But I'm probably 70% pragmatic/conservative and 30% idealistic/liberal about love. It is very natural for a woman (at least in the Asian context) to look at a man's background before deciding on whether he can be loved or not. This may scare some guys off, but the basis of this is a woman's need to feel secure. And if you're talking about marriage for life, we are talking about the ability to support the entire nuclear family AT LEAST, which reads the wife AND kids. Different women have different ways of feeling secure. To one, a man's finances can make them secure because in life material things have to be bought with money. To the other, a man's drive to succeed in life gives them security about the future. So even if he is a pauper today, it is alright because given the genuine desire to succeed in life and with the right networks, there's confidence that he will surely have a bright future. Etc, etc. But most women have a combination of ways to feeling secure...that's why women are complex creatures! Wahahaha! However, I don't deny that an increasing number of women do not have such considerations now, and I too don't deny that there's something called love at first sight. Yet, I still believe that women's nature is the desire to be protected by a man. Therefore wanting to feel secure. And therefore having certain expectations about a boyfriend or husband before deciding if he can be loved. As for me, I am traditional in my views on marriage. I always believe that the man is the head of the family, and as a woman I have to submit to my future husband. Therefore, I got to have the assurance that the man is someone worthy of my submission and respect - someone I can flow and work with as a 'co-laborer' as the Bible puts it - before deciding to go on a relationship or even talk about marriage with him. And that's why i'm a 70-30. Hahaha! To feel secure is to feel love. :) Being more of a pragmatist has it down sides too. I have to constantly remind myself not to raise my expectations too high. But to be very honest, I really think that my expectations are not high at all! I do self-evaluation from time to time to make sure my expectations always remain reasonable. And so, I believe the only thing left to do is to wait. And to expand my social circle. While alot of people believe in the 'one and only one' or 'Mr. Right' concept, I do not. There is no one perfect man or woman that God made just for us. God gives us the liberty to choose who we want to be with, as long as it is not out of God's will. I used to have the wrong mindset about this aspect, but thank God that I've been enlightened. :) Labels: contemplative, daily rantings 11:43 PM
Not in the mood for school. I'm just totally thrown off the momentum due to CNY. I don't know why. Got to get back on my feet like, real soon? There are tutorials, projects and lecture revisions waiting for me to complete...not to mention practising my violin. I don't even have the mood to touch it at all. -.- Oh man. I mean thank God that my parents fetch me to school in the mornings. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't want to attend school just thinking of how far NUS is and how tired am I still....despite sleeping at 10pm yesterday night (?) It's weird alright. And I'm being honest about my feelings here okay. Thinking about my classes tomorrow makes me dreadful of school. 10 to 6pm without break!!!! Oooo maaaan. Whine whine whine whine. .......... Thank God for financial blessings once again due to CNY. The biggest givers are (as always) my parents. It makes me think 'what have I done to deserve such blessings?'. There's only one reason I can think of. It's not because I'm very filial all the time or do the right things at home...in fact, I think I've not done my part well enough as a daughter. As in there's lots of room for improvement. So I suppose it is simply because my mum & dad love me and my brother simply because we are their son and daughter. And because of this, I learnt the lesson that loving is giving unconditionally. And because I understood this principle from home & from young, I'm glad I have never really struggled when I decide to make sacrifices to God. In fact, I really love to give to God because He really makes sure I am not shortchanged. Whereas giving to people or using the money to invest in other things there is a risk of being shortchanged involved. :) But that doesn't mean I'm stingy on people of course! Hahaha! I'm willing to take the risk of being shortchanged or deliberately taken advantaged of (sometimes - but yes, be wise about it ultimately) quite often enough, because when I set my heart to give I give willingly and cheerfully. :) Okay. New blogskin for the new year! :) I'm a minimalist at heart so this skin is reflective of that part of me. Gets me in the mood to blog more often. Hehe. Labels: daily rantings 8:13 PM
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Creative writing - plot writing I think it has improved now, it gotten much clearer. But looking at it again, still cmi!!!.................. Concept of plot A boy grew up with his soulmate, only to see her finally become another man's fiance. Eluded of maternal love, the transformation of a young lad into a man of vengeance begins as he embarks on a journey to redress the grievances caused by his mother's murderer. The Hero Jun Hero's flaw Timidity . . . Labels: Creative writing 11:40 PM
