My BoX Of ChOcOLaTeS...

God's Faithfulness to me! (17 - 22 January 2010)

2010-01-23T15:34:00.001+08:00

Sunday, 17 January 2010:

I was feeling burdened. With 6 projects left, and 3 due in the coming week. The preparations for the Installation were still underway and the fact that exams were coming in 3 weeks time made it all so overwhelming.

Thus, after the message in Youth Service, I asked Zach to pray for me that I would not take on my new appointment as President of A-Team by my own strength, and for God to sustain me through the week!

Monday, 18 January 2010:

I read Jeremiah 36 - 40. I asked God to help me to see the bigger picture and live for God's purposes, not mine. I had a presentation on Managing MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions) in a form of an individual group business proposal to the lecturer where the right venue selection was very important. Many groups had their venues questioned, but i thank God that we managed to justify ours! It was a great start to the completion of the first project.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010:

Due to the stress of the Installation preparation and the other projects due, I decided to get up extra early to finish up a report. But when I woke up, I felt uneasy and decided to do my quiet time first. At 7.41am, I read Jeremiah 41 - 45. I realized that God had already revealed to me the desires of His heart. Yet, I chose to rely on my own strength. I repented and asked God to teach me to trust Him with all my heart.

When I let God take over, I could see from the rehearsal that the Installation was starting to take shape. Even though it wasn't perfect, it was much better that I expected.

Wednesday, 20 January 2010:

I woke up bright and early again. Today was the day for the actual Installation Ceremony. I had diarrhoea 3 times! My heart was anxious. But then Tanya told me that when God's people want to do great things for Him, the devil would try to deter us from achieving it. So she told me to believe that God was in control and that I would be fine soon.

At 7.30am, I wrote in my prayer journal and prayed for the complete healing and restoration of my body. I asked God for a spirit of confidence that I would be able to lead the A-Team to pull off a great Installation Ceremony! I prayed that my speech would be filled with God's presence (even though I could not mention "God") and committed the whole Installation into God's hands!

The time had come. God helped me to remain calm through the last-minute preparations. My diarrhoea was gone! It was a nervous start to the Installation as I did not know what would actually happen in the end. But from the overwhelming entrance, to the amazing dance, things started to show a brighter side. It got even better! The videos were memorable, the passiing down ceremony was unique, and the theme song was so inspiring. I believe many were touched through my speech too! Praise God!!!

Thursday, 21 January 2010:

It was another great morning. At 9.26am, I got up to read my Bible and to praise God for the amazing things that happened the night before! Also, today was another important presentation for ICT. Eugene who was in my group helped a lot by pushing me really hard to select the right surveillance system to research on, despite my "stress" during the Installation period. But I'm glad that he did, as we managed to showcase our findings quite well too!

Friday, 22 January 2010:

It was finally the last day of the work week. And today was also the last project assignment due within the week! This required us to prepare a skit about Human Resource Management (HRM) in NTUC Fairprice! Thank God for such an amazingly bonded and creative group that we could present our project in unity! It was awesome!!

OVERALL, I just want to thank God for showing me His faithfulness in the whole week! It just amazed me to see how God can bless us with so much good in our lives if only we learn to trust in Him fully and put Him as our first priority! This week has been especially memorable and it is an amazing testimony of God's grace and favour in my life!

AMEN!!!

I can't think right...

2009-12-03T22:39:00.002+08:00

God!

Why do I feel so overwhelmed now?

It just feels so stressful...

I don't know if I am doing the right thing...

What should I do with this part of my life?

I need to focus somewhere...

Help me, God!

Game On!

2009-11-27T23:25:00.002+08:00

Today, I just came across some of the goals that i set during the OBS leadership programme with NYP. I wrote them on a large orange card and pasted it on my cupboard. It fell off so i decided to take a look at it. Here they are...

To become an effective leader by being flexible in leading the Ambassadorial Team with different leadership models next year.
To build up a strong group of capable leaders within the current and upcoming batches of A-Team members from this coming semester.
To lead my fellow Ambassadors to truly become good representatives of NYP in order to contribute to the image of the school in preparation for various events in 2010!

Well, I hope that these goals would come true next year!!!

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2009-07-09T21:14:00.005+08:00

WOW!!!

It has been ages since I last posted something!

Anyways, today is a very happy day for me! Let me explain why!

Slightly over a month ago, my laptop's keyboard suddenly malfunctioned, causing several keys to become unusable! The cause of the malfunction was unknown, but it definitely brought much inconvenience to me!

Here are the keys that stopped working:
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Yes, i know! How can anyone survive without these important keys!!! Well, i'm glad to say that I did! But it wasn't all that easy from the start!

At first, i was left frustrated when i kept pressing empty keys which resulted in me typing many incomplete words as I was trying to use MSN! Furthermore, it was during a period of time where i really needed my laptop to complete my school projects!

Fortunately for me, I discovered a HP Windows Vista default: The On-Screen Keyboard!

This has been my life saver for the past month! But, it was an interesting phase that I had been through - type then click, type then click! You see. Whenever I arrived at a missing key whilst I was typing, I had to refer to the On-Screen Keyboard to click for it!

My friends and family were all so amused by it! They even laughed at me saying, "No wonder you're not playing Typing Maniac on Facebook!" That's because I will definitely keep losing! Haha!

BUT. Just minutes ago, as I was chatting on MSN, I accidentally pressed the letter "p" on my keyboard. To my surprise, the "p" actually appeared where I wanted it to be!!! I was so shocked!!! I can't believe that it just... WORKED!

After weeks of torture and frustration trying to type what I want, and going to the HP customer service center in Alexandra in an attempt to have it fixed, but only returning home in disappointment knowing that my warranty had ended and that it would cost me $161.65 to fix it - it finally just worked on its own! WOO HOO!~

I'm really happy! That's why I decided to blog about it immediately!! This experience definitely taught me to treasure the letter "P" as I realised how often I had to use it in "proposals", "camps", "prepare", "photos", "NYP", "polytechnic", "project" and many other "important" words!!!

Thank God for this miracle!!!

Getting through this time...

2009-04-13T23:03:00.004+08:00

Today, i'm on the Purpose-Driven Life Book Day 19.

Almost at the middle of my 40-day discovery with God. My life has been quite a challenge for me in the past few weeks. I'm on a roller-coaster ride everyday. But it's just that now i'm riding on a really bumpy stretch...

Oh. How much my heart longs for it all to end. But looking down from the 13th floor where I live makes me realise how i don't want my life to just end that way. What's the point?

I'm not even 18 yet. But why does it seem like i've gone through so much? Why is it so hard to just move on with life? Does every (almost) 18-year-old face the same circumstances as I do?

My life is in Christ. That is the greatest purpose and meaning to life that anyone could ever as for! But why does it hurt so much. I know this journey isn't going to be easy...

I just pray that i'll survive and reach the end.

(To anyone reading this. Please be praying for me. Thank you.)

RESULTS FOR YEAR1 SEM2!

2009-03-17T11:34:00.019+08:00

OMGOSH!!! my results for the academic year 08/09 sem 2 was just released today!!! i did really well!! improved SO much from last sem! here's a comparison!

Module Code	Module Description	Module Credit	Module Grade	Grade Point	Module Credit Earned	Grade Point x Module Credit Earned
SEMESTER 1
BM0003	PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING	4	A	4.0	4	16.0
BM0008	MACROECONOMICS	4	B+	3.5	4	14.0
BM0011	STATISTICAL THEORY FOR BUSINESS	4	B+	3.5	4	14.0
BM0019	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	4	B	3.0	4	12.0
BM0022	EFFECTIVE WRITING SKILLS	4	DIST	4.0	4	16.0
BM0703	BUSINESS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS	4	B+	3.5	4	14.0
SEMESTER 2
BM0002	ACCOUNTING FOR ASSETS	4	DIST	4.0	4	16.0
BM0007	MICROECONOMICS	4	DIST	4.0	4	16.0
BM0012	STATISTICAL METHODS FOR BUSINESS	4	A	4.0	4	16.0
BM0016	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	4	A	4.0	4	16.0
BM0701	EFFECTIVE ORAL COMMUNICATION	4	DIST	4.0	4	16.0
BM0702	INTERNET & WEB - TECHNOLOGIES	4	B+	3.5	4	14.0
Total:		48				180.0

Total Grade Points x Module Credits Earned = 180.0
Total Module Credits = 48

GPA = ∑(Grade Point x Module Credit Earned) / ∑(Module Credit)
Hence, your GPA is 180.0/48 = 3.75

PRAISE GOD! once again, i'm in the director's list! i was so shocked yet excited when i got my results! i really thank God for blessing me with this result!

now i can't wait to strive for the President's Award! i have submitted my application. just praying that i'll make it to the interview! BUT for now, i'm going to enjoy my holidays!!!

WOO HOO!! =)

EXAMS ARE OVER!

2009-02-26T21:33:00.002+08:00

Exams are over!!!!

I can't believe it! Soon, i'm going to be in Year 2!!! How cool is that?

Well, for now, my next goal is to achieve the President's Award. WOW. Big dreams. I really don't know how i am going to do it. But i'm going to take my chances.

Go Sean!

Anyways, I'm enjoying my holidays! Time to catch up on my social life! :D

I choose to love You.

2009-01-27T22:51:00.002+08:00

Dear Jesus,

I am sorry. I know that I have sinned against You time and time again. But only today, I suddenly realize how it must have been hurting your heart when I felt the pain today. I've been living with this guilt for the whole day. Until now, this feeling is just so unbearable.

Jesus, I need You. My heart is so burdened and heavy with my sins. I never fail to see them coming back to mind from my unforgotten memory. Although it belongs to the past, I can't seem to leave it alone and move on to the future. Lord, have you forgiven me?

How do I know if I have truly repented? I can say 'sorry' or 'please forgive me' as many times as I want. But how many times has it been truly sincere? Is is my walk with You that isn't strong and closely bonded? Why does it seem that I can never understand Your heart? Or even mine?

GOD. I'm tired of living my life as a hypocrite. I do not deserve the praises and compliments that I receive from others who don't know my true self. Lord, Renew my heart. Cleanse my mind. Refresh my spirit. Humble my soul. I choose to love You.

Amen.

-o-l-i-g-o-p-o-l-y-

2009-01-16T01:15:00.002+08:00

-o-l-i-g-o-p-o-l-y-

well, that's the one word that i remember from yesterday morning's MicroEconomics lecture. And the Semestrial Exam Timetable is out! it'll be from the 3rd week of Feb '09. Thank God that the schedule looks quite evenly spaced out...

anyways, after oral com tutorial, i had lunch with yaping & meiting before going up to the IBRC to do our Econs project. at first, i was just feel so lethargic after lunch. but even after mingyong came, i still wasn't able to focus on doing anything!

then at 330pm, we decided to take a break and attended the NUS Talk at LTC-2. we met some of our classmates there too. the speaker was Dr. Helen Chai from the NUS business school. after some questions following her presentation, here is my conclusion:

I need to achieve a GPA of at least 3.6 and my options related to Hospitality in NUS business school are Marketing and Management.

soon after that, i suddenly got really hyped up to completing the Econs project! i was so motivated after that talk to do really well in my studies!

in the evening, i attended the Synergy 2009 briefing. i am getting prepared to PLAY HARD as much as i should WORK HARD! I pray for God's strength and guidance for the next few weeks as i go through this important period!

In Jesus' most precious name. Amen!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!!

2009-01-03T01:03:00.009+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!!

WOW! it has been an awesome start to 2009! on new year's eve, i just thought that i would be simply celebrating the new year at home with my family...

but at around 8pm, i got a msg from jiangwei to countdown with the bbsgb people! i was with jiangwei, ben tan, shawn, yiting, joshua, gregory, christopher, yongjie, weili, keqin & zhengjie at the Marina barrage to watch the awesome fireworks - marking the start of a brand new year!!!

after that, we bought drinks at starbucks together and toasted to the new year (and the end of a very successful BBSGB!) We waited until clifford, gavin, julius, eddie and some other friends to arrive before we walked to seah street to play pool at pool fusion! There, we met kelvin & baoling who joined us! (:

we had much fun & fellowship playing together... but at around 330am, we left the place and walked to bugis mac for breakfast at 430am! we ate heartily and i enjoyed every single bite! having eaten our breakfast, we strolled and sang our way back to city hall mrt! we had to wait for the station to open and for the trains to start! by then, it was almost 7am!

after saying our good-byes, we left for our own platforms and slept through our ride back to bishan. i rushed home asap and had a quick shower! i fell asleep as soon as my head touched my pillow (:

overall, my new year was quite awesome and i was glad to spend it with my new BBSGB friends! here are some photos of the whacky bunch:~

anyways, here are some new year resolutions for 2009!

To follow God's ways more closely everyday, living a pure and holy life!
To challenge myself to seize new opportunities given to me, making sure that my best is put in at all times!
To make a conscious effort to share God's love with my classmates so that they too may see and know the purpose of their life!
To grow to be more prominent as a leader in the Boys' Brigade and to leave a legacy of love and hope to all who i will meet!
To transform FISH & CO. to become a cell group that truly longs to shine for Jesus!
To excel in my studies through sheer will and determination to achieve good results!

God bless all my prayers & happy new year 2009!!! :D

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2008-12-25T16:26:00.011+08:00

"Have a Heart, Share a Gift (with me)!"

ME-rry ChRiStMaS everyone!!! (:

Well, it has been a great few days before Christmas Day! Last Thursday, I helped to organize our class' first-ever Christmas party cum BBQ at Jonathan's place! It was a great time of fun and fellowship through games and random activities! (I'm still waiting for photos from mel!)

Then on Friday, a group of us Primers helped out for the BBSGB CEO Car Flag Off! It was a cool event where CEOs from Jetstar Asia, CapitaLand Finance, Charles & Keith, and many others who personally came down to deliver some PA bags in their cool cars!

After that, I went to attend the A-Team Christmas Party aka 'Red Carpet Glamour' in the evening! Here are some photos from the awesome night!

[More photos HERE!!]

WOW! Then from Saturday onwards, I've been involved in my BBSGB shift doing Delivery duties! I made at least 4 Delivery trips each day! During breaks, I had fun helping out in the warehouse! Because we had to go down to HQ almost every day, Jun Ning came to stay over at my place for a few nights...

