Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:34 a.m.
Freedom and liberty at 5PM tomorrow! Woot woot! But you know, before you can get released from prision, you have to do some good deeds. (I'm thinking of desperate housewives) So I have to study for accounting and try to slog for it even though I've given up and I'm so terribly discouraged that I can't seem to remember anything or even process the information I'm supposed to read.Saturday, April 22, 2006 12:34 p.m.
Maybe it isn't so much about losing each other instantly but rather, losing each other gradually over time and space.Saturday, April 22, 2006 09:22 a.m.
I'm wondering if I'll ever walk out of the exam hall and say "Wow! The paper was chicken feet! I think I'll get like 89 marks?" Obviously business law screwed me up yesterday and 17 marks went to the wind. Highly disappointing considering that I actually did study for it and worrying and wondering how much I'll actually get because I'm surely not able to secure full marks for all the other parts. Went for a haircut (short hair short hair!) and trimmed my eyebrows after the paper. Therapeutic and I seriously feel lighter. E came over after cell and we went out for supper, bought oyster omelette back for my sister and he hung around and we talked till 130AM.Thursday, April 20, 2006 09:50 a.m.
I am trying to study for business law tomorrow but the house upstairs is doing some renovation and they're drilling and drilling non stop, I feel my butt vibrating as well. Why does everyone like to do their renovations during my exam time? I think it was something like that during prelims or A levels! Anyway, E came over yesterday at teatime with Island Creamery's cookies and cream and beef hor fun. Coincidentally, my maid baked brownies and made chapati so yummy yummy even though I'm getting fat! He went back at around 10 and after that, I went straight to bed. I think I like sleeping early nowadays. Probably a sign of getting old. I have no idea how I'm going to study for accounting and get a decent grade.Tuesday, April 18, 2006 06:12 p.m.
Econs was blah. I wonder how much I'll get. I hate getting disappointed. I'm feeling tired. No mood to do any revision right now. 3 more papers to go. Accounting is really a chore. 10 days to my 14week long summer vacation. E picked me up from Lavender just now after I picked up my passport and then we headed to Novena Square for lunch at Burger King before coming back to my place. He brightens up my day. I'm tired and sick of studying. I want to eat ramen.Monday, April 17, 2006 12:15 p.m.
How come it always seems like during the exam period, there's always a surge in distractions? The internet gets more addictive, the long time, haven't seen in ages, friends start calling you out for coffee and ice cream, the schools and church start having interesting plays and concerts, the folks have this sudden craze to try newly opened, highly recommended restaurants, the boyfriend gets more lovable and you can't seem to get enough of his company, the tv gets more appealing and I've suddenly developed a great love for Desperate Housewives. I am a desperate student! My exams start tomorrow and I'm nowhere near prepared! Anyhow, Easter sunrise service yesterday morning at 630AM and mummy, sarah and myself were 20minutes late. You could just see Daddy (who was ushering and hence was there earlier) going tsk tsk and shaking his head when he saw us walking in at 650AM. Haha. 830AM sanctuary service afterwards and Pastor Malcolm once again delivered a brillant message on why Easter was on the third day and linked Jesus's resurrection with Jonah's encounter in the big fish and the way the Bible counts the days and brought out interesting practical points for us to think about and bring home. Amazing. Had Serangoon Gardens chicken rice (I think I really love chicken rice even though it's oily and fattening and I've even compiled my top 3 favourite chicken rice places), went over to E's place before coming home for dinner :)Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:11 a.m.
Good Friday service yesterday and Pastor Malcolm's sermon was really really good! He was talking about Pilate and his encounter with Jesus and how we can learn some things from that encounter. He posed us three questions to think about. 1) There will be a certain time in our lives when we'll be faced with the question "who is Jesus" or "What am I going to do with this man called Jesus." Pilate was also faced with that question of whether to release Jesus, give him to the crowds to be crucified or to put him in jail and all. What will your answer be?2) What is truth? In John 18:38, Pilate asks Jesus what truth is. And the irony of it all was that Jesus was the truth. Jesus had told his disciples earlier that "I am the way, the truth and the life." The question for us is what is truth to us? We must also remember that Truth is absolute and it shouldn't change with fashion times or with culture.
3) Pilate was interested in knowing if Jesus was the king of the Jews and tried to be clinical and approached Jesus from a distance. The question: Are we approaching Jesus today from a distance? Or do we want to draw near to him and have a personal experience and encounter with him? Seriously, I thought the message was really brillant! It kind of sets into motion different thoughts and really makes you think about what you want to do with Jesus in your life. Invite him in or cast him aside? Anyhow, lunch with E's army cell at Pudong after service, went over to E's house for a while, went home because it was mummy's birthday and my aunts were over then went for cell before going out for supper with E and having some together time. Lovely :)
Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:59 a.m.
I was in the shower last Tuesday and I had this sudden thought. If I had all the money in the world and I didn't have to care two hoots about money, I think I would be quite happy. For a few minutes, I was just thinking what I could do with the money. I could perhaps pay to get into Harvard, enrol myself into a slimming center, get all the nice clothes in the entire world, travel the world and go on exotic long holidays, buy my BMW 6 series, eat at the fanciest restaurants etc etc. After a while, I thought, maybe having the brains is the most important thing I should possess and have. If I have the brains, I can be a scholar, ensure that I have a job when I graduate, rise up the ranks, head some government agency and my income is secure and I can have quite enough money to do whatever I fancy. But studying and being educated can be such a pain sometimes so maybe just being filthy rich was better. For a while, I kept on debating whether I should wish and dream for brains or for millions. Suddenly, it dawned on me and I realized I was so stupid. The only thing I need in this world, really, is the Almighty God. He alone satisfies, He is the giver and provider, He is my rock, He alone is everything! As Paul rightly said in Philippians 3:8 "...I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things." How true indeed. I think that even if I had all the brains or all the money (which are nice to have but not the most important things), I wouldn't be full and filled if I didn't have Jesus in my life. Knowing Jesus and having Him walk besides me everyday, guiding me, providing for me, being my joy and my comfort is better than having brains, wealth, beauty or status which are all just temporary things. What more can I ask for?Monday, April 10, 2006 01:16 p.m.