Overnight fishing @ Pasir Ris Park Emil, Huizhen, Ivan, Xiao Long, Anson, Me! :) We fished from 11pm till 330am. After that, we went to Downtown East to play 1 round of bowling before they close at 430am, then 24/7 Macs for big breakfast! We didn't catch any fish though. Hahahaha. It was very fun cos it's the very first time I did something as zany as this, and the first time my mum allowed me to do crazy things! Hahaha. I was quite surprised when she consented. And it's cool to spend 80% of the time chit chatting. That's the beauty of fishing. People say it's boring, I say it's the best time to get to know my friends better! I gotta knock myself on the wall, I think there's no difference between having a camera and not having one. Either way, I'm too lazy to use it! HUrhurhur. I think it's the inconvenience of charging the batteries outside my room using a really weird charger. My dad goes for cheap stuff. If not for the need to tighten my belts, I'd have gotten my own batteries and charger. Guess I might be able to do that in the next few weeks with angbaos coming in! ;D Here's wishing all of us a prosperous Ox year - in health, in finances, in relationships! 2009 huat ah! Labels: daily rantings 10:52 PM
Friday, January 23, 2009
Should I? Should I not? I'm very tempted to cancel my violin lesson tomorrow at 11am. I wouldn't have said 'yes' if i were to know my schedule for tomorrow is so packed! And i haven't had the time to practise violin this whole week. Sigh. Should I cancel it? But it's not fair to my tutor cos it would be such a last minute notice... My schedule for tomorrow is like this: 1. Violin lesson - 11am 2. Lunch with family and Aunt - 1 to 2pm 3. JW svc - 330 to 530pm 4. Dinner at uncle's place - 6 to about 9.30pm 5. Overnight fishing - 10pm till Sunday morning. Woohoo. I'm a superwoman. Labels: daily rantings 9:13 PM
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Testimony! After 4 days of sleeping at 2am or later and needing to wake up at 9am for classes, I finally am raising the white flag. I decide to sleep early at 10pm tonight. I've got a makeup class tomorrow to attend. blur me thinking there's no class today but there was. If not my Friday would be school-less. :( I'm eating popiah while typing this entry. And the light started flickering just. And I'm dead tired. Maybe partly cos I didn't have my lunch and cos I had a long day. I just wanna say GOD IS SOOOOOO GOOD. I exchanged emails with prof who I wanted to have as my thesis supervisor. we were supposed to choose our supervisors, if not then they would be allocated. Thank God my topic is within his area of expertise and therefore he will be of great help. Early bird catches the worms first. ;) I didn't want to end up being allocated to a supervisor I'm not comfortable with. Law of the first! everyone in my cohort is basically frantic about finding a thesis topic cos the proposal submission deadline is nearing. But i'm glad i started my research last Dec, and managed to begin preliminary consultation with prof at this period when the rest are just frantic. Not trying to be mean, but I always believe in the law of the first. And I'm pretty confident I'm on the right track already! I never imagined I could actually be enjoying the process of writing my thesis paper. As a building major, seems like everything's so technical that I really dislike and would shun them if I had the chance. I dreaded the time when I had to do my thesis. But God is good. God's got the best ideas! I prayed sooooo hard in the midst of exchanging emails with prof the past 2 days, hoping that he would be interested in my topic. God heard my prayers! Yippee! Excited at the prospect. :) Labels: daily rantings, testimony 9:08 PM
Obama in the newspaper Seeing Obama in the newspaper today with some coverage on the history of the civil rights movement makes me realize how significant the whole thing is and that the "Obama craze" isn't just another fashion trend but something with deeper roots and meaning. It literally brought tears to my eyes as I read about the milestones of US presidency, from the civil rights movement era. 2 million people showed up at Washington for his official swearing in. 2 million. I was just thinking that it's great if Obama could deliver what the public wants and expects. And i have some faith in him to do so. I think expectations is the keyword here. He got where he is not just by charisma and sweet talk, but by certain attitude AND calibre that has been manifested so powerfully that people realize they should cast a vote for Obama. But because he is African American, and racial prejudice hasn't extinguish itself in the present America, IF Obama does not deliver and falls from expectations, I really cannot imagine what is going to happen to him. Of course I'm painting the worst picture scenario. I know. Just thinking about things... Labels: contemplative 12:13 AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