It was really tiring serving in the BBSGB during this period. But at the same time, I had fun and got to know other Primers even better! Besides that, I've also learnt more about the spirit of volunteerism! Within my means as a Primer in charge of the delivery lorry, I had the opportunity to lead and educate the boys who went out with me on the deliveries! This experience has made my holiday more than I could have ever imagined!

On Christmas eve, I had lunch with mum and the 3 of us at Sakae Sushi. We enjoyed the food and fellowship there and continued for dessert over cakes and hot chocolate drinks at The Coffee Bean! After which, I joined some of the guys at Heng Yong's place for an afternoon of Mahjong (using chips)! ZJ & I won $15.40 (in chips)! YAY!

Well, tomorrow's the last day of SGB for me! I hope to finish it well and properly hand my job over to the next Delivery Primer! May God take control of everything! I believe that this will be an awesome december holiday!!!

SERIOUS?! Really?! 不会吧。。。那里可能？！

Primers Challenge 2008!

2008-12-16T00:40:00.014+08:00

12 December is the last day before my mid-semester break. I didn't go to school. Instead, i made my way to BBHQ for the Primers Challenge from 12 - 15 December 2008! (:

We had lunch at the Zion Riverside food centre before gathering back at BBHQ for the briefing. The brigade president said a few words to encourage us to challenge ourselves during the trip. Then, we did some self-introductions to get to know a little bit about each other. We split up into our groups. I was with Jun Ning, Yvonne, Benjamin and Sherman. After a quick prayer for safety, the Primers Challenge began!

We had some tasks to complete before we could receive our next clue. We had to form a square with several pieces of shapes & Jun Ning also completed a sudoku puzzle. Then we made our way to the train station! We ran to Tiong Bahru MRT and took the train to Tanjong Pagar. Then from there, we got directions from a lady who walked with us to her office building before directing us straight towards the KTM train station!

We had a briefing from the expedition instructor, Sue, before boarding the train towards Pahang! It was a solid 7-hour train journey and we arrived slightly after 1am. We made our way to our hotel where we spent the night.

The next morning, we had roti prata and milo for breakfast at a nearby coffee shop. Then, we cleared from the hotel and took a 1-hour bus ride towards our new campsite - an empty cave with ready made tents!

Finally, it was time for adventure caving! We spent 3-hours enduring leech bites, scaling rock formations and visiting the bats cave, 'turtle' cave and 'snake' cave (with only the bats cave that really had bats living in it)! It was tiring, scary, yet awesome experience to me! I felt a sense of accomplishment after completing the whole trek!

After having lunch at the campsite, we headed back out for a short 1-hour visit to the 'moonlight' cave. Then, we collected firewood and dry leaves for the campfire. Our group was to be in charge of the campfire. So we stayed to plan out and set up the campfire while the rest of the primers went back to the campsite.

Unfortunately, by dinner, it started to rain. So we had to return back to the cave and make do with a 'torchlight' campfire. Yvonne & I led the campfire, which I felt was quite a success despite the dampening weather! We played Whacko, Musical 'Ball', created a story about Ken, and closed with a sharing of the day's experience. Finally, Catherine did a speech before closing the campfire (and the day) with a prayer...

The next day, I woke up early and washed up before waking the rest of the Primers up. We packed our stuff and made our way down to the huts for breakfast. Then we took a 1-hour bus ride towards Taman Negara! I was kinda looking forward to it since I had been there in 2005!

We finally got there and memories started flooding in. We took the river boats across the river and walked to the Canopy walk. After an unexpected wait, we finally set foot on the World's longest Canopy walk! We took several photos up there and enjoyed the breath-taking scenery!

After that, we trekked up to the summit of Bukit Teresek. We took a few group photos before heading down to one of the floating restaurants for lunch! It was already 3pm! So most of us we feeling really hungry! I ate everything like I had not eaten for a day!

It was finally time to leave Taman Negara. We took a sleepy 2.5 hour bus ride back to our hotel in Pahang. After a short rest, we walked to a Chinese restaurant and had a filling 6-course dinner to reward ourselves for all the good effort put into the expedition!

After dinner, we went shopping at a nearby supermarket. I found some good buys including 3 bottles of cologne spray! We even had time to grab a bite at KFC!

The train was expected to arrive at 1.47am. So we got to the station at 1am. Unfortunately, an announcement in Malay informed us the the train was to be delayed until 830am due to technical problems!

So, we headed back to our hotel rooms where we played card games until 430am! We finally conked out and went to sleep. I spent the night with keqin alone in another room as we were locked out by the main gate to our allocated room!

We woke up for a sumptuous dim sum breakfast before heading back to the train station. But, the train was said to be delayed for another 1.5 hours. Yet, it did not arrive until 10am! Finally travelling towards Singapore, we were all tired yet bored on the train. We could not fall asleep as we would have if we took an overnight train ride.

We thought after all that, we should be able to head home with no trouble. But, another surprise awaited us! The train suddenly terminated at Johor Bahru! So close yet so far from Singapore! So we left the train station with our refund, leaving other angry passengers crowding the station.

We walked to the immigration and took a public bus back to the Woodlands immigration centre. By then, it was already 6pm! Everyone was tired after a whole day wasted on travelling when we could have been back home half-a-day earlier! So, we all made our way home from there.

Zheng Jie & I decided to have dinner at Kim San Leng in Bishan. We were so hungry that we ordered a Chicken Rice set for 3 people! We complemented our feast with homemade iced lemon tea! Then, we too made our way home...

Overall, I felt that the Primers Challenge expedition helped me to overcome many fears and gave me many memories and experiences that I will never forget! I got to know more Primers from various BB companies better too!

However, it was the last minute turn of events on the last day that made me realise how unpredictable life can be! I've learnt to be more independent from the trip and I can't wait for more experiences like this to come! (:

Camp Diamonds 2008

2008-11-18T00:02:00.008+08:00

Woah! I'm finally back from Camp Diamonds 2008! It was a really tiring, yet fulfilling leadership camp. I slept immediately after I came home and had my shower in the late afternoon. I woke up after 9pm for dinner before checking my email. But I still have to complete my Stats tutorial for tomorrow! However, I decided that I should blog about the camp before I forget about the experiences that I had!

I met with the A-Team people after registration for the camp at Blk E, Level 3. They are Chermaine, Faizal, Farah, Itin, Jasmine, Maria, Melody, Paulina, Sariman, Shu Hui, Suzanne, and Wei Liang (I hope I didn't leave anyone out!)...

I was placed in Group 3 or 'Ang Dou Tng' aka 红豆汤! My team consists of Jeremy as our facilitator, Charlene, Derrick, Hui Ying, Jay, Jovin, Matthew, Nissa, Terrence, Vati, Wing (Hui Ying), and Xue Mei! Marjuk was supposed to be in my group, but he couldn’t make it for the camp because he had to work…

Anyways, the camp started with some ‘ice-breakers’ which we didn’t really follow in the end… We came up with our flag and prepared our small backpacks for our overnight night walk! Each group was given 7 loafs of bread, a few dozens of Vitasoy and Milo to help us to last through the night…

After a simple supper of bread and spread, we took a bus down to East Coast Park where we started our walk all the way to Changi Beach! I don’t know how long we walked but it definitely felt good/tiring as we had walked for at least 4 hours!

Along the way, we did many tasks including ‘Entangled’, transferring a ball using bamboo poles, counting to 100 but leaving out numbers with 3 or the multiples of it, Morse-code and even Sudoku at the end of it all! I’m proud to say that our team managed an impressive 2nd Place finish despite several obstacles along the way!

After that gruelling ‘night’ walk, we returned to NYP after a short breakfast with the usual – bread and spread! We had about 2 hours to wash-up and rest! Thereafter, we took the bus back to Changi with all our bags and slept again along the way… We had lunch and signed our indemnity forms for kayaking! YAY!

I had been waiting for it even before the camp started! What a nice Saturday afternoon for kayaking! Good thing it wasn’t too sunny! So we managed to enjoy kayaking in the sea for about 5 hours! It was fun at first, so Wei Liang and I started off really fast… Until a few hours later, I suddenly felt really hungry and had a bit of gastric half-way…

Thank God that I was kayaking with Wei Liang. He helped me to continue paddling when I felt weak and my arms were tiring due to a lack of energy… Seeing him persevering, I was motivated and decided not to give up and continued paddling when I could!

Finally, it was over and we all headed back to shore! I was totally starving! But, there was no time for food yet! We had some time to wash/clean up before heading to the park for some ‘team-building’ activities with the whole camp! We played an entanglement game where we all had to go through an obstacle course of raffia strings that were messily strung around some trees – all in pairs. It seemed like an easy task, except that we had to do it immediately after kayaking! So it took a toll on our bodies…

After all that, we took another bus nap as we were all brought to the Dairy Farm Adventure Centre’s campsite to bunk in for the last night! And I was still feeling so hungry! I couldn’t wait to start ‘dinner’!

But, we had to prepare it by ourselves for field cooking. It was also a competition! We were given spaghetti, and canned tomato puree, mushrooms and baked beans. After serving the judges’ share of food, we started feasting soon after that!

Despite having 4 servings, I was still feeling super hungry! Joan then treated everyone to ICE CREAM! We all enjoyed it as we sat around the campfire area before it started…

Then, Joan declared the campfire open! We had an awesome time with each group’s cheer, the usual campfire songs, dance competition, mirroring game and all! Team NYP even did our Poly Forum cheers - at least we scraped through it (: We ended off with a friendship dance, the committee’s cheers and each facilitator’s word of thanks!

We had our lights out at 2am and woke up soon after at 645am. We did an ‘eye-opening’ morning exercise that I really enjoyed. Then it was time for station games around the campsite! I got herbal toothpaste on my left cheek, made water bombs but didn’t throw any, ran around in the ‘island game’, and got myself all wet just to collect a few drops of water in a bottle. LOL!

We finished off with the mass water bombing – where I guess the objective was simply to let everyone throw the remaining water bombs at each other to have FUN!

After the wet games, we had time to wash up and clean the toilets… We cleared our bunks and gathered around the campsite for debrief in our individual groups and – of course – photo-taking!!!

We finally boarded the bus for NYP and got our valuables back! Amazingly, no one seemed to be sleeping despite the gruelling activities and less than 8 hours of sleep over 3 days! I guess it was because we all got our technology and mobile devices back!

I had received 18 new messages and tons of missed calls after I had turned my phone on! I was so busy that it took the whole bus ride for me to finish replying to all my calls and messages!

Anyways, we had a final mass debrief and prize presentation at the Forum @ Blk E! Our group earned ourselves a 3rd place! I think we all did an awesome job! We took a final camp photo with everyone forming the word ‘DIAMONDS’ and the shape of a diamond!

Overall, I had enjoyed myself in the camp! I got to know many new friends and I can’t wait for more exciting things to come! Yeah! :D

halloween FEVER!!

2008-10-30T10:14:00.003+08:00

JUST YESTERDAY...

I was having a headache, back pains, and discomfort all over my body - but at least my throat had begun to sooth down from the morning... I thank God that people were praying for me...

I had an early morning lecture at 9am and was already feeling open wounds in my throat. i bought strepsils and felt a little better after taking it. I seemed fine through my tutorial and my lunch meeting for our Halloween event...

But after we went up to the A-Team room to make preparations for our event, my back started to hurt and headaches distracted me from what I was trying to do...

I had planned to buy some presents with Faizal at AMK. but in the end, i decided to go straight to bishan instead. Thank God that Farah was with me to settle the presents before she left with her cousin.

After that, I rushed home to bathe, sleep and stay rested! I slept for about 1hr 30mins before I woke up for dinner. I took another shower as I was still feeling hot and sweaty... My headache seemed to be getting worse! I prayed again as I did my quiet time that I would be healed by morning! I needed to get my work done for school and upcoming events...

I took some panadol before proceeding on to do my work.. Then I decided that I had to rest soon.. So I went to sleep.. I got up a few times in the night to drink water as I was feeling uncomfortable.. But I finally managed to get to sleep..

THANK GOD!! It's morning and I'm feeling much better! But I know that I will still have to take care of myself before my LONG WEEKEND...

Keep praying for me! (:

HOLIDAY UPDATE!!!!

2008-10-03T00:50:00.026+08:00

OKAY!!!

i know this took me quite a while...
but i've finally decided that i should post something!
YAY!!!

well, since my first ever semestral break started, it's been a whirlwind experience of new opportunities! i've done so many things that i've never done before and met so many great people!

so here begins my HOLIDAY UPDATE!!

28 - 31 August

BB27 Awards Camp 2008!!!

31 August - 4 September

Superstar Aquarius Penang-Phuket 5D4N Study Cruise Immersion Trip!!!

this was such a memorable experience for me~! it's only my second time on a cruise since the last time i went with my family when i was still very young!

through this trip, i learnt a lot from the crew member on how the ship is run and even got to see parts of the ship that normal passengers don't get to see! cool huh?

haha. besides having fun on the ship through enjoying the ship's production shows, playing basketball on the deck, or even playing card games in our rooms, i'm glad that i had the opportunity to get to know some other students from my course who also went with us on the trip! i'm glad we captured some good memories together during the cruise...

check out the photos we took <here> and <HERE> too!! haha...

4 September

Keqin & Jun Ning's Birthday Outing!!!

We had so much fun at FISH & Co.!! Happy birthday again, guys!! (:

5 September

Poly Forum Student Leaders' Meeting + Climate Change Talk

6 September

BB27 Normal Parade

8 - 12 September

Pre-Polytechnic Workshop 2008!!!

9 September

BB27 Thailand Trip Meeting #1

13 September

Tung Lok Attachment Briefing for F1!

14 September

Cowboy Job @ Racecourse!

LOL! This was really unforgettable..

With me as 'Woody' and my sister as 'Jessie' from Toy Story 2...

15 September

Help Out with preparations for the Polytechnic Forum 2008!

16 - 19 September

Polytechnic Forum 2008!!!

this was a totally awesome event organised by NYP!!

yeah! click <here> for the memories that were captured!!!

More Team NYP <here> and <here> too!!!

