whatever.

been sick before the festive period. but i'm almost well again! school has just blown me away but i feel really motivated now to start the year right! by the looks of the calendar, the next hol will be in March. what a long time to go...

this is the leftovers of curry udon. it was pretty ewww. 

The start seemed promising though....

my cute siblings living in harmony

the making of MUSHROOM CHEESE OMELETTE

The masterpiece! My idea... 

This longingly awaited weekend has passed! sadly... It was filled with eating.. THAI and JAP. 

the next jap thing i want to eat is MA MAISON!

And now i just want friday to come... 

day two

'BRYNER IS SUPER HAM' pic

just had to make me cringe before i could solve a math question

our twister fries, comfort food after school

the beginning of obesity!

BACK TO SCHOOOOOL...

Started the day by waking up late for church cos my phone was on silent and i couldn't hear the alarm AT ALL! Sprung up at 8.25 when service is at 9. 

Had lunch with cell then MUD PIE at island creamery. Collected the sushi then met Joalin at orchard. Today, i have committed TWO sins to my dear bestie here. Feeling really awwwful now.. 

First, i dropped her camera during a laughing fit. It is ruined! 

Second, i dropped her phone(brandnew, and she likes it alot), at this time, im amazed at my klutz-ness. Just wanna hit myself. Sweet as she is, she doesn't slap me but still stays pretty calm. UGGGH, no one should put any beloved equipment into my hands from now on...

This last holiday weekend has been crazy and this song just calmed the storm. [dear friends suddenly rang up to ask how i am, i was pretty shocked at the good timing but didn't say much. Great to hear from concerned friends(:]

Still
Words and Music by Reuben Morgan

Hide me now
Under your wings
Cover me
within your mighty hand

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with you above the storm
Father you are king over the flood
I will be still and know you are God

Find rest my soul
In Christ alone
Know his power
In quietness and trust

AWEEESOME toast :)

step one: put the slice of bread in the toaster

step two: toast it lightly till a nice golden brown (more healthy that way)

step three: get the condensed milk out, proceed to spread it generously over the toast

step four: sprinkle  some milo powder heavily

At last! yummy toast...

BREAKfast

This morning, i had an urge to have prata. So i got a really enthusiastic companion for this task! i was absolutely impressed when he ran to his chest of drawers and picked out this perfectly colour-coordinated outfit. (except the blue barney haversack which later i had to unfashionably carry)

we just had to bring Jiffy(pet giraffe i bought for Seth), it was great as you can tell from Seth's face. Jiffy enjoyed the trip too..

its like the second last weekend of my SO long hols. 

feeling quite excited for the new term. YAY!

bye to the old, welcome the new.

just a last glimpse of 2008

Dr Lim, our little one

Our post Christmas class party at Miss Hon's 

Zibby: the new love of my life

the new year has arrived! my plans of packing the room should have been executed by now..

24 days to Chinese New Year

14 days to exams

11 days to school

10 months to A'levels

i hate departures. just sent uncle gab to the airport... 1 jan will be spent emo-ing.

in a blink of an eye

its already Christmas eve?! 

the past few days were spent scrambling to buy gifts for loved ones. i didn't realize the year was ending soon.. 

i got a new pair of glasses that make me look really intelligent. *ahem* really.

so it's about time for new year resolutions.. i can hardly remember last years'.

december days

my week has been filled with late nights and suppers.

Bundles of joy at home just brighten up a gloomy morning.

Eunice my dear friend showing off her rusty skills after a good 8 months of being away in Sydney. Oh how i missed her...
Christmas is all around me.... even Sasha(THE dog)!

helpful boy

Today i shall dedicate this post to Anson. 

It was pouring heavily in the afternoon at orchard where i was heading home to catch some sleep. Obviously the rain delayed me and i was pretty irritable. A fairly old lady, maybe in her 50s was asking bus drivers for directions. Then she stood in front of me where i sat at the bus stop. I stood up, thinking she needed a seat as she appeared to have a bad leg. Then she asked if I could shelter her with my umbrella across the road (jaywalk). I was not amused. I asked her to take the underpass over as it was safer. She kept saying no. Then i just sat down again. Then this young lad. Maybe about my age was trying to help her. She was even demanding that we give her some money so she could take a taxi back to Johor Bahru. Pretty scam-ish,  i thought to myself. Anyhow, he provided an alternate route, which was to bring her to the MRT for her to take to Woodlands and a bus thereafter. Anson, who i presume is working at Tangs Orchard, (the bus stop was just outside Tangs), even asked the lady to wait while he ran back and got an umbrella. As my bus drove off, he came back with an umbrella to shelter her. How kind, i thought. I'm very impressed.

Days passing... Tasks are rather repetitive and i can't draw anything inspirational. 

Friday Morning

my morning kicked off with straits times; just to mention a few headlines that caught my attention..

1. Cleaner killed by zoo tigers
2. Assisted Suicide: Ruled Manslaughter
3. Being Fake is very real in China

what else to do on a Friday morning? 