My name 恩玲 恩 meaning: Grace 玲 meaning: 1)deity, soul; alert, quick-witted 2) jingling bells, and 3) tinkling of jade pendants. I think i've got a really nice Chinese name. It's amazing how I feel my name describes me. It's weird to say this cos it sounds like self-praise. It will probably sound more accurate coming out of somebody else's mouth, but I really think I'm someone with some form of gracefulness and a sense of etherealness about me. Cheryl just commented this evening that walking with me feels like she's floating. Hahaha! But as for alert and quick-witted, maybe it's not really true for me. Hahaha! I think I'm slow and a zombie at least 30% of the day. Physically speaking I'm like that. Can try to change lah, but abit hard. And I refuse to use the word blur to describe myself because I don't want to be blur. But like a driver driving on the road, I can say that I'm alert to know in life & generic purpose which place I should/shouldn't go, how fast/slow I should drive, what techniques I should use in driving. It's figurative, ok? I haven't got my driving licence yet. I thank my parents for giving me a name like that. I went for a haircut at Chapter 2 (Bugis outlet) today, and when introducing myself to the hairstylist Chloe, she commented that not many people has a "恩" coupled with 'Ling' to form a name. It's true! She is sharp. Only Christians will name their daughters with 恩 because it speaks of not just gracefulness but the grace of God. Amazing stuff. I've always felt that all of my 21 years of living on earth have been covered by the grace of God. I really feel like God has always granted me favor, right from the time I was conceived in my mum's womb. It's a miracle I'm alive today. It's a miracle I've been sheltered from a lot of hurts and pains that others might have gone through. Not necessarily a good thing though. :p But it's really a miracle....I feel like my life is so smooth-sailing compared to some. I'm indeed fortunate. Anyway, it has been the best haircut service experience I've ever gotten from Chapter 2. Chloe is warm, willing to serve, and has the skills to match up with the good service. Some people say skills is priority, service is second. Some help give hairstylists excuse for bad service that "people with good skills are like that one - quite eccentric". I REFUSE TO BELIEVE SUCH LIES. Attitude comes from the heart. Our attitude is a reflection of what is in our hearts. Most importantly, ATTITUDE DETERMINES ALTITUDE. Come on man, attitude bad means bad la. Don't hinder Singapore's goal of working towards becoming a service hub. Though we are still very far from becoming a service hub. Within Chapter 2, the hair salon that I signed a loyalty card with, I'm glad I found someone who has both the attitude and good skills. All for $28 (wash, cut, blow) and they don't raise charges just because it's CNY! Cool huh? This is called business ethics can? But in the end i Only paid $23 due to previous rebates. :) :) Labels: contemplative, daily rantings 1:12 AM
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Verse for 2009 Mark 3:27 (New Living Translation)27 Pastor Tan mentioned on Sunday "Persistence". And this was one of the verses quoted by him to illustrate the power of persistence. I know it's not by coincidence that God showed me this verse during the first week of January, and then with Pastor talking about it last Sunday which helped me understand what God is really saying through Mark 3:27. In 2008, my verse of the year was John 15:16. John 15:16 (New Living Translation)16 Indeed, year 2008 for me was a time when I really stepped UP to a brand new level of spiritual maturity and wisdom. I heeded the call of God, got serious about the divine appointment, and I am thankful that I did. And I know 2009 will be a year that I enforce discipline, act in greater boldness and wisdom and sharpen all my attitudes. And it's a no brainer - it's definitely gonna take some serious persistence. keep the faith up. The key to successful persistence - pray, fast. Give me bread. Give me bread. Give me bread. Give me bread. Give me bread. Give me bread. Give me bread!!!!!!! Na, I give you all my bread. I'm not giving you because you are my friend. I'm giving you so that you won't come back and disturb my family at night anymore! The power of persistence. Labels: new year resolution, revelation 2:17 AM
Vision sharing - NUS/NTU combined Just came back from the first activity I've ever participated in for campus ministry. We congregated at an LT in NTU. Was great, made a few friends especially those from my faculty. I also managed to borrow a module textbook from one of them!!! Eternally grateful. I was going to meet up and buy the textbook from a seller tomorrow. But now I can save the money. :) I'm really new to the whole campus movement...but while praying, I was just crying out to God that I'll obey anything He wants me to do with regard to campus. Now IS the time. If not, 1.5 years down the road I'm graduating already. And I don't want to look back in regret that I've not played my part in the students' campus movement when I am still a student. Anyway, i made sure I got down the contact no. of my faculty IC so there's no longer any excuses for communication breakdown from now on. :) My timetable's out with the tutorials in place. My Odd week Thursdays look horrendous. 10am to 6pm straight tutorials, lecture and practical. My goodness. But it's still good that I've got mondays and fridays free. Haven't had time to touch my 1st week of lecture notes for revision yet....busy meeting up with friends, celebrate birthday, prayer meeting.....sigh. God please multiply my time. Labels: daily rantings 2:00 AM