23 September

BB27 Thailand Trip Meeting #2

24 September

A Team GM

26 -28 September

F1 Singapore Grand Prix Night Race Attachment with Tung Lok Group!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS!!!

3 October
NYAA Gold Award Ceremony + Team NYP Outing!!!

6 October
WFDSA Packing Job

7 October
Team Liaison Outing!!!

8 October
A Team Outing!!!

9 October
F1 "Workers Party" Outing!!!

10 October
SICCI Conference Duty

WOAH!! that's a lot of stuff!! just praying that i will be able to cope and make the best out of what's left of my holidays!!! (:

my cruise to somewhere...

2008-09-08T00:38:00.001+08:00

i will update something about my 'study cruise' really soon..

just you wait! (:

Cell phone vs. Bible

2008-08-20T20:59:00.003+08:00

This is quite cool to think about! :)

Cell phone vs. Bible

Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible
like we treat our cell phone?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we flipped through it several times a day?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we used it to receive messages from the text?

What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?

What if we gave it to Kids as gifts?

What if we used it when we travelled?

What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something to make you go, "hmm...where is my Bible?"

Oh, and one more thing.
Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry about our Bible being
disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill.

Makes you stop and think 'where are my priorities? And no dropped calls!

'POP'ped out for 41 hours!

2008-07-28T22:09:00.029+08:00

have you ever stayed actively awake for 41 hours straight?

i just did from Friday, 25 Jul (730am) to Sunday, 27 Jul (12mn)! WOW!! i tell you, it was a really indescribable experience! i wasn't sure if i was awake or dreaming during that time...

let me now attempt to recall what i had been through in the 41 hours...

Friday, 25 Jul

7am (0 hours awake):

i woke up and went to school for half of the POA lecture before my group left to prepare for our Macroeconomics ICA 2 project presentation! i was really nervous, yet i couldn't wait to show our class the videos that we made! -_-

11am (4 hours awake):

we had our Macroeconomics ICA 2 project presentations! there were 5 groups and we were the 4th group! so it was really nerve-wrecking to see the other groups present and answer the Q & As, but at the same time, it was really entertaining to watch the videos of the other groups and listen to them present! Great job, class!!! (:

Finally, it was our group's turn to present! we started off with our 1st video "Finding US 20million"...

then we presented our proposal as business partners of JAPCC (Japan-Australia Proposal Cosplay Cafe). here is our second video, "Cosplay Cafe Advertisement + Credits"...

after that, we showed our "NG Scenes" that we had during filming...

haha! that was our CRAZY presentation! Our tutor said that our group did a great job with our project! He even mentioned that it was one of the most united group presentations he has seen for this module! YAY! Praise God for granting us favour and helping us through the whole process! It was a good group and we all managed to work fairly well together as a team! Great job, guys!! i had fun working on this project together with you guys!

here are some crazy photos that we took!

check out the other crazy pictures we took HERE!

3pm (8 hours awake):

anyways, after the presentations and photo-taking sessions, i rushed down to PHS for the final POP rehearsal. the attendance wasn't really ideal, but we managed to do a few good run-throughs. when the rehearsal ended, we quickly gathered the supporting contingents to help with the setup and preparations for the hall and the parade square!

6pm (11 hours awake):

after tying up some problems that cropped up, we had a debrief later in the evening to cover everything that is left for the POP the next day. then we prayed and committed everything to God...

8pm (13 hours awake):

i had a delicious packet of chicken rice for dinner with bryan, jiang wei, jonathan & joshua at school... it was really satisfying...

10pm (15 hours awake):

after dinner, joshua & i followed jiang wei home to pack his bag for the next day's events...

11pm (16 hours awake):

then we went off to AMK mrt where we sent joshua off before i brought jiang wei home to stay over. we had to stay up to prepare the video slideshows and powerpoint presentations for the UG tributes as the committee didn't manage to do it...

Saturday, 26 Jul

4.30am (21.5 hours awake):

in the end, we finished work at 4.30am. we had to be in school by 6am. so we decided not to sleep anymore. instead, we had breakfast (bread & milk) and got ready to go out. i took a quick cold shower to refresh myself before we left.

5.30am (22.5 hours awake):

we started walking towards Bishan mrt... we were really 'high' on our way there. we started singing songs and laughing (okay, i know that sounds crazy.. but we just couldn't help it!) but when we got there, we realised that the train service towards jurong east hadn't started yet! so we decided to cab down instead...

6am (23 hours awake):

once at phs, we took some time to settle ourselves down.. then we got things and people moving to prepare the parade square and the hall for the POP. at the very last minute, we all scrambled to arrange all the table and benches in the hall before getting ready to start at the parade square...

8am (25 hours awake):

after ensuring that everyone was ready in their positions, we started off the parade. overall, the parade went rather smoothly and the tossing-of-berets was great!

9am (26 hours awake):

after some photo-taking in the parade square, we finally got everyone settled down in the hall... i had to use my laptop in the end as the powerpoints were not compatible with the school's PA computer.. then, we started with each individual UG tribute... some brought laughter, while others brought tears... overall, it made the whole POP this year a bit more special...

i would say that all the effort that was put into this POP was worth it when i saw the UG cadets really showing appreciation to their seniors!

10.30am (27.5 hours awake):

after the buffet lunch (that i never got to eat..) and the distribution of the POP T-shirt, and the final clearing-up of the hall, parade square and the canteen... the POP committee and i had a final debrief! we congratulated each other for the success of the event, and encouraged each other to do even better in the future! finally, we turned to God to thank Him for the sweet success that he allowed us to taste! Amen!

12.30pm (29.5 hours awake):

when we were done 'dilly-dallying', a few of the primers decided to go to dhoby ghaut for lunch and 'shopping'.. so we made our way there.. by then, jiangwei and i were already feeling 'dreamy'.. but we were hungry, so we persevered.. lol.

1.30pm (30.5 hours awake):

we had a good meal at Long John Silver, Plaza Singapura.. then, we visited Sheron who was working at Gelare... after that, we walked about for just awhile...

2.30pm (31.5 hours awake):

jiang wei & i left to go for the Founders' Award Presentation Ceremony (FAPC)... it was held at the Singapore Swimming Club (SSC)... on the train towards serangoon, we both we almost dozing off, but i encouraged us both to perk up because we had chosen to commit for the duty.. so we should give our 100%!

4pm (33 hours awake):

we finally made it to the SSC in our (POP T-shirts and slippers) after taking bus 158 frm serangoon...there, we met the other primers and officers on duty and we briefed before we got changed back into our full uniform (again.) i was assigned to do the carpark duty, so we were given walkie-talkies to communicate among ourselves... that was really cool!

6pm (35 hours awake):

overall, i had a great time of fun & fellowship with the primers from the other companies and enjoyed the 9-course dinner (although i didn't get to try everything because we had to do our duty..) but it was a really good experience doing the ushering and also witnessing the 5 Founder's Men from BB27! i loved taking photos with them...

10.30pm (39.5 hours awake):

our final duty was over! the journey back was really tough. by then, jiang wei and i were really, really exhausted. i was feeling really lost in a world that i wanted to go home immediately! i couldn't even tell what was real or not..

11.30pm (40.5 hours awake):

i finally got home! i took a really well-deserved warm shower...

Sunday, 27 Jul

12am (41 hours awake):

i went to sleep.

i really thank God that he helped me to get home safely. it is a memorable experience that i will remember...

I'm IN!!

2008-07-15T13:54:00.004+08:00

I'm IN!!

yeah!! i just received an email have been selected for the F1 GP Work Experience/Student Attachment Programme with Tung Lok Group!!!!

The attachment period will be from Fri 26 Sep to Sun 28 Sep 2008 inclusive.

and.. guess where i've been assigned to?

The Esplanade Grandstand!!

yay!! i'm so happy now.. so i have also posted this interesting random article below!!

enjoy!! (:

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Can u read this ?

Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! (:

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ICA updates...

2008-07-08T21:27:00.003+08:00

WOW. SO MANY THINGS HAVE PASSED...

but i haven't had the time to blog abt any of it until now.
so i guess i shall update about my recent ICA results?

POA - 49/50
Macroeconomics - 38/40
Statistics - 13/15
Marketing - 26/50 :(
Effective Writing Skills (BizCom) - 33/40? (can't rmb. lol.)
Business Software Application - 75/100

oh well.. i thank God for helping me to do quite well for this ICA..
i'm praying that God will continue to give me the perserverance to study hard to achieve the best results i can!

2 weeks break....

2008-06-18T09:57:00.002+08:00

oh man...

it's already the second week of the 2-week break from school!
so many things to do...

but so far, my 'holiday' has been quite good..
been spending time serving in BB27, going for camps (youth, A team..)
now it's time for me to get to work!!

school's going to start soon..
so i have to make sure that i am ready for the new term...

well, i should stop blogging now...

BACK TO WORK!

17th Birthday Photos!

2008-06-09T21:35:00.011+08:00

hey everyone!!

here are some of the photos that we took together to celebrate my birthday!
thanks guys for being a part of it! it was great...

In NYP...

my wonderful chocolate cake!

got to my face before it got to my mouth!

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEAN!" (:

photo frames of memories...

my "birthday kiss"....

photo with the guys...

"zilian" photo with papa!

group photo ~ B&W ~

this reminds me of my exco photo...

ice-cream!! (compliments from jervin's dad! thx!)

At home...

my 2nd chocolate cake at home!

looks so delicious... yum..

can't wait to slaughter it!!! muhahaha...

beloved mummy and me...

the loving siblings....

.... who went crazy!!! haha~!

oh well.. i had a great birthday this year!! can't wait till i turn 18!

for now, i shall enjoy my SWEET SEVENTEEN!! YEAH~

my 1st birthday in poly!!!

2008-06-02T22:30:00.014+08:00

hey!!!

having my birthday in school isn't too bad!

haha... i was kinda feeling 'sad' that i had to go through it during school after all these years of celebrating it during the holidays!! lol. i realised that i have no reason to feel that way... coz' today was totally great!!!!

here's how yiting thought about it in her blog!!!

these are the presents that i received for my b'day this year:

Birthday card from FISH & Co.!
Levi's jeans from abigale, amaris, bernie & brenda!
"World Flags" chart b'day card + black NEWBIE T-shirt from jun ning, jian ning & jiang wei!
Blue sponge dice bought in Cameron highlands from jun ning!
Birthday card + $20 from 大姐!
Black BillaBong pencil case from mayble, yiting & yaping!
Spade jeans from jonathan & meiting!
2 red photo frames with photos and messages from krystal, farah, syazana, norain, sonia, kenny, jervin, liang hong, eugene, wayne, ming yong, jonathan & jason!
Pink Elmo bolster + Tigger stamp from jason neo & shuhui!
Grey HangTen shirt from tanya (二姐)!
Birthday card from everyone in HS0804!

i went to school today feeling quite happy coz' i knew that i was going to get a present from some people in class.. but i was a little surprised when i got more than i expected!

during lunch, we had a delicious chocolate cake! i love chocolate cake!! unfortunately, it got to my FACE before it got to my mouth!! lol! (thanks to eugene.. haha..)

then we went to take our access ICA in the com lab.. i wasn't really prepared as i had been party-ing the whole weekend! lol. but i felt quite ready to just do it and get over the test..

but, once the tutor gave us the green light to begin, i suddenly felt an urgent need to use the toilet!! but i didn't want to leave (or rather i couldn't!) before completing the test!! in fact, i took the whole one-and-a-half hours to finish up whatever i couldn't do!! oh well, i can at least score on those that i could do (:

anyways, after school (BizCom was cancelled again- i was really eager to get the ICA results... oh well...), we went to the atrium and took some crazy photos.. lol.

after that, mingyong, jason & i went with jervin to his dad's minimart in woodlands to get some free ice-cream and drinks! yay! (thanks jervin!) then we went to his place to play a few rounds of 'tai-ti' (big2) and did 30 push-ups as punishment! haha...

then i left after 6pm to go back to phs as jason (neo) said that he wanted to meet me.. but when i reached yck, he called to say that he was already at amk pizza hut! so i made my way there to find him, shuhui and some other P.A. club ppl having dinner.. there, he gave me a present for my birthday! we had a good long chat together before i went home... (well, i thought that jason really changed a lot! haha. as in his character..)

when i got home, i took a quick shower and waited for tanya (二姐) to get home.. then it was time for dinner! we had a really nice chicken and veg soup with rice! tasted really delicious! thanks mum!

after dinner, we had our another chocolate cake that 大姐 bought for me.. it tasted really great! especially sweeter as we had it together as a family- and for once in a long time- with a good loving atmosphere.. thank God for that!

oh well, overall, i had a really great 17th birthday!! thank you everyone (i.e. BB primers, NYP classmates, family and others friends) who made it so special for me!! xD

yup.. will post more photos soon when i get them!!

birthday list!

2008-06-02T01:54:00.018+08:00

heyheyhey!

it's my birthday today!
yay.. gosh.. i'm 17 already!

why don't i feel like it? haha..

anyways, i had lunch @ pizza hut with some of the BB primers on sunday!

here are some photos:

(junning, jianning, keqin & me...)

(hengyong, jiangwei, gregory, yongchun, zhengjie & me...)

"SEAN creation".. cool shop!!

my first pizza slice that jianning offered me! thx! (:

haha... i got a nice black 'newbie' T-shirt from jianning, junning & jiangwei! thanks guys!

after that, in the evening, i went for leon's b'day 'partee' at emily's place.. haha.. after the BBQ, we celebrated with a watermelon as the 'cake'! lol. that was really memorable.. i can't wait for the photos to be out! xD

anyways, let me record down my birthday smses that i just got after 12midnight!

melissa, 12.00am!
mayble , 12.00am!
yongchun, 12.01am
gregory, 12.02am
justina, 12.05am
jason (neo), 12.17am
wenya, 12.18am
leon, 12.40am
jason (tan), 12.57am
weili, 2.49am
johnson, 6.07am
jinshi, 6.33am
jiangwei, 6.52am
keqin, 7.15am
kennedy, 7.44am
jieyi (abigale), 8.08am
jessica, 8.44am
clement, 8.55am
dorothy, 8.55am
ming yong, 9.02am
bernie, 11.26am
samantha, 12.22pm
priscilla, 12.27pm
eileen ho, 12.38pm
iris, 2.19pm
cherie, 3.18pm
jun ning, 6.02pm
jia wei, 7.07pm
yan ling, 7.23pm
frances, 7.32pm
bryan, 8.09pm
weisen, 8.11pm
ethel, 10.33pm
adeline neoh, 11.34pm

(3 june)

35. joel fan, 7.37am
36. eugene pang (infra-red? lol.), 9.06am

haha.. okay.. i've got access test tmr.. better go study now...