Glory glory Manchester United! 2-0!
Now the same way Manchester United hammered in those 2 splendid goals, I need to do the same with my work. Seriously, studying for exams can be such a pain.
Sunday, April 9, 2006 10:51 p.m.
I was at my Aunt's place after having dinner at my grandma's house and we were all watching Miss Singapore Universe and it really is a sight to behold! Haha. I don't want to sound condescending or whatever but seriously, most of the contestants cannot make it! Many of them were really just plain janes. Some of the girls had celluite just below their butt (so my mum said), some looked quite nice but once they opened their mouth, whoa! and some of the girls were just skinny bones, even if you made them eat a whole cow, they'll still look the same. I'm glad that Carol girl won. I think she really was the best. Jade Seah looked so chao bin when she got crowned 1st runner up. Haha. I thought the best part of the whole show was when they asked the last 5 what their thoughts were on the notion that foreign men are better than local men and 2 ladies said something like "Irregardless of whether they're foreign men or local men, the men just don't get it!" and the other one said "...local men just need training!" Hahaha. I really couldn't stop laughing. Had lunch with the boyfriend after church then we went back to his place to study. Slightly more productive today but it's probably because his exams start tomorrow. I was leaving to go to my grandma's in the evening when his mum asked me to see her new dance shoes. Gosh gosh gosh, she bought like a total of 10 new pairs of dancing shoes in Hong Kong and they're really absolutely pretty though not my type. It's so unfair! I think I only have a grand total of 10 pairs of shoes and those 10 are just her new shoes! She said she got them to match her different outfits and do you know how much clothes she has? That means she has so much more shoes and whoa! I wish I had that many clothes and I could buy one pair of shoe each to match my every outfit. Haha. Anyhow, going to watch the Manchester United - Arsenal showdown now. The house is divided and my dad and I are supporting different teams. I'm betting my week's allowance that Manchester United will smack Arsenal's butt 2-1. Haha. Man U, please don't disappoint me and make me lose face. I don't want to eat home cooked food the whole week!Friday, April 7, 2006 12:09 p.m.
Everyone talks about and tells you what to do when things are rolling along just fine. Like having nice romantic dinners at fine restaurants, strolling down Orchard Road hand in hand, accompanying each other to various events, supporting one another, preparing meals for each other, shopping together and all. But no one really tells you what to do when things aren't rolling along just fine. What do you do when there's a conflict of views? Do you listen each other out, acknowledge the contrasting viewpoints and leave it as that or do you argue your views out till someone compromises and takes your stand? Do you even raise that viewpoint up again and talk about it or bury it underneath? How do you handle those 30second silence over the phone or the 3 minute silent car rides? What do you do, what do you do? Is there even a model answer?Thursday, April 6, 2006 12:54 p.m.
I was changing trains at Raffles Place just now when this lady speaking mandarin approached me and asked "Zuo Hong mao jiao shi na li?" Then the kay kiang in me said "Oh Aunty, ni zuo wrongly le! Hong mao jiao yao shang luo and zuo wei Boon Lay" Then the aunty didn't believe me so she went to ask this guy who was looking quite smart in his business shirt. And the guy was like "Oh Hong mao jiao shi ze bian" Then the kay kiang in me again started saying " But the Aunty wants to go to Redhill! To go to Redhill, she must take the escalator up and take the train towards Boon Lay!" Then the guy laughed, corrected me and said "Hong Mao Jiao is Ang Mo Kio and to go to Ang Mo Kio, you take the train towards Woodlands." HAHA. So for the next 11 minutes in the train till I alighted, I was wondering what Redhill was in chinese till the light suddenly shone down and I realized Redhill is really just hong shan. Haha, super embarrassing and thankfully the Aunty didn't take my word for it and took the train back to Boon Lay or else she'll be cursing me non stop. Haha. Classes ended early today but I'm feeling so drained and tired and a little too lifeless to start my work. You know, I don't know when I'll ever not be tired. On a good note, no more classes till 7th August 2006 but I still have countless hours of self studying and 4 exam papers to sit for! Argh.Wednesday, April 5, 2006 09:33 p.m.
The boyfriend came over today and it's always nice when he's around. Tomorrow is my last lesson for the semester and I have an IT quiz and I'm starting to worry a little because information is not getting into my tiny brain. I don't know if I've studied enough too. The final robot battle on tomorrow and I think early elimination is on the cards since our robot (his name is Cunner) is not geared up and prepared for battle. Haha. 12 more days to the start of exams! AH! My biggest headache is accounting because I have no idea what's going on and I don't even know what activity based costing is or how to allocate manufacturing overheads. Why is accounting such a pain!Tuesday, April 4, 2006 11:49 p.m.
What, in your opinion, is the most important possession or thing you need in the world today? My answer soon.Saturday, April 1, 2006 12:55 p.m.
Sophie's 21st birthday party yesterday night at McDonalds! Really interesting place to have your 21st party! Haha. Had a great time catching up with all my JC classmates because I probably haven't seen everyone (save for those studying in NTU) in almost a year! We talked, gorged on fries and played charades! I really had quite a good time. E picked me up after he was done with his project meeting then we went back to his place for a while before he sent me home.
Today, I'm meeting up with Lydia at her place for some chit chat and to check out baby Joshua before I go over to Sandra's place for sunday school teacher's prayer meeting!
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