Friday, January 16, 2009
I saw James Galway!!!  I wasn't so sure when I saw him on Wednesday at CityLink, while walking towards Raffles City for the Shokudo dinner. Now I think I'm 80% right.SIR JAMES GALWAY IS IN TOWN!!! Ooooh goodness me. I shld have chased after him for a picture or something hahahaha. I was going up the escalator while he and a Singaporean friend [I suppose the one bringing him around] were on the other escalator heading towards Esplanade or Suntec City. They were like talking on the way down....and I just kept staring at him until he was out of sight. Sir James Galway is the best flutist around in the 21st century. He's known as the "man with the golden flute" and anyone who knows classical music would have heard of him. For one his performances are frequently heard on 92.4fm! He was knighted by the English Queen so he's called SIR. But I wasn't sure because I was thinking this guy is familiar looking - full of charisma but he also looks like George Lucas, or some big Hollywood movie director. Well cos they've got the same style of beard and hair color. Hahahaha. But now I know! Labels: daily rantings 2:20 PM
Thursday, January 15, 2009
I'm very broke. I'm blogging to say that I'm ultra broke and that it's going to continue at least for the next 2 weeks. I have got lots of books to buy for my modules this semester. Sigh....sourcing for 2nd hand pass-down books hence. But i'm glad to say that I've got 2 free days off my Even weeks and 1 on Odd weeks. cool huh! I finally am enjoying the 'legendary 3 day study week'. Muahahaha. I can have the whole day for revision at home on Friday and Monday. Having long weekends every week isn't something I can enjoy when I step out into the marketplace in a years' time. Hoho. I'm quite glad that I'm not graduating this year since the economy isn't doing so well and thus it's more difficult to get a job with a decent pay. I'm quite nervous about exams this semester because the dates are so close and i've got 2 papers on the same day of 27th April, my 1st exam day. That is pretty fierce. So i really gotta start mugging diligently from this week. Yesterday caught up with a few people from N119 when we were having dinner together for WL's birthday celebration. Was great to be able to sit together and talk like before. Haha. There were 'sub groups' within the 12 or 13 of us there. There was the old W280, the new W280, the old N119 and the new N119. Haha! So interesting. ........... The word 'commited' has been in my mind since yesterday. If someone is to comment that 'Enling is a very committed person', I'll take that as a compliment. I want to be a committed person - in the context of commiting to the right things of course. Humans fear and avoid commitments. Marriage is a commitment. Work is also a commitment. Friendships and relationship in general are commitments. God is, needless to say, a commitment too. Yet what is giving some of us the courage to be committed to these things? I believe the answer is love for marriage and God, passion (or necessity for survival) for Work, and desire to feel belonged among our community. Etc, etc. We accept committments when we are convicted of its importance in the respective situations. It speaks of focus and their places (or priorities) in our lives. As long as something is worth my time and effort, I'll be commited to do it. I do not want to fear and avoid commitments like most do. Positive commitments do more good than harm. "If something REALLY matters to you, you will make time and space for it no matter how occupied you are." So true. Labels: contemplative, daily rantings 10:24 PM
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Modules this semester Making sense of society Human Development over Lifespan Introduction to Theatre and Drama Facilities planning and design Construction technology ...are the 5 modules I'm taking this semester. I feel like an arts student. Totally. I especially love the TS module (Theatre studies). I am convinced by the TS lecturer during lecture this afternoon on how Semiotics (wooh big word) help us in life, whenever we need to present ourselves. I think this module is going to rock my life! The last 2 modules are like 'errrr.....' to me. The most uninteresting of the lot. And unfortunately, they happen to be my core fac modules. Anyway. Many of us in this semester in my faculty were kind of screwed up in our module choices due to the bidding system. Super limited capacity per FACULTY module. So that's how I ended up being an FASS student wannabe this semester. And a few others too. O.o Since I've done what I can by appealing to read more faculty modules, the rest is up to the administrator to approve or not. Chances are, no. Henceforth, this implies that I have to take more modules during my 4th & final year. Which was the complete opposite of the plan I had in mind. I need time to think about it strategically and see how I can resolve that. Since school started, I had loads of stuff to settle. Anyhow, I'm still bent on applying for summer programme and doing 2 modules overseas. Even if that means I'm going to take 2 extra modules than necessary for graduation. Hopefully if I do well, it can help to pull up my grades. *crosses fingers* Yeah. It's busy busy busy this week and it's going to get busier still when tutorials start. I bet my days are going to get longer. I'm going to miss my 10hours of beauty sleep which I had almost daily during the hols....but it's okay. As long as I ensure my time is well spent, I will feel that the sacrifice is worth it. :) Timecheck: 1.05am! Before I go to bed, I'm going to: *Read my Bible *Charge MP4 & rip 4 CD albums into the player *Pray *Look into my diary for what's going to happen tmr *Prepare my things for tmr *Lights out! Labels: daily rantings 12:42 AM