JAM & Hop Monochrome '08!!

2008-05-26T00:10:00.009+08:00

hey everyone!

it has been quite a while..
i better post something if not my blog may become dead! lol.

i went for Jam & Hop Monochrome '08 last friday!
had a crazy time dancing with new friends that i met!!
here are some photos from that night!

before Jam & Hop...

a group photo of new friends!

when we got mentally 'high'...

the life of the party!!!

overall, the night was a great experience...

i can't wait for the next big event like this!! xD

btw, there are 7 days left to 2ND JUNE!!

Birthday wishes... already came true?

2008-05-14T21:17:00.016+08:00

hey... decided to post something because of someone's request (:

it's 14 May... that means that there's just under 20 days left to my birthday!!!

well, this year will be really special because it's the first time that i will be 'celebrating' my b'day in school - and not only that - i have tests and exams on that week too!!

but that doesn't mean i can't enjoy myself!! haha..
so i've decided to compile a list of 'wants' (and needs) for my b'day:

a pair of dark/navy blue jeans! (i need more of these to wear to poly...)
belts!!! (all kinds- leather, stylish, plain..)
shoes too.. (just so that i can match them better with the new jeans i will get! lol.)
socks! (so that the shoes will be more comfortable to wear.. haha..)
a nice large backpack to keep my laptop and lecture notes when i go to school...

haha. that's almost about it.. besides all my selfish wants for my birthday, i want to acknowledge some birthday wishes that have already come true!!!

and that is getting to know my classmates in NYP HRM!!

(HS0804! you guys rock!!)

let me tell you why... (according to the class list!)

Mingyong - "papa" - always very concerned for me!
Eugene - "first friend" - i'm so glad to have known you first!
Grace - quiet, but really nice person!
Krystal - "camera person" - thanks for capturing our craziest memories on camera!
Jervin - plays hard and likes to relax! lol. study too k?
Jonathan - "travelling-to-sch buddy!" - thank God for you!! haha.. i don't have to go to sch alone!!
Judy - fun & nice person at the same time!
Kenny - wah.. NPCC SI arh.. all the best in everything you excel in!
Mayble - "auntie" - lol. but a very nice auntie! (:
Yi Ting - "stats project mate!" - haha. let's jiayou to complete it!
Yu Yue - "brother..." - lol. thanks for helping me in POA!
Melissa - "ex-KCPPS mate!" - really didn't expect to see you in NYP! i couldn't even recognise you in the first place! lol.
Norain - haha. all the best in NYP!! 3 years to go...
Farah - i'm sure you're having fun in poly life! lol.
Syazana - "blur-queen" - lol. i still remember the first day when you just kept laughing. very funny meh? haha.
Sook Yuen - "ex-GB girl" - likes to make weird noises. still don't get them.. lol!
Sonia - "so near, yet so far..." - lol! great to see you again in NYP!! don't forget our agreement with jason... haha..
Sharlyn - "GB girl" - really nice to meet someone as nice as you! lol
Sarah - "smart" - haha. do i have to explain? and humble too! lol.
Yuanlin - no comment (:
Mei Ting - "soft-spoken" - being around you makes me feel noisy.. lol.
Shi Min - "bio/phy/chem" - lol. scientifically proven. haha. jiayou!
Jason - "黑白配!" - lol. thanks for being such a great friend! smile more!! (:
Tania - my sister's name is tanya! lol. both are nice too (:
Liang Hong - "all-rounder" - oh man.. i really admire the fact that you have the oppportunity to do all kinds of water sports and other fun stuff! keep going for it!
Wayne - "class rep!" - haha. thanks for serving us so faithfully.. you're doing really great!!
Alvin - "query" - asks so many questions!!! where are the answers? lol.
Yaping - "你走(zhou)我来(lai)" - haha! glad to know you better (:

although i still don't know you guys that well yet.. but i hope that we will all be united and bonded as a class for the next 3 years!!!!

we should have a class outing soon!!! XD

2 weeks into poly life!!

2008-04-28T02:33:00.002+08:00

WOAH!!

time really flies...

it has already been 2 weeks into poly life at NYP!!

i still remember feeling nervous and excited about starting poly not so long ago.. but now, i feel entirely different! i'm so happy with the new friends that i'm going to spend my next 3 years with! they are a bunch of really great people! besides my classmates, i have really great lecturers too! they each have their own cool (or uncool) personality that makes the whole learning experience exciting! i know that i can learn many different things from each of them! (yup. all in God's ultimate plan! putting everyone in their place!)

i'm slowly getting used to my timetable and the style of lectures and tutorials.. so far, i'm trying to manage getting my tutorial assignments and projects done.. it has been a good 2 weeks so far i must say.. but i know that there's more to come! especially once i start going for my CCAs..

notice that i used CCA with an 's'.. yup.. i've join more than one CCA again. lol. and they can summarised using 'A, BB & CCC'.. haha.. that stands for 'Ambassadors Team, Boys' Brigade & Campus Crusade for Christ!' lol.

well, i'm going for the A Team interview tomorrow evening.. i'm praying that everything will go well.. hopefully i will be able to make it in!!

okay.. i think i should seriously sleep soon. it's already 2.43am in the morning!! i have to go to school later!! my lecture starts at 10.10am tmr.. i don't want to be late!!

good (morning) night!! XD

JOB vs. MINISTRY

2008-04-16T01:21:00.005+08:00

i came across this in an email..

this is really meaningful.. enjoy!!

MINISTRY VS JOB

Some people have a JOB in the church;
others involve themselves in a MINISTRY.
What's the difference?

If you are doing it just because no one else will, it's a JOB.
If you are doing it to serve the Lord, it's a MINISTRY.

If you quit because somebody criticized you, it was a JOB.
If you keep on serving, it's a MINISTRY.

If you'll do it only as long as it does not interfere with your other activities,
it's a JOB.
If you are committed to staying with it even when it means letting go of other things, it's a MINISTRY.

If you quit because no one praised you or thanked you, it was a JOB.
If you stay with it even though nobody recognizes your efforts, it is a MINISTRY.

It's hard to get excited about a JOB.
It's almost impossible not to be excited about a MINISTRY.

If our concern is success, it's a JOB.
If our concern is faithfulness, it's a MINISTRY.

An average church is filled with people doing JOBs.
A great and growing church is filled with people involved in MINISTRY.

Where do we fit in? What about us?
If God calls you to a MINISTRY, don't treat it like a JOB.

If you have a JOB, give it up and find a MINISTRY.
God does not want us feeling stuck with a JOB,
but excited and faithful to Him in a MINISTRY.

Author: unknown

God bless!!!

UPDATE!!!

2008-04-07T15:51:00.005+08:00

hey!!! it's been ages since i last blogged!!!

i met my childhood friends (from my childcare centre 'BCC') on 2 April 2008!
but i'm too lazy to blog about it.. so just read about it HERE on my friend's blog!!! XD

Also, just on Saturday (5 April), i participated in the BB Adventure Quest 2008!!
the day before, many things happened.
samuel was down with a really high fever of up to 39 degrees Celsius!
the best solution then was to let bryan leave the open team to join the boys team.
at least the boys would all have a chance to take part in the race.
but, then the open team would be incomplete and we might not get to take part.

we all prayed for a miracle to happen.
we did not pray that we could all take part, but rather, we prayed for samuel's healing that he would be well again.

later in the night, by God's grace, samuel seemed to feel much better!

samuel himself also felt really bad about falling sick.
he kept calling wencong to ask if he could take part. he said that he was feeling better and wanted to join us. even his mother agreed to let him participate. but mr ong didn't allow it.
he didn't want to put samuel's life in danger..

but after much consideration, samuel was allowed to take part with us!! but he would not stay over with us the night before the race.. he was to rest at home first and meet us in phs early the next morning before the race!! PRAISE GOD!!

Finally, we were all set for the race..
we got lost a few times, but at least we managed to find our way back. Many times i felt like giving up.. but i thank God that in the end we managed to finish the race!!

We didn't win any prizes that day. but at least all our teams completed the race!!
Jonathan's team came in around the 20th position, while Joash's team was in 35th place..
for us, in the open category, we were in the TOP 16!! (out of 20 open teams, with 4 team disqualified!) haha..

but still, praise God that he was with us throughout!!

well, while this race is over, another journey is about to begin!
school is about to start next week, and orientation is this Thursday..
i can't wait to start, yet i'm abit nervous about how everything would turn out!
i'm hoping that i can meet great friends in my class so that i won't be lonely for the next 3 years!!!

for now, i have lots of packing to do! i need to clear up all my OLD secondary school stuff to prepare way for my new poly stuff!!!

btw, i'm blogging on my new HP notebook that i just bought last friday!!!

more UPDATES next time!!! (:

H.A.R.M.

2008-03-05T00:02:00.003+08:00

hey!

[this will be a really random post.]

for everyone's info, the course that i'm going to has this acronym, H.A.R.M...
that stands for Hospitality And Resort Management!!

haha.. i told you that it would be random!

that's all! good night! XD

NEW PD BLOG!!!

2008-02-21T19:51:00.003+08:00

hey everyone!!!

check out the new addition from BB27th's 27online...

27online - Precision Drill Website!!!
http://www.bb27-pd.blogspot.com

please send me feedback on how i can improve on it!

thanks!! (:

JAE posting results!!!

2008-02-20T13:22:00.003+08:00

WOW!!

the posting results of the JAE were released yesterday!!!

here are my results....

Name : SEAN LAI MAOQIN

1.The results of your application are as follows:

Posted Institution: NANYANG POLYTECHNIC

Course Name: HOSPITALITY & RESORT MANAGEMENT

Course Code: C67

yeah! Praise God! that was my FIRST choice!

it was surprising to receive an SMS of my results early in the morning when i woke up!

now, i can't wait to start school in april!

-wait. that's another one and a half months more..... sian.

Happy Valentines Day!!

2008-02-14T01:29:00.008+08:00

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

haha.. okay.. it's a bit too late..

but i just want to share about the CNY party that we had at our place on 9 Feb 2008!

here are some photos from that day:

after dinner, some of us went to the room to praise and worship God!!!

while the rest played 'Bridge'...

and 'Mahjong'!!!

Anyways... yesterday was my sister's 21st birthday!!

大姐！生日快乐！！！

And today, it's VALENTINES DAY!!!

Spread God's Love to everyone....

God Bless!!!

In memory of Ah Gong...

2008-02-06T17:08:00.000+08:00

AQ camp was great! it was held from 1-3 Feb in PHS! so on the first night, we all helped to clean out and rearrange the BB room with new shelves that we fixed together... it was good time of bonding and getting to know each other better..

the next day, we attended the BB parade where the new sec1s joined us.. after parade, we dragged tyres around the field and parade square 20 times and crossed over a large skipping rope (with our tyres) consecutively... then in the evening, we even bathed 'together' to 'get to know each other better'..

then on sunday, after an emotional service (for me), we watched an inspirational movie together.. it was called 'Facing the Giants'.. it's about how an American Football School Coach experienced the Lord's grace when he chose to honour God first after he realised that his life and his team was falling apart.. after the movie, i was surprised to find out later that this movie was based on a true story as it was really unbelieveable and so amazing!!

After the camp, we were all planning to go and play 'LAN' together.. after all, we had bonded together so well as the camp had been quite fruitful to everyone.. we learnt so much about discipline (Hebrews 12: 1-10) and how we should aim to honour God in everything that we do...

But i never expected something like this to happen.

i didn't have the opportunity to use my phone because of the camp. so on the last day, before break camp, when i got back my phone, i realised that my family had been trying to contact me to inform me that my ah gong (grandfather) was feeling very ill. they were planning to go and visit him after church that day! by then, it was already past 2.30pm- church normally ends at 12nn. so i thought that i had missed them already.. but fortunately, my mum called me after i replied her sms. she said that dad could fetch me from phs so that i could go straight to JB to visit my ah gong..

so in the end, i didn't go with the team for more bonding.. later when i got back, i found out from kennedy that they also didn't go for 'LAN' because they 'felt bad' about going when i left.. thank God for friends that truly respect and care for me!

We arrived in JB and took a taxi to the the nursing home where ah gong resided in.. on our way there, we suddenly got a call from ah-yee (aunt) that ah gong had been admitted to the hospital because of breathing difficulties.. so we had no choice but to head down to ah-yee's place first. we were unable to visit him immediately because administrative work had to be done for his admission first..

Later in the evening, we went down to the hospital with ah-yee.. at first, i was a bit afraid to see him. when we got there, i saw a very old man lying on the bed, desperately gasping for air.. i was still too afraid to say anything much to him. all i could do was to watch mum and ah-yee busy worrying about ah gong- like how he should be 'proped up' so that he could breathe better; how his oxygen intake levels were not right; and how there should be bed guards so that he would not fall off the bed while he was asleep.. i started to feel more concerned about him. i felt that i had to do something to help him.. but i was just left helpless..

then the doctor came over and told us that the hospital would not be attempting to resuscitate him due to his terminal illness and age. she predicted that ah gong would only have a few more hours to live. my heart melted. i thought to myself, "Does it mean that he was going to die?" i knew that it was a rhetorical question with an obvious answer. but i just could not accept the reality that was right in my face. i had never really experienced the death of someone close in my family. when someone passed away, it was either because i was still too young to remember, or that the person was too distant from my family..

was i about to understand how it feels to lose someone dear?

the strange thing was that i had never really seen or talk to him or even have a personal relationship with him. why did my heart feel so heavy? why was there such intensity in my heart that something saddening what about to happen?

maybe it was because he kept gasping for air, frequently adjusting his oxygen mask in discomfort? or maybe it was painful to see him groan and massage his forehead to soothe his unbearable pain? or it was probably because he looked so pale in the face and hands- his fingers were too cold for the machine to even detect any pulse..

i didn't want anything bad to happen. i didn't want to allow it to. i was still desperately holding on to the hope that maybe, just maybe a miracle could happen. that would explain why i kept rubbing his arms and hands, trying my best to keep him warm, before we left the hospital. in the end, i was the last person to see him at the hospital bed.

back in the car, i couldn't hold back my tears any longer. i just cried.

we went back to Singapore later that night. i had hoped that i would wake up to a new morning where everything was still fine and normal. but instead i woke up hearing mum telling someone on the phone that ah gong passed away at 12.55am that night.

it was time to face the reality. ah gong was gone..

but he had gone home to be with the Lord! so it was something to praise God about! i thank God that his salvation was upon ah gong just one month back on 1 Jan 2008.. thank God that the whole family was willing to have a Christian funeral and columbarium prepared for him! the funeral service was a really encouraging one that i believe had spoken to the whole family! Praise God for the strength and peace that He gave us to continue with life.