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

When Rowenna said that on Sunday, i knew God was speaking to me. The video, It's a Slow Fade impacted me greater. It left me thinking about the past year. 

Be careful little eyes what you see
It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings
Be careful little feet where you go
For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray 
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
It's a slow fade, it's a slow fade

Be careful little ears what you hear
When flattery leads to compromise, the end is always near
Be careful little lips what you say
For empty words and promises lead broken hearts astray

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray 
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day

The journey from your mind to your hands
Is shorter than you're thinking
Be careful if you think you stand
You just might be sinking

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
Daddies never crumble in a day
Families never crumble in a day

Oh be careful little eyes what see
Oh be careful little eyes what you see
For the Father up above is looking down in love
Oh be careful little eyes what you see

MY CELL

Thanks to Bryner for spending his precious Sunday at my puny BBQ pit slaving away. Beads of sweat and aching muskles later, he finally got the fire roaring, for a while...

Today was just cold and wet. Met Tim for coffee and cake at Parkway. Got terribly bored by walking past the same old shops.. Rented 3 DVDs and will attempt to watch them soon. 

1. Material Girls
2. P.S I LOVE YOU 
3. (can't rmb what..)

i shall relish the rest of the windy night now... by sorting out my expenses for the month. i'm attempting to not splurge on (stuff i can't even rmb spending on). 

happy that iPhone is working again. i'm just too TOOTS to know what to do.

my two-week-old iPhone has passed out due to unknown causes yesterday at noon. 

i quite a range of photos of the class BBQ in my iPhone so this is it. BBQ on Sat was nice, chilling and eating. Eating the many overly-roasted items on the menu was umm, yummy! Marshmallows are my forte so the night ended that way.

 
Granny finally came back from Sydney with love gifts from dear uncle Gabriel. KRISPY KREMES were the BOMB for me. Macaroons a bit too sweeeet but so pretty! HAIGH'S are mom's fav so no comment from me.

The rest of the week would just be working and i'm happy that at least Friday im having dinner so it'll be mixture of work and play for the week! 

What could have been...

Today is the start of a'levels. I should be there but I'm not. I love the alternative route that I'm taking now. But just 1 year from now I'm gonna face the toughest exams of my life.

a nice thursday

Today was just cool. Spent the evening with my family just chilling at the beach. Well, at least i was chilling. haha, didn't do much cooking today. That's me below, all ready to go!
sSaw some NSmen, and seth commented he wants to be a soldier! Guess he won't be saying that when the time comes...

the story of how God washes away what we have done like the sea washing the sand, really reminds me of how little i am. But one thing, God won't be washed away like sand on the beach.

HSM

dAYS OF NON SCHOOLING HAVE PROVED TO BE UNPRODUCTIVE.

November is coming. Spells studying for me.. i actually can't wait to get back to books, as it would be a leisurely journey till 2008. But a sense of inertia is overwhelming me. But i know, i just have to! 

the last days

cute chintau feeling chilly

singing college hymn happily!

well, i don't have many photos to sum up the day. Being the last time of chapel of the year, we sang some songs. i.e college hymn. it was sweet, though few were present. As you can see, chintau's sweet smile, it was pretty good after all. 

i played sushi-go-round. lame but just to kill time. but ended up playing with Marissa's iPhone AGAIN. following that, went home and set off to buy my very own iPhone. which kinda ended up in a soap opera i don't wanna elaborate about. Met up with several classmates in the evening for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3! i used to think it was for kids but yeah, i just LOVE IT!!!!! So my week sorta ended up on a high note... wondering whats in store for me next...

plans have been thought out and soon to be executed. heh... studying during hols? totally rocks my socks. just barely a month after promos i feel rusty up there already... oh dear... 

today's my brother Seths' debut on stage! he'll be taking the role of COW, in Old Mcdonald had a Farm. WHEEEE! it's starting at 10 but have to be there early with him to support him. It's gonna be well documented and i can't wait to see him do his thing! 

the rest of the day is packed. rush to work at Aunt Lilians' then head off for dinner at the Flyer. Wondering when..... when..... 

beautiful day!

ahh.. my day was made complete with EATING, of course not just the food but the COMPANY! Miss Hon and Mr Chua organized a nice class lunch for 08S26. Today just made me realize how fast this year has passed me by. Even all my worries for 2008 have almost been obsolete. Firstly, i have to thank God for bringing me through this year of repeating JC1. It was never an easy task. Especially at the beginning, i had all these negative connotations about repeating... I'm glad i have survived this year and thanks to many new friends i have made, that 2008 is almost over and im looking forward to 2009!

Despite the long day, i trudged along and fulfilled the last appointment of today. Dinner with Joalin! once in a blue moon we meet. Not even every full moon.. i had a glimpse of what J2 life is like, especially when As are in less than 2 weeks.. yesh and it's my 2009 resolution to work hard consistently!!!!!!