Monday, January 12, 2009
God Isn't it amazing? God always makes us do things that we wouldn't want to do in a million years. And He doesn't just make us 'do' it, He wants us to excel in it. Yet...as He brought us to it, He will also bring us through it. By doing so, God doesn't want us to run away from our weakness. Instead, He wants us to face it bravely and conquer it. Because He is the greatest...the world's greatest master and lord. He uses the foolish to shame the wise, and the weak to face the strong. I love being a servant of the world's greatest master and lord. God is not just good, He is amazing. Labels: contemplative 6:37 PM
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Hp blog-tryout! Blogging thru my hp. Kewl! Tink my bill is gg to rocket a bit this mth. I activated Hp internet access cos i had to Do module bidding but i could not be at home yesterday to Do it. Haha. At my grandma place now..lazing around in bed while watchiing scv with my dad. This is life man. ;) one more day till school starts Tmr. Cant wait! p.s- 955Pm got little nyonya! Yipp3e. I Almost finish watching online at youtube. Haha! Labels: daily rantings 8:59 PM
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Amazing... Labels: information 10:26 PM
I cooked! Say wow. i cooked lunch! Say WOW! I cooked an egg, 2 cloves of sliced up garlic and heated overnight long bean with fried tofu. I mixed them all into 5/6 cup of rice, which was almost 2 full bowls of rice. i cooked my rice using the rice cooker. It almost became porridge! But i was smart enough to let the excess water dissipate so I ended up with nice rice still. But like 5% uncook. :S :D heh heh heh. But lunch was at 5.30pm (i started meddling with the pan and utensils st 4.30pm) and dinner was at 7pm. Hurhurhur. So I ate 1 bowl of rice for dinner. I'm super full now! I love garlic. I experimented with it also since i've got so much time to spend at home. The first time it was burnt really badly. The second time was much better, I made 30% burnt garlic, 40% cooked just nice, 20% totally carbon and 10% raw garlic. I threw away the garlic pieces that turned into carbon and mixed the rest in my rice. HEAVENLY! I love garlics. I'll never meet a vampire in my life! Labels: daily rantings 7:50 PM
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Do unto others what I want others to do unto me. I realize that certain things are not nice to do unto others. Do unto others what I want others to do unto me. We may not be able to tell straightaway if it's a bad act, but as we probe further to ask ourselves if I was the person in that situation, would I really like to be dealt with that way? My answer is no. I'd feel angry and cheated. This self-evaluation will be my way of checking that I'm a person with 100% integrity. I think that's very important. It is, however, a choice. I guess I really need to come to terms with the fact that we really sow what we reap. What I have done unto others - both good AND bad - others have done it back to me. This is a principle and law of life that I need to accept and face. It's not necessarily a bad thing though. :) Labels: contemplative 5:05 PM
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Church Vision for 2009 I thought that it was a great way to start the new year. Set things right and proper. Pastor preached about the importance of home cell group and encouraged everyone to become a member of a Cg. Pastor also gave us 2009 church's itinerary, which is great! i love the format. it's really functional and i like it. I'm happy to see that there's a HK Chinese convention in end June! That is the period when God-willing, I'll be in HK for summer programme to read 2 non-faculty modules. The uni is Chinese University of HK (CUHK). I'm also happy that there's a Korea Chinese Christian convention in mid-July, also the period when God-willing, I'll be in Korea University (KU) for the summer programme! I'm pleasantly surprised that both HK and Korea has the CHC based convention, the exact 2 countries that I badly want to go and study in, even if it's just a short 5-6weeks. So now, I am spoilt for choice. Niahaha. HK vs. Korea. But first must see if i can get selected to be on the summer programme! It is my conviction to attend church even if it's just a short trip overseas. Even if i'm overseas for hols and not studies, I will definitely try my best to squeeze in time for attending church. :) But of course that can only happen if i'm travelling alone or with a gang of like-minded Christians. Alternatively, I can go travel to attend church alone. Hahaha. Idea! Indeed, I