Amen.

my JAE!!!!

2008-01-29T22:32:00.000+08:00

hey!!

i applied for my JAE already!

my first choice is Nanyang Polytechnic's Hospitality & Resort Management.

the Cut-Off Point (COP) for this course is 13!
my ELR2B2 is 12! but hopefully i can deduct 2 points off for my CCA!!

this decision was after so much deliberation and objection from many people..
i'm just praying that this is where God wants me to go into...

all i can do now is to wait for the JAE results to be out (tentatively) on 19 Feb!!

anyways, today's PD training was great! the team bonded so much better now with new found discipline! thank God for that!! i can't wait for tmr's rehearsal for the CNY celebration!!

Good Night!! (:

Relief!

2008-01-24T21:49:00.000+08:00

IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I BLOGGED!!

but today is so significant to me that i definitely have to SHOUT IT OUT!!

i got my O LEVEL RESULTS today!!!

here they are....

L1R5 - 15!

L1R4 - 12

3 A2s (Combined Humanities, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics)
4 B3s (English, Literature, Physics, Chemistry)
1 B4 (Chinese)

I must really thank God for helping me through this 'O' Level!!!

I've never passed my A Math before! The best i ever achieved was a D7! But, to my surprise, i managed to get an A2 for the O level!!!! How cool is that?! XD

Now I have to think about where i want to go with these results.....

NOTICE!!!

2007-12-20T23:46:00.000+08:00

HEY EVERYONE~

yes, i know...
this blog should definitely be updated!!

i'm back from Hokkaido already..
but so many things happened immediately after that...
i was sick..
and i still had to start work..
so i had no time to update and blog about my whole experience in Japan..

my off-day is actually tmr!!
so i'll see if i have time to do so!!

till then..

Good night!!

leaving for Hokkaido tomorrow....

2007-12-02T22:27:00.000+08:00

hey everyone...

i'm leaving for Hokkaido tomorrow night!!
my flight is at 11.55pm..
i'll be out of Singapore from the 3rd to 11th Dec when i return at 12.05am!!! lol.
haha.. yeah.. it's so late!!

anyways, while i'm away, please don't call or sms me!!
(unless there's an emergency!!)
i'll be bringing my phone to Japan!
it's really expensive there.. haha..

i can't wait for the flight tomorrow...
so exciting.. haha..
but when i get back, it's time to start work!!
so i shall enjoy fully while i can...

bye everyone.....

CHECK LIST!

2007-11-26T21:58:00.000+08:00

wow... finally after celebrating the end of 'O' levels with my 4 Humility '07 class chalet, BB27 Company Camp, ice-skating, 2 Integrity '05 class chalet and Graduation Night... it's time to make a checklist on what i am planning to do next!!

learn Japanese by this week!
prepare for my trip to Hokkaido (Japan) next week!
decide and confirm with Mr Ong if i'm going to join BB27/poly primers..
find a job for the holidays!!!
learn about electronic products for my training at TeKmedia!!

okay... i guess that's about it...

oyasuminasai!!!

(good night!)

sentOsa...

2007-11-08T22:11:00.000+08:00

yesterday was great!!!

i went to sent-O-sa in the middle of my 'O' Levels!!!

i'm still having my Physics and Chemistry MCQs next monday...

anyway, today was worth celebrating... at least for those sub-science students from my class (i.e. adeline, joey and mitchell) who finished their 'O' Levels on tuesday.. so they planned to celebrate at sentOsa... well, glory, zhengjie and i tagged along! XD

there were many silly things that happened today.. the first of which was when we were on our way to the sentosa express (monorail) station at vivocity... we were quite lost as we didn't know where it was.. so we ended up on the rooftop of vivocity... joey had bought some chicken wings to bring to sentOsa.. as we were very 'high' that day (especially mitchell)... mitchell began to toss a chicken wing in the air telling us to look at how the chicken wing could fly... that poor 'bird' ended up crashing to the ground... glory tried to do the same, i guess wanting to have a part of the fun too... anyway, she kinda missed. and here is where it ended up...

the whole plastic bag of the chicken wing, complete with packets of chilli sauce and serviettes, landed on the roof.. hmm... i wonder what has become of it... lol.

when we arrived there, we went swimming in the sea and even swam to the island across the Siloso beach... there, we tossed 'sand balls' into the sea and lazed about in the squishy sand... we found two coconuts on the island and brought them back with us to siloso... glory was suggesting that we break open the coconuts.. then mitchell told joey how she could rub sand on a coconut emerged in water to open it... the rest of us also started to explain to her that there was a certain part of the coconut that was thinner so she could use that method.. in the end, we saw joey attempting to rub the sand on the coconut with all her effort to open the coconut.. finally, we all ended up bursting in to laughter as it was such an amusing sight to see her gullibility...

in the end, zj managed to rip open the coconuts with the help of mitchell's (dad's) swiss army knife and a rock in the beach... unfortunately, it was all rotten inside and it even smelt like eggs... eww... anyway, after playing in the water and also on the beach (volleyball), we decided to go off to the Imbiah lookout as mitchell suggested to have a look at a 'new' ride there... so we got our stuff and headed on our way...

we walked pass a platform of small fountains of water and decided to 'wash our feet' from the sand... but, it didn't stop there!! in the end, we put down all our belongings and started splashing water at each other... mitchell went on to shout victory cries from the freedom of the 'O' levels... we even used our slippers to slapped the water that squirted out! it was really the climax!! all soaked, we decided that we should go as we were becoming an exhibition as batches of people on the trams were looking at us... (and my neck was already SUNBURNT! lol.)

however, the incident that i really remember the most about that day was meeting some 'lost' Japanese guys.. we were just done 'splashing' and were going to see the Imbiah lookout.. we were not sure how to get there so we went to look at the map of sentosa on a directory.. suddenly, two japanese students (they were wearing uniforms) came to us to ask for directions.. they were actually unsure of whether they wanted to ask us, but finally decided to do so... at first we had trouble understanding what they wanted as one of them was trying to communicate with us in english... he was pointing to his map of sentOsa that was in Japanese and that did not make it any easier... lol. we tried to speak in chinese to them but that didn't work.. joey tried some jap but she could only say 'sayonara'... that didn't work either... finally, after much body language and pointing, we figured that they also wanted to get to somewhere around the Imbiah lookout!! so i suggested that they follow us there... even that was hard to communicate to them... but when they finally understood, they were so happy and kept thanking us...

we were planning to take the monorail but they didn't have the tickets.. so we brought them to the station to help them purchase some.. there, the lady at the counter tried to help us with our language barrier (although she also couldn't speak the language) and managed to find out more about them.. they were on a school trip and were driven into sentOsa probably via coach (we couldn't figure out the exact transport that he meant)... the lady was then relieved as we made her job easier when we told her that we would take them to their destination.. lol. she told us that we could take the 'blue line' bus which was a free shuttle that would get us to Imbiah...

since we were going with them, on the way to the bus bay, i decided to do some self-introductions... i found out that their names were Rui Ito and Ikihito respectively... they were from a place near Hokkaido in Japan (that i can't remember) that starts with 'A'... Ikihito was 17 and Rui was about to become the same age later this month... then on the bus, we had fun trying to recall each others' names... hearing them pronounce our names was so interesting and we almost made them believe that mitchell's name was pronounced like 'itch' with a 'b' in front of it... there were 3 guys and girls each in our group and that was probably the reason why Rui asked if we were couples... then came the resounding denials with mitchell insisting that joey's boyfriend was a 'rat' (toby)... they didn't get the joke but that made us laugh really madly..

Ikihito was much quieter but we found out that he was in swimming and Rui was in table-tennis & a sniper club in his school (if that's what i guessed correctly)... on the other hand, we had a terrible time trying to explain our CCAs like BB and NCC to them... we could only successfully relate joey's table-tennis to them... haha.. then joey spotted Rui's phone and tried to ask if she could have a look at it... when he finally understood, we were all amazed at the unique design only to find out from him that he thought that the design was 'not good'... lol.. we ended up talking about japanese brands including the volleyball that we had and the sweets that they showed us!!

anyway, we finally got to Imbiah and they thanked us again continuously.. they managed to find their school mates and initiated to take a group photo!

before they left, Rui gave me all his coins (2 '5 yen' & 2 '1 yen') in his wallet for me to buy "gum and chocolate"... i had told him that i was going to visit Hokkaido in december and he even reminded me that it was going to be very cold there! i was so blessed by this encounter and will definitely remember this! my only regret was forgetting to get their contact so that i could keep in touch with them... but, who knows, i may just see them in Japan in the future.....

O Level (almost) over!!!

2007-11-06T20:23:00.000+08:00

hey!!!!!!!

'O' Level (almost) over....

i'm only left with MCQ for Chemistry and Physics next monday!!!

for now, i have 1 whole week to 'revise' and (mostly) play!!!!

yay... i think i'm going to Sentosa tmr.....

Videos from Milk Run & Hillary Challenge!!

2007-11-01T14:08:00.000+08:00

hey ppl!!
it has been ages since i last posted...
i don't really have time to do that too...
my 'O' level physics paper 2 is tmr morning!!
i've got to go and study immediately after lunch!!
so for now, i've decided to upload some videos while i have some time...

Milk Run 2007 Bagpipe Band Performance

Milk Run 2007 PD Performance

Milk Run 2007 with BB27

Hillary Challenge Singapore 2007 Closing Ceremony

Hillary Challenge Singapore 2007 Closing Ceremony with BB27

WOW... great job, guys!!!
i hope that these videos have captured some good memories for you in BB27th!!

God Bless!! XD

PHOTO memories...

2007-10-06T18:51:00.000+08:00

"A picture speaks a thousand words..."
therefore, many photos say a lot more...
enjoy reading!!

-4H friends-

-brenda's b'day at LICK-

-4 HUMILITY '07 after grad service-

-ZJ & me (i'm obviously taller XD)-

-LICK bonding session-

-the way home is always pleasant-

-My Progress Report, Overall 2007-

well i think at least i improved from my TERM 3 RESULTS....

THANK YOU GOD FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS!!!

Reasons why I never visit my rich friend

2007-09-22T21:27:00.000+08:00

i came across something really interesting in my email.. enjoy!

Reasons why I never visit my rich friend

Once while visiting a very rich friend, the maid approached me...

Question: "What would you like to have? Fruit juice, Soda, Tea, Chocolate, Cappuccino, Frappuccino, or Coffee?"
Answer: "Tea please"

Question: "Ceylon tea, Indian tea, Herbal tea, Bush tea, Honey bush tea, Iced tea or green tea?"
Answer: "Ceylon tea"

Question: "How would you like it? Black or white?”
Answer: "White"

Question: "Milk, or fresh cream?"
Answer: "With milk”

Question: "Goat's milk, or cow's milk"
Answer: "With cow's milk please."

Question: "Freezeland cow or Afrikaner cow?"
Answer: “Um, I'll just take it black.”

Question: “Would you like it with sweetener, sugar or honey?"
Answer: "With sugar"

Question: “Beet sugar or cane sugar?"
Answer: "Cane sugar”

Question:" White, brown or yellow sugar?"
Answer: "Forget about the tea, just give me a glass of water instead."

Question: "Mineral water, tap water or distilled water?"
Answer: "Mineral water"

Question: "Flavored or non-flavored?"
Answer: "I think I'll just die of thirst......"

EdUcAtIoN is not only the growth of the MIND, but also of the HEART..

2007-09-15T13:18:00.000+08:00

"EdUcAtIoN is not only the growth of the MIND, but also of the HEART.."

Studying has become more meaningful to me!!! i'm going to work hard for the rest of my prelims and into the 'O' Levels!! jiayou everyone who is going through the same as me... God bless!!! XD

WANTED!!!

2007-09-08T22:56:00.000+08:00

Last Seen at Kopi-O-Kosong...

Lifehouse Everything Skit

2007-09-02T21:44:00.001+08:00

Be blessed!!!!

COMMON TEST --> PRELIMS!!

2007-09-01T10:44:00.000+08:00

hey!!!

i've got no time!!!

i'll make a quick post...

here are my COMMON TEST results...

here is my PRELIM schedule....

okay... i gtg for kopi-o-kosong now....

bye!!!!!

Common Test is OVER!

2007-08-18T22:35:00.000+08:00

Common Test is OVER!

PRELIMS are in 2 weeks!!

so from today onwards, i'm going to embark on a study plan that jiahui suggested to me..

here is the plan:

everyday at 8pm, i will spend 30mins doing my Quiet Time (QT) with God and writing in my prayer journal.
later, at 8pm, i will complete some of my past year papers that jiahui got me to buy:
-Monday & Thursday, Chemistry [do 2 Paper 1 AND/OR 1 Paper 2]
-Tuesday & Friday, Additional Mathematics [do 1 Paper 1 AND/OR Paper 2]
-Wednesday & Saturday, Physics [do 2 Paper 1 AND/OR 1 Paper 2]

(i will make sure that i do these papers because they cost $18!!! i don't want to waste $$ la... haha..)
also, every saturday is my MSN day! (today XD) so i'm not allowed to use the computer for the rest of the week!!
my 'O' Level Targets are placed right in the middle of my wall. jiahui helped me to set these targets by subtracting some numbers from the grade that i felt that i could achieve for each subject.. so now i end up targeting for an L1R4 of 7, and an L1R5 of 9!!! (that seems crazy... but with God, anything is possible...)
to ensure that i keep working towards doing my goal of doing well for my 'O's.. i have put up some motivation cards on my wall: "$18", "FOCUS NOW", "STUDY! i'm watching" (drawing of johnson's eyes), "JIAHUI'S TREAT IS WAITING FOR ME!! if i meet my targets" and etc.. haha.. he said he would treat me.. but just don't know what.. hmm..

well, i guess that i have to work really hard now as my prelims are coming.. hmm.. i will post my prelim schedule next time (probably next saturday)... for now, i shall enjoy my last few hours of using the computer this week.........

i'm scared...

2007-08-14T18:15:00.001+08:00

i tried today..

i really did...

i told myself that i would study really hard in school today... i was planning to stay awake and pay attention to every single lesson for the whole day..

but, i found it so difficult just to keep up with the lesson.. when i could not understand the first lesson, my mood had been so dampened that i could not really focus for the rest of the day...

by the end of the whole day, i realised how far behind i was in my studies... i never knew how much i didn't know.... now i know that there is a lot more that i need to know!

i'm really scared.

i don't know if i can keep up with my studies... there isn't much time left.. with so much pressure, i keep thinking of just giving up... but something keeps telling me to 'be strong' and 'pull myself together'... but, i think if this carries on...

i may just 'SNAP'...

and it will all be over...

will it?

B4 i PASS, but i Didn't Pass Anyway...

2007-08-13T17:16:00.000+08:00

B4 i PASS, but i Didn't Pass Anyway...

today is SAD..

i finally got my Chinese 'O' Level results at 11.35am just now...
we all waited outside the Seminar Room as the teacher called us up one by one to show us our result.. when she got to the last person on her list, a group of us still had not gotten our results...
so we went up to her and told her our 'O' Level index number to get it..

i got a B4 with a PASS for my oral...

i'm feeling ok about it... at least i passed and i was close to my target (B3)... i don't know if i want to retake it, but i was planning to base my decision on my DPA result.. if i got into Ngee Ann via DPA, i won't have to worry about retaking my Chinese 'O' Level...

the DPA results was to be released at 2pm online... i could not wait for school to be over.. and when it finally did, the whole group of us went up to the MRL to check our results online at the computers.. Jessica, Li Lin, Mitchell & i were there to see our results, while Glory, Jason, Jin Shi, Shi Jia, & Yu Jia were there to support us...

i didn't get in... only Li Lin got into Biotechnology at Nanyang Polytechnic... i'm really glad for her that she got into the course of her interest..

but i'm just disappointed that i could not get in... i really wanted it... a lot...

actually, i told myself even before i got any of my results that i would accept whatever result i got... i had convinced myself that anything that happened would be part of God's plan...

however, when i really got my results... i didn't feel sad or angry... i just felt so lost.. and confused.. i was thinking to myself, "what should i do now?" i lost my purpose...

i tried reminding myself that it was God's plan...

BUT, i did not know what His plan was for me!
that's what made me feel so lost... i still feel confused... many ppl have encouraged me.. i have heard them.. and i thank them... but, my heart is still feeling so heavy... why do i feel so burdened?

i thought that i already told myself that i will put in my 100% to study? why do i feel like giving up? when will all this pain go away???

i still love you, God...

tomorrow is 13 August....

2007-08-12T18:48:00.000+08:00

ahhhhhhhhhhh....

tmr is 13 August 2007!!!!!

so many things happening tmr....

it's my DADDY'S birthday!!!!
results of Chinese 'O' Level are out tmr!!!!
start of English Language 'O' Level Oral!!!!
results of Direct Polytechnic Admission!!!!

i don't know what to feel now... i'm not sure how much shock i can take!!

i have some expectations, but i also don't want to give myself false hope...

what should i FEEL??

hmm...

i hope to get at least a B3? for my Chinese 'O' Levels..

and of course i hope to get into Ngee Ann Poly for Mass Communication via DPA... but i don't know if that is what God really wants for me... so... i guess i will work VERY hard into studying... i will not let myself down by not putting in my 100% for my studies...

well, its all up to tmr then... just keeping myself ready to accept whatever God has for me...

jiayou, SEAN!!! XD

National Day Special...

2007-08-10T00:27:00.000+08:00

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!!!!

ok, fine... i know that i am abit late (now it is 12.37am on 10 August) but i was not free to blog about it yesterday...

after a whole day of preparations for the BB stall for the carnival (8 August), the NDP and POP parades and the final clearing up of the school, i finally left the school at about 11pm..

oh ya.. i was quite happy too 'coz i won a LUCKY DRAW PRIZE!!! 17th Prize!!! yay... i was so excited coz i never won that kind of prize before... haha... and i got a 'Design Factory' toolbox... cool right... but now i'm not sure what i will do with it... lol...

anyway... jieyi, jiahui and i left together with yanling and wilson as we went to have our supper at yishun while they went home... we went to macdonald's and i was really hungry and tired (and busy smsing...)

then jieyi's father came to bring her home... by then it was about 11.30pm already... i didn't have much energy left to go home and i had a lot of things to carry.. so jiahui suggested that i stay over at his place... i didn't mind as i was really tired and it would be fun...

so i quickly called home and then we set off to his house! we wanted to get back in time to do a countdown for National Day!! haha... however, we soon realised a problem... i only had extra shirt and shorts, but no underwear!!!

~censored~

so i had a nice warm shower... but by the time i got out, it was already National Day!!! we suddenly felt quite awake, so we watched X-Men (movie) until a few minutes past 2am... it was a really nice movie... then after that, we went to sleep....

the next morning, i got up at about 8.30am and then jiahui and i watched youtube videos until 11.30am... i wonder how we made the time pass so fast... we spent so much time laughing at madtv spoofs and being amazed at incredible magic tricks... it was cool...

then i quickly went home to put down all my stuff and i came back to j8 to meet the sec4 seniors for lunch at yoshinoya... after lunch, we went to buy some snacks for the BBQ and then we looked about for ms lim's birthday (10 Aug) present.. here is what we bought:

a big pink box with pink pokka dots
a pink squid plushie handphone holder
a pink doughnut from 7-eleven
a pink furry dice from mini toons
a bouquet of 5 different shades of pink flowers

we bought 5 items for her to represent the 5th Student Council... haha...

then we went down via bus 13 to East Coast Park, Area C, BBQ Pit 7... lol.. then we started the BBQ fire... haha..

while waiting for the teachers to come, some of us went down to the beach and dunked jinshi into the sea 5 times!! haha.. that was fun...

the whole BBQ was a good time of jokes and fellowship... then i finally came home with jiang wei on a long and comfortable bus ride...

now i'm really tired, so i'm going to sleep now... Happy Birthday, Singapore!!! XD

ice-cream talk...

2007-08-06T21:33:00.000+08:00

wow....

today was really interesting... the school walls were vandalised.

but PHS is a School Without Walls..
And we are Built To Last.
There is only one life, and it will pass..
Only what is done for God will last..

after school and all the cleaning and painting of the walls...
i left school with jiahui...
he then asked me to have ice-cream with him... and i ended up having an 'ice-cream talk' with him until about 8plus... he shared with me some Bible verses and his experiences... and really enlightened me on what to do...

why should i worry so much about the things happening around me? my life's purpose is not meant for making things 'perfect'... it is to do God's work and to bless the people around...

thank God for jiahui that He sent him to show me that...

he really blessed me XD

so... now what?

2007-08-04T21:11:00.001+08:00

i have done so many things already... in BB and council...

so..... now what?

i don't know what to do...

i know that i have to stop being involved in BB and council already..
although i have officially stepped down from both, i still haven't really let go of them and begun to focus on my studies...

i still feel so worried about them... although i told myself that i can trust them since they were sec3, since we were sec3 before and we slowly learnt to cope with handling the BB and council, so they should be able to do the same too... or maybe even better...

however... so many things have happened since we handed over our roles and responsibilties... things don't seem to be going well, yet they don't seem to realise that... i guess its coz us (sec4s) did not do a proper handover and did not teach them well... it could be that we still think too highly of ourselves... and feel that the sec3s cannot "match up to our standard"...

but is that really true?

i don't really know that answer... maybe someone could help me with that...

what i should be doing now is studying... but i don't really have any purpose now... i feel so tired all the time... i think i need a break... but can i even afford it?

the common tests, prelims and the big "O" are coming soon... one after another... God, please help me to make the right decisions...

PORTFOLIO.....

2007-07-29T18:20:00.000+08:00

hey... its been quite tiring the past few days...
i was sick, but i returned to school after 2 days of MC...
however, i have not fully recovered yet...

i have been busy compiling my portfolio recently...
i'm preparing for my Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA)...
i applied for Mass Communication at Ngee Ann Polytechnic...
although they have not called me up for an interview yet, but i have started preparing my portfolio so that i will be prepared for it...

i am really passionate about studying the course of my interest... however, my studies at the moment are not really good enough for me to do so.. so i'm am just praying that i will be able to get into Ngee Ann Poly via DPA so that my dream can come true...

but, if i don't get in, i believe that God has other plans for me...

for now, i will definitely put in more effort into my studies so that i can have a higher chance of studying the course of my choice....

i'm SiCK...

2007-07-24T19:51:00.000+08:00

wah.... i'm SiCk....

today is the first time in my PHS school days that i left school early coz i was not feelin well...

it was during maths lesson when i started feeling very dizzy and could not focus...
i told zheng jie and he suggested that i should go home... so he brought me to find ms jasmiyanti... i called daddy and told him that i wanted to go home... i asked if he could pick me up from school but he said that he was at jurong... he told ms jasmiyanti that i was strong and could take a cab home myself...

so i took the leave form and zheng jie sent me off to take a cab from school... he flagged down a cab for me and i got home at about 11am...

i was feeling so hungry.. so i ate some noodles that my mum prepared and went to sleep at about 12nn... i woke up at about 3pm and ate some fish porridge that mum made... then she took me to the doctor at about 4pm.. at the same time, we took my height and weight...

my height was 176cm and my weight was 54.3kg... so my BMI was 17.5...

the doctor prescribed me some medication.... i had ~BRONCHITIS~

LITHROMAX (2 tablets every morning)
BEN/MUC (10ml for 3 times per day)
SEMPREX (1 tablet for 2 times per day)
SINGULAIR (1 tablet at bedtime)

i also have an MC for today until tomorrow... haix.. that means that i will be missing lessons... but i have asked jinshi to help me to take notes and zhengjie to help me collect my homework... i'm planning to do today's homework tomorrow... for now, i guess i shall go and rest...

SWENSEN's treat!!!

2007-07-21T22:04:00.000+08:00

today we had the SWENSEN's treat!!!

Gregory, Heng Yong, Joash, Jun Ning, Keqin, Wai Kuong, Yong Chun and Zheng Jie came down to Woodlands at 1pm and we went to SWENSEN's restaurant @ Causeway Point!!!

we waited for quite a while before we could get a long table...

so while waiting, i gave out some postcards that i had written for them... by then, we were all really hungry..

after about 15 mins, we finally got a table!!

here is what we ordered:

2 Breaded Chicken Meunieres @ $12.90 each [wai kuong & me]
1 Sirloin Steak (medium) @ $19.90 [jun ning]
1 BBQ Half Chicken @ $13.90 [zheng jie]
3 Crayfish Pastas @ $14.90 each [gregory, joash & yong chun]
1 Curry Chicken Baked Rice @ $10.60 [keqin]
1 Fish & Chip @ $12.90 [heng yong]
2 Giant Earthquakes (8 scoops) @ $23.90 each [ALL!!]

haha.. so the TOTAL AMOUNT including GST was $206.68!!!

but it was all worth it... friendship is worth more than that!!

thank you God for giving me the opportunity to bless my friends!!!

Ms Chong's MOO day....

2007-07-20T23:49:00.000+08:00

hey!!!

haha... today was MS. JOYCE CHONG'S MOO DAY!!!!

lol. it was her birthday and it was really special for her...

her NPCC cadets gave her a custom made bear for her and the whole unit made a circle around her and sung her 'happy birthday...' it was really sweet..

haha.. but i still think the student council was more 'thoughtful'...

lol.. first, we brought ms chong to the council room.. then we presented her the senior council's postcard (which was white and covered in brown spots...hmm...) and then the exco's card...

then we presented to her a huge 'pasar malam' bag... (she is said to be able to fit into it.. haha..) anyway, we began to take out the items in the bag and introduced them to her one by one... each had its special meaning :)

let me give a rough flowchart to give you an idea of our theme:
leather (smell) --> cow --> milk --> calcium --> strong bones --> tall-ness!!!

haha... here are a list of items that we got for her...

Cheezels [ingredients: 'milk and cheese solids (from cow)'... haha.. that's what it says..]
18 cups of cheese cake [stay forever '18'...]
Dove Amicelli MILK chocolate...
Measuring Tape [self-awareness...]
Skipping Rope with counter [healthy growth programme..]
HL Fresh MILK [directions: to keep milk fresh, keep it in the cow!!]
1 box of cereals [to go with the MILK...]
1 bottle of COWca-COWla (coca-cola)... [ingredients: strawberries, yoghurt, fish & all other healthy food]
1 size XXS white t-shirt with brown spots... and abit of shoe polish smell (that is supposed to smell like leather... hmm...) [front: CPL JOYCE; back: I AM TALL]

haha... today was fun... i enjoyed LICK cell today as well...

oh ya!!! its tomorrow!!! see you guys at SWENSEN's!!!!!

6th Student Council Investiture highlights...

2007-07-17T19:40:00.001+08:00

hey...

here are some of the 6th Student Council Investiture memories....

Cool Slideshows!

let us also remember the 5th Student Council...

haha.. anyway, there will be a 6th EXCO Handover Meeting this thursday which will mark an official step-down for us, seniors...

oh ya! i also got my ATM card today!!! yay!! now i just need to learn how to use it... haha..

can't wait for the SWENSEN's treat this saturday.... (then i can use my new card :)

investiture is over!!