hate to live by convenience. I hate to see people live by convenience too. As Christians, shouldn't we live by CONVICTION? My conviction is that my faith is an active faith. Alot of Christians are comfortable to settle in a neighbourhood church even if they don't feel that that church is helping them to grow spiritually. But just because it's around their neighbourhood, they r willing to live with it. Little do they know what they are truly compromising on. Alot of friends around me have asked: Why can't i just settle in a church nearer to my house? Isn't that more convenient? My answer will be: If everyone from my church settle for a church nearer to their house, City harvest church will only be made up of few hundred members! Those living in the Jurong West and Singapore Expo only lor. But I know that the distance is well worth it. Because of the quality of spiritual food and nourishment I get. I really think I can't get it elsewhere that is just as good, to be very honest. I could have just remained at my Catholic church. But i decided to change my spiritual environment NOT because it is a Catholic church (Catholic or not, the same God is still present), but because I don't see how I can growing spiritually in that type of environment. So there you have it. Not by convenience, but by conviction. Whatever Pastor shared today is exactly what i have in mind pertaining to 2009 as a church and as individuals. It feels good to know I'm on the right track even before pastor shared about it: 1. Education 2. Creativity 3. Character My 2009 shall be devoted to these 3 aspects. Labels: contemplative, daily rantings 5:54 PM
I dislike strangers looking at me. I'm going to say this: I really dislike strangers looking at me. Sometimes, I am in the mood to dress up. And when i do, it is not because I want attention from strangers. It's not as if i'm going all out to dress weirdly, or ultra seductively, or whatever. But when strangers are staring at me i can sense it and i feel uncomfortable. I know i have a nice figure in the perspective of most (some will say i'm too skinny, i agree and am working on it). And i also know that i don't want to waste such a God-given quality. If i can wear nice clothes, I should wear nice clothes lah. Which is what i've been trying to do. I gain self-satisfaction and confidence from wearing something I like and which fits me well. But I DO NOT gain pleasure from unwanted attention! :( I know that some people will not have any problems with unwanted attention. Maybe most people are like that - confident and at ease. I think that's great. So perhaps i'm having a low self-image. Is that right? Or maybe i'm just being too paranoid and flighty. And that it's simply smth I need to overcome? SIGH!!! Labels: daily rantings 2:15 AM
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Countdown cum appreciation @ NUSS guild house I had a great time yesterday. Everyone was letting their hair down going crazy. The theme was.........    BACK TO SCHOOL!!!! huixuan the best!!! she won the prettiest girl in school award. Muahaha. i TRIED to look ah lian. i regretted getting my uniform ironed. ah lian how can have nicely ironed uniform??? hai. no prizes for guessing the person in the 3rd picture. :) source: Kelvin Lee @ Facebook. btw, there's this particular place in orchard that sells uniforms. I din know that! So cool. check them out at www.bibibaba.com Great food at suntec NUSS guild house, great function room ambience (but we were just too loud and noisy to enjoy the ambience), the waiters' service were very efficient too. And not to mention we entertained even the waiters during our appreciation performances. Lol. Hilarious skits and performances. This is the first time i've ever celebrated a new year countdown with friends. I felt really touched cos for the first time, I felt belonged and part of this entire family of people. :) CHEERS TO 2009!!! Labels: daily rantings 5:36 PM
2008, I will miss you very much. I kind of like 2008. It is a very dramatic year...there's the good and the bad stuff that happened, but i always believed that the purpose of the bad stuff is always to reveal the good. I'm very positive right? Ahaha. True for the world, true for myself. I miss 2008. I know I shouldn't say how i wish 2008 can be longer, but I really feel like saying that. First things first. I need to finish spring cleaning asap (totally aching after badminton-ing and jogging with T2 yesterday, I feel like a grandmother now). Then, I need to complete my goal-setting card. I'm stuck at 'S' of the 'SMARTER'. Lol. I've decided this year I really got to catch up with 3 old friends, form new friendships and develop current friendships. I will make exercise a hobby and my stress reliever. But i know i will only get motivated when i have someone to exercise with. At least for the beginning stage. So please don't reject me if I ask for your companionship! I need someone to push my butt off my seat and just work out. I'm also thinking of taking up Pilates in school or outside, and even dance classes @ O school, if time permits! 2009 will be a year when I enforce self-discipline, no longer just talking abt it. :D YEAH! I'm excited. Labels: new year resolution 1:24 PM
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