2007-07-14T19:32:00.000+08:00

i have officially stepped down from my role as the president on friday!!

i was really impressed at how grand the occasion was... so glad to see cherlene and the other student council alumni coming back to support us!! the student guests were also impressed with the formality and 'class' of the event!!

haha... anyway, i will have to prepare for the EXCO handover meeting soon... but for now, i would like to blog about my handover speech in case my message was not clear during my speech!! haha... here it is:

"Good Afternoon, Elder Alvin Ooi; Mdm. Lee; teachers; fellow councillors and distinguished guests. Once again, welcome to our 6th Student Council Investiture! It is indeed an honour for me to stand here to represent the leadership of the 5th Student Council to give you my handover speech.

After a term as the president, it is really fulfilling to step down knowing that the Student Council is in good hands! With all the effort put in to mentor the next batch of councillors, it is encouraging to see them taking over the roles and responsibilities of the student leadership in our school with much eagerness to learn! The councillors have since created strong bonds with each other, showing care and concern when one of their own is in need of help and guidance!

The Student Council has grown much in the past year, both in strength and in unity. But I would like to remind the student councillors how they should act. The theme for this year’s investiture is “SOAR”, Serve, Obey, Aim and Rise.

First, they have to serve! Serve to lead, lead to serve. This is an important principle and we need to understand that we exist to serve the school.

Secondly, they have to obey God’s commands to live life the right way. God’s Word is always a reliable support to fall back on when in doubt.

Next, they have to aim, or set goals. Councillors, why do you think you are here today to be invested as student councillors? What do you want to achieve in your term of service?

Lastly, when they are successful in the previous steps, they can all rise together as one. To rise is very different from just achieving the best. When you rise, it is a very slow and steady process, which allows you to think about your next step, and to evaluate how you can make it better. We don’t want to go up too quickly and end up falling back to the ground!

I believe that every student councillor is not here by accident. I believe that God has planned for all of us to work together towards His purpose. We can rely on Him to create in us, servant leaders who possess depth and character.

Like what I did last year before I finished my speech, I would like to leave all of you with 2 verses from the Bible. It is taken from Obadiah 1:3-4. You can remember it by the date of today’s investiture.

13 July: Obadiah 1, 3 then you add the 2 verse numbers together to get 7, which is July.

3 The pride of your heart has deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rocks [a]
and make your home on the heights,
you who say to yourself,
'Who can bring me down to the ground?'

4 Though you soar like the eagle
and make your nest among the stars,
from there I will bring you down,"
declares the LORD.

THANK YOU & GOD BLESS!!"

6th EXCO- revealed!!

2007-07-09T22:31:00.000+08:00

wah.....

so tiring... i just came home from the 1st investiture rehearsal and had my dinner...

today was a really exhausting day... i actually paid attention in class!!! it was really difficult to keep up with it!!! i know that i will be very busy after school with activities, so i decided that i had to do my studying during curriculum time...

the last 2 periods today was A MATHS with Ms. Tang... and it ended longer than usual... we were to complete 'some' exercises before we could go off!! i was having such a pressurising time and i was supposed to meet keqin immediately after school to go and cut my hair... but i was stuck in the classroom doing really simple, but tedious sums that took a really long time to complete!!

then i went for PD for a while (to see a disappointing turn-out...) but soon i had to go off to settle the 6th EXCO list in the council room... it was so tiring just thinking about choosing the right people... after that, we had the investiture rehearsal that was quite messy... the committee still was not very organised in running the rehearsal... it was not well thought-out beforehand...

then anadee and i had a discussion with jonathan until quite late... then i was asked to reveal the 6th EXCO list to the council!! i was so nervous that my hands were shaking!! i had to change to use my left hand to hold the paper with the results as it was vibrating so badly that i could not read it... haha...

but when i finally released the names, i felt a sense of relief- but i left everyone in an 'awkward silence' as i would say that this EXCO is really unexpected... but i'm glad that the decision was finally made after weeks of contemplating...

i'm really praying for the 6th EXCO that they will be able to takeover the leadership smoothly after the investiture... i believe that they can do it!! AMEN!!

Jun Ning has been discharged!!!

2007-07-08T21:38:00.000+08:00

YEAH!!!

JUN NING HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL!!!

haha... but he will be on MC until 13 July... he still needs to rest...

after church today, i went to Novena to meet greg, yc, steph and jiang wei to visit him at KK... however, before we left the MRT station, i gave Jun Ning a call and he told me that he had already been discharged and was having lunch with his family at Kopitiam in Novena Square!

lol.. it was a good thing that we had not left yet!! haha.. so we rushed up to look for him there!! and he was looking so much better in his own clothes (not in hospital clothes from a womens' and CHILDRENS' hospital.. haha..) ya, so anyway, he was holding on to a gigantic tigger balloon that sandra gave him... haha...

i'm really happy that he is finally out of hospital! i really pray that he will have a good rest so that he can join us back in school!!

i can't wait!!! thank God for his quick recovery!!!

HONOURS NIGHT!!

2007-07-07T11:17:00.000+08:00

its 11.27am now...

wow... i just woke up...
i reached home at midnight...
so tired... haha...
but it has been a good day...

yesterday morning, jiang wei came over to my house at 9.30am to leave his full-u and stuff before we went off together to visit jun ning...

at KK, jun ning was looking much better.. they had already removed the tube from his stomach through his nose... the tube for his drip was moved to his left hand from the right as the needle had already been in for 3 days... he told us that he could be discharged on monday after 5 days of anti-biotics.... yea..

i was glad that he had made new friends with the nursing students from ngee ann poly... haha... oh ya... jun ning had not used the pacifier that we got for him.. haha.. so we made him suck the pacifier while jiang wei filmed it... lol. then jun ning wanted to go to the toilet, so he pressed the button to call for the nurse who helped him bring his drip to the toilet... meanwhile, jiang wei watched tv at one of the activity corners while i played with a toy that requires skill to move beads across coloured wires that were twisted all over... i found it so much fun, but jiang wei said that i had a 'deprived childhood'... lol.

anyway, jun ning's classmates came soon after that and we showed them the video that we filmed.. haha.. it was really funny.. they also brought him a banner that they made... it was really long and it said 'Get well soon, Jun Ning!" it was really nice! they asked me to help them to hang up the banner high up on the wall of his bed (i guess it was coz i am tall :) haha..

but then i got an sms from ms lim that i had to be in school by 1pm.. so i quickly left with jiang wei to have lunch at KFC in Novena Square.. then we rushed back home to get our stuff before heading to school.. then while i was having my meeting, jiang wei helped me to polish my equipment! thx man! :)

then at 2pm, the councillors started to gather and we all went to prepare the hall for the event... so everyone was busy preparing, we got dressed into full-u at 3.30pm, the UGs came at abt 4pm, had an early dinner at 5pm... then the welcome party consisting of alistair, jin shi, wenyan, yinxiu and myself went to stand-by at the foyer at 5.30pm... then the long wait began...

we waited anxiously until about 7pm before the Guest-of-Honour finally came... it was a really grand affair! jiang wei and phillip did a great job with the bagpipes, giving her a grand entrance all the way up to the hall... it was a great experience being a part of it...

after ushering her up, we went back to our seats to join in for the event... after the worship, speeches and presentations... it was finally the prize presentation ceremony.. it was a really long wait as i was one of the last few ppl to get my award.. but it was really exciting for everyone as we cheered for each other when we went up... when it was finally my turn to go up... i was so nervous that i just went up to the person presenting the award, shook her hand then took the plaque without even waiting for a photo! lol. i feel so weird now, coz i was really nervous then that i could not wait to get off the stage.. haha..

after it was finally over, i rushed down back to my table and left my award there.. then i quickly rushed down to the council room to get changed into my blazer... everything was happening so fast... after i got changed, i realised that my hair was in a huge mess! i was so worried that i quickly got wax then put it on my hair! but i didn't know how to style it! i don't normally 'style' my hair! lol.. so i quickly rushed out of the toilet to see who could help me! then i saw alistair in the council room and asked him to help me with my hair... lol. after that, i quickly rushed up as i was supposed to serve at the VIPs' table for dinner and i did not want to miss it... but when i got up, my councillors were shocked at my hair! lol. then janelle used her hand and ruffled my hair! iwas so surprised! she took me out of the hall again and helped me to style my hair! haha.. it was so weird...

when my makeover was finally over, i made it in time for the school song, after which, the dinner reception.. it was fun serving food and drinks to the VIPs as i had never done it before... lol.. during dinner, i was so happy that they played my video tribute to the 5th Student Council! haha.. my efforts had paid off!!

then the photo-taking began! i took photos with those 4H ppl who were there, with jiahui & greg & yc, (lol.. photo was too bright!) with greg, his mum and my mum! lol.. so all happened to fast!! finally it was time to send the GOH and VIPs off... it was encouraging to hear compliments about our councillors from them... i also think that the UGs on duty did a GREAT JOB!! i'm so proud of them!! it must have been really hard on them!!

then it was feasting time!! as there were still lots of food and drinks left in the hall, the councillors, backstage crew and UGs were allowed to come up to eat the food! haha.. it was really rewarding for them!! then it was more photo-taking for us councillors at the stage!! haha... after having so much fun, the job still had to be done, so we all helped out to clear up the hall...

after debriefs and all, everyone finally was dismissed to go home and have a good rest!! i really think that this experience will be remembered fondly by many ppl... there are more memories to be captured like for the upcoming investiture... haha..

to end off, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS THANKSGIVING & HONOURS NIGHT SUCH A SUCCESSFUL ONE!!!!

(anyway, its 1.45pm now... haha...)

KK Hospital Visit...

2007-07-03T18:10:00.000+08:00

Jun Ning has Appendicitis...

he had an operation this morning at about 4am to remove his appendix..

so after school today, hong zhen, jieyi, stephanie, jiahui, keqin, jiang wei, gregory, yong chun, zheng jie, heng yong and i went down to KK hospital, Ward 55, Bed 24 to visit him... i had never been to a hospital for quite a while... so it was really new for me...

we bought him a "Men's Health" Magazine & a pacifier for him to pass the time... i wonder what he's gonna do with those things.. haha.. anyway, it was really painful to see him in the ward... he was attached with many tubes around his body... as if he was some electrical appliance... haix... i still feel so guilty that i even suggested to have lunch when he complained of stomach pains on Sunday (thinking that it was gastric)... i think i made it worse...

anyway, we went for lunch when the nurses said that they had to give Jun Ning medication and closed up the curtain... heng yong came later, so i went up with him to visit Jun Ning... then he showed us his scars from the operation which was even more painful and guilt-evoking... haix... Jun Ning also told us how the nurses gave him the medication... they put the tablet up his-

i think you wouldn't want to know the rest... it gave me and heng yong the chills...

anyway, i will continue to pray for Jun Ning to have a speedy recovery... and i shall go for the Honours Night rehearsal tmr...

YOUTH Sunday + MILK run

2007-07-02T20:43:00.000+08:00

hey...

YOUTH SUNDAY WAS GREAT!!!

i had so much fun... (almost) everything was run by us, youths!! the band, ushers, set-up crew, speaker... i was an usher and i wore an orange "HUG ME" T-shirt outside my church auditorium to welcome ppl to church! lol.

Sunday church service was so different! there was even a space in front of the stage for people to sit on the floor! there was ice-breaker, dancing and a presentation of videos about the youth cells and the recent @lien Invasion Youth Camp at Batam!

unfortunately, i had to leave early and bring along the video camera (my sister was filming the event with it) and i rushed down to school from Orchard... i had no time to change so i wore the "HUG ME" T-shirt all the way down to Yio Chu Kang in the MRT... i think i didn't receive any weird stares... i think...

yea. so anyway, i made to school on time and we set off in 2 buses... when we finally arrived, i realised that we had stopped opposite Great World City, which was just beside my church... i wasted my time rushing down to school and ended up coming back to the same place! lol. but it was fun.

when we got to the ZOUK carpark for the MILK run, it was so crowded and noisy!! i had never seen the place before although my church was so nearby!! there were so many people!! we also met alistair, anadee, jinshi, jonathan and stephanie... we waited for the bagpipe band and pd to perform as we watched the various categories of races being flagged off! the community race had over 8,000 participants! it was really massive... 10mins after the flag off, more than half of the participants had not even reached the starting line!!!

the performance finally commenced at about 4.30pm... i will post the videos here soon... i think it should be quite stable.. i used jinshi's shoulder as a 'tripod stand' to support my video camera... haha...

anyway, today clement, gregory and jiang wei came over to my house to 'study' after we had lunch at food junction in j8... haha.. it was fun..

hmm... but on a more serious note... i found out that Jun Ning is in hospital... pls pray for him everyone! i know he will get better...

Good 'busy' Friday...

2007-06-29T21:24:00.000+08:00

wow...

today was a really busy day... had the second and last day of "Celebrate Life!" Seminar in the morning... i attended a talk on 'Mass Communication" by Ngee Ann Poly, and 'Business Administration' by Nanyang Poly... but both polys ended up talking about their facilities and other courses in the school. lol.

after that, during assembly periods, there was a youth forum on the movie "Freedom Writers" that the whole school went down to watch... ms tang asked germaine and myself to carry out the forum just 1 hour before it!! lol. we were so unprepared that ms chionh ended up running the whole thing.. haha. it was very interesting...

after school, it got really busy... the sec1-3 BB boys gathered to meet mr teo about the milk run on sunday... i was disappointed that most of the sec1s did not stay back and just walked off... anyway, i had a quick lunch with greg after that and went up to the hall for the honours night rehearsal... it got really messy as everyone was all around and i was running around the place.. the UGs had to plan for the traffic control, i had to guide my councillors who would be doing the ushering in the hall and i had to prepare myself to collect my award...

when all that was finally done, i went down to find that pd had not started at all as they were not ready- but playing soccer... hmm.... anyway, we finally started at about 4.15pm... we trained until about 6pm and sent the boys off to go home and rest... i waited for johnson to finish planning the KAH and other stuff for the NDP before going home with him and huda...

yea. overall, it had been a really busy day... as usual... haix...

PD is also getting more active soon... which is a great thing for the boys.. haha.. but i hope that i can have enough of my own time to study... besides the performance for the MILK run on 1st July, we have also just accepted the performance for the "Hillary Challenge" closing ceremony organised by the MOE CCAB which will be held on 15 July... we might also be asked to perform for the BB Cares closing ceremony that should be around that time... another possible performance could be on the teachers day celebrations in september... so the PD schedule is definitely going to be filled up very soon... yup...

thank God for all these, but i'm still praying that i will know how to prioritise...

study now?

What's happening??

2007-06-28T19:15:00.000+08:00

i don't really know what's happening recently...

i stepped down from BB in april..
i'm about to step down from council in july...
so i'm supposed to be more free to study right?

WRONG.

i seem to be as busy as ever!!!

i've been helping the PD team during trainings to prepare them for the MILK RUN performance on sunday... there are rehearsals for HONOURS NIGHT coming up tomorrow and next week for the event on friday evening... the following friday after that, there is the 6th STUDENT COUNCIL INVESTITURE, with all the rehearsals on that week as well... then there's the upcoming NDP '07 CELEBRATIONS in our school, where i find myself helping the committee as well!!

not forgetting, i have more important things coming up too... my ENGLISH ORAL PRELIMS this saturday, and my 'O' LEVEL CHINESE ORAL EXAMINATION on wednesday after that!!!

i have no idea what i'm doing!!

i should STOP...

how?

Freedom Writers!!

2007-06-26T21:04:00.001+08:00

hey!!

today, the whole school went down to Cathay Cineplex at Dhoby Ghaut to watch "Freedom Writers"!!! i must say, it was a really inspirational and touching movie!!

to give you a better idea of what the movie is about, watch this trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lejN7Ulh10s&v3

this movie trip was a really good experience and i'm really glad that our school continues to organise these trips...

really tired now.. pd training tmr! i really pray that we can go up another level of standard as the day of performance approaches....

for now, Good Night!!

EXCO lunch gathering!!

2007-06-21T18:58:00.000+08:00

wow...

today was quite fun... the 5th EXCO went out together to have a lunch gathering...
we settled at New York New York at City Hall!!! we ate a really fulfilling lunch (that cost us $127) and had a nice time of fellowship!!!

during lunch, we unexpectedly saw joel chia from a distance! we realised that he was with xiao min, bryan and jason... haha. they were having lunch too! - but it was at Macdonald's... haha... i think they must have been quite jealous... lol...

anw, after lunch, we went to walk around and unexpectedly ended up at the esplanade!!! we began to admire and appreciate all the artworks there... when the rest walked up the stairs, i thought i would try taking the lift up... but when the lift didn't move, i started panicking and pressing the buttons until it finally moved up to the 2nd floor! gave me such a scare... haha... next time i will just take the stairs...

then we went up to the roof terrace (or terrence, as we called it..) and took lots of group photos! we even asked a foreigner to help us take a photo of our butts!! lol. we also found coloured rocks and drew stuff on the tiles!!! took photos of that too!!

haha.. after that, we went back to Macdonald's at Marina Square to cool off with ice-cream! it was really hot up there at 'terrence'... then janelle was talking about her nalgene when i suddenly thought of the word, "janalgene"... interesting hor... haha... then Alistair, Saman & Jin Shi left, while the rest of us went with janelle to buy kim chi for her mum.. yup.. then after that we walked around Marina Square, then to Suntec, and finally ended up in Carrefour looking for expiry dates of our birthdays.... haha... wonder who's bright idea that was.... lol...

haha... in any case, i think that today's outing was a really meaningful one... we should do this more often! right guys? haha....

for now, its back to studying for the big 'O's....

Media Page!

2007-06-20T23:34:00.001+08:00

MEDIA POST!!

yep... this post is dedicated to nice photos and videos... all those memories...

RAZZMATAZZ 2006: BB/GB Combined PD... (it was held on my birthday!! :)

haha.. Ms Swan is funny...

BB @dVeNtUrE QuEsT 2007!! we got SILVER honour roll...

Get Your Own!

memories with my BB/GB friends on good friday...

Get Your Own!

some memories from the PHS 5th Student Council...

Cool Slideshows

Boys' Brigade 27th Singapore Company Awards Camp 2006!!!

wow.. hope you enjoyed it....

PD is back!!

2007-06-19T22:07:00.000+08:00

hey!!!

today's PD training was great!!
although there were only 9ppl who came, but i must say it has been A LONG WHILE since we trained properly for PD!!

we even have a new PD blog now!!!
http://www.bb27th-pd.blogspot.com

yep. although it is not very updated yet, but its a start!!

i can't wait for things to get even better! looking forward to the upcoming performance on 1st July.....

EXKWISYT!!!

2007-06-17T19:12:00.000+08:00

hey!!!

to ANYONE out there who likes clothes and handmade jewellery sold at affordable prices...

Exkwisyt Treasures:
http://exkwisyt.blogspot.com/

please support my sister who sells these handmade jewellery!!! you know you want to have a look!!!

God Bless!!!

How i spent my June Holidays '07 (without doing my homework)

2007-06-16T22:31:00.001+08:00

WOW... its been a while since i blogged...
just been so busy with activities during the June Holidays...

so today i shall blog about "How i spent my June Holidays '07 (without doing my homework)"

after the Founders Men Awards Presentation Ceremony & my 16th birthday celebration held on 2 June, this is what i have been up to until now...

4 June
- Literature Make-up lesson (9am-12nn)

5 June
- Literature Make-up lesson (9am-12nn)
- Chinese Oral Consultation (12nn-1pm)
- 6th EXCO Interviews (2pm-6pm)

7 June
- June Conference Camp Briefing (10am)

8-10 June
- @lien invAsIon Youth Camp 2007 at Batam!!
*i was in "NOISAVNI", with jieyi, which is INVASION spelt backwords!! other alien-related group names include "alienated", "universal", "nopolis", and my favourite, "fiiish" (fish with 3 'eyes'. lol.) i had a great time with my friends and got to know the younger youth in my Church better!! i was really blessed by the messages of the speakers!!*

11-13 June
- PHS Student Council: June Conference Camp (Unleash The Leader Within)
*it was set in a "Medival" scene... i learnt many new things at this camp too... i would like to share some of it...

[Success Principles of a Leader]

There is no failure, only learning experiences

Choices have consequences

One for all, all for one

If I can't, Then I must

Do it now, Do it fast, Do it right

i must thank all the Generals & Knight Mentors who have helped to make this camp so successful!! (especially Norman, who was the General for DRAGON!!)

yeah!! i was so happy that i could get to know and understand the future leaders of the PHS Student Council better!!! i'm so happy that i have found potential in many of the young ones who have so much passion to lead and serve!!*

14 June
- Rest (or rather, sleep) after 6 days of camp!

15 June
- PD Training (2pm-6pm)

16 June
- Swimming with friends (830am-12nn)
- Support PHS at 3rd Hwarang at Maris Stella High School (1230pm-7pm)
*first time i've been to a Tae-Kwon-Do Tournament! it was a great experience!! thank you clement (aka cong cong) for inviting me!! it was good to catch up with my ex-classmate, jiahao!! (congrats on getting your gold!!) so proud of our PHS tkd club members who have put in so much fighting spirit!! great job guys!! for the record, its 1 Gold, 3 Silver & 1 Bronze!!! keep doing your best and aim higher next time!!*

yup... so this is what i have been up to... and as you can see, none of it has been committed to doing my homework... but its not too late! so i shall start tmr!!!

good night!!

THIS BOX IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!!!

2007-06-03T23:01:00.000+08:00

yay!!

i officially declare that SEAN's blog is open!!!

haha.. so for my first official post, i shall blog about my birthday yesterday!!

JIAHUI GAVE ME A REALLY TOUCHING GIFT.... scroll down to find out more....

first, i shall list down all the "happy birthday" wishes that i had received via sms!

-on night of 1 June

Phillip, 11.56pm
Keqin, 11.57pm

-on 2 june

Cherie, 12.00am
Brianna, 12.02am
Samantha, 12.10am
Wenya, 12.28am
Stephanie, 1.15am
Justina, 2.44am
Zong Yang, 3.45am
Johnson, 4.49am
Joel, 7.01am
Chiang Lin, 7.22am
Gregory, 7.28am
Leon, 7.59am
Ben Oi, 9.09am
Yan Ling, 10.30am
Guo Dong, 12.14pm
Jason Neo, 12.37pm
Yunqi, 3.35pm
Jun Ning, 6.09pm
Jieyi, 8.25pm
Bryan, 10.16pm
Yong Chun, 11.12pm
Terrence, 11.46pm

yup. it was indeed something to celebrate about!! in fact it was a "double happiness"!!
haha. 2 June was also the date for this year's Founder's Men Awards Presentation Ceremony!! it was also the first time that it was carried out in a form of a lunch reception at such a grand place! i was really glad that i could spend my birthday with all my BB friends from 27th coy and even some other coys in Singapore! i really enjoyed the 9-course lunch, the fellowship and the memories in the photos that were created and captured then!

after that, when i boarded the bus that was to take us and our parents back to school, i was treated to an unexpected singing of "happy birthday" before we left! haha. it was really touching! :)

when we arrived in school, mr ong talked to us about helping out 27th coy after we leave PHS.. well, it reaffirmed my plan of coming back to serve! amen! then we took a few photos (that i still have not received), before changing back into our casual wear.. then we left school together and took the MRT to Yew Tee..

when we arrived, we took a short walk to Jieyi's place where i watched "Heroes" for a while on Phillip's ipod while the rest of them played cards.. haha.. after that, we went off to the games room in jieyi's condominium as she had booked it from 5-7pm.. i watched more of the exciting episode, then i played some cards (i didn't gamble.. lol.), carom, and most importantly, pool! i almost became the top scorer, i got the black ball (8) in at the end! ok fine, so what if i got the white ball in after that? lol.

anyway, these were the 16 people that came for my 16th birthday party!! lol.
Jieyi, Jia Hui, Jiang Wei, Hong Zhen, Gregory, Kennedy, Yong Chun, Zheng Jie, Wei Li, Benjamin, Kai Sheng, Joshua, Jun Ning, Phillip, Keqin and Jeriel!
Thank you, guys! everyone of you guys made a difference in my life!! :)

after a great time of fun & games, we returned back to jieyi's house where i got some gifts from them! (i shall list them out later) haha. then we went to Lot 1 for dinner! we had planned to eat together, but we decided that it was too crowded and had to split up. immediately, jiahui suddenly grabbed me along to bring me for dinner! i got a shock because we hadn't told them where we were going yet (and i had no idea where he was taking me at first)! but in the end i called keqin and told him where we were. we were at PIZZA HUT! i only had 2 dollars left! lol. i was totally taken aback when jiahui told me that he was going to treat me without hesitation! i really enjoyed that meal (although we ordered a "Hut's Couple Meal" that felt really awkward)...

we had planned to go to a "K-Box" thing after dinner, but then they realised that it was too expensive and quite late too! so in the end, we went to the arcade!! and we played some games and the one that i especially liked was "Bishi-Bashi"!! we played until our palms hurt from all that whacking! haha. there were 7 people whacking at that machine! lol.

on our way back home after that,

JIAHUI RECORDED A "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" SONG FOR ME

WITH HIS BEAUTIFUL SINGING VOICE!

(haha. sorry for not including this in earlier!) i really like it! thank you!

this year's 16th birthday was a really memorable one for me! i know i will always remember this day! i am really happy to know that God has given such great friends who really care for me!!

to end off, i just want to acknowledge and thank all my friends who have given me all these items (besides all the love and care that they have always been sharing):

Ah Ma; 23 May: $50 'Ang Pow'
Alwyn; 25 May: "NIKE" white T-shirt + "Precious Moments" postcard
Keqin & Jiang Wei; 2 June: BILLABONG Traction Pencil Case (dark blue)
Jeriel; 2 June: "Sean" GRACELAND Keychain
Jun Ning; 2 June: GIORDANO concepts "Hong Kong International Film Festival" white T-shirt
Benjamin, Brianna, Gregory, Kai Sheng: 2 June: "2 Timothy 4:18" red bookmark + "Isaiah 7:14" light blue bookmark + KERUSSO "signed, sealed, delivered" brown T-shirt + KERUSSO "names" white T-shirt + orange b'day card from Jieyi
Hong Zhen & Stephanie; 2 June: BACARDI BREEZER rum refresher- Tropical Lime (alc. 4.8% vol.)
Kennedy; 2 June: BILLABONG "chocolate" slippers
Jia Hui; 2 June: PIZZA HUT "Hut's Couple Meal" Super Hawaiian Supreme + the $28.30 receipt with b'day wishes
Zheng Jie; 2 June: 7 ELEVEN Super Big Gulp of 100-plus
Mum; 3 June: PENDRIVE Flash Memory Card (2.0 GB) + Chacho's "Cheesy Cheese"
Natasha-jie; 3 June: a "semi-circle shaped" Japanese biscuit
Yin Xiu; 4 June: CAROLL Embossed Collection Birthday Card in a white envelope
Jessica, Phillip & Zheng Jie; 5 June: BILLABONG Trash Wallet (Black)

wow.. its really late now! i have Literature lessons tomorrow at 9am! i guess i have to go and sleep now!! Good night!! it has been a great (official) first post!! :)

SECOND JUNE is coming...

2007-05-31T22:06:00.000+08:00

heyx...
its been quite a while since i last posted...
with the mid-year exams, Chinese 'O' Level and SPAs going on, it difficult to find time to blog....
haha.. but anyway, this blog is not official yet.. i will officially switch over from my friendster blog to my NEW box of ChOcOlAtEs!!

yup.. so let's just wait till then....

bye!

PHOTOS!!

2007-05-11T21:15:00.000+08:00

yupx... i have put up lots of photos, videos and music too!!
ENJOY!!!

opening up the BOX of CHOCOLATES...

2007-05-07T13:29:00.001+08:00

YEAH!!
i finally got someone to help me to set up my new blog!!
thanks jiang wei!!

well, im currently editing it slowly... trying to transfer whatever i can from my friendster blog:
http://slmq0206.blogs.friendster.com

so give me some time and look out for new changes!!
i can't wait to officially open up my blog when i'm done....

God Bless!!