First, a quick note to pearlyn: We meet at Telok Ayer Methodist Church, 7.25pm - 9.25pm, every Thursday. (:

Okay. Went for the Hall ministry BBQ today, was wayyyy better than the Science one, though I cannot pinpoint what made it better. People? Food? Activities? But I liked today. (: Chien Huah, I've just seen an example of a half-full person. (: Lionel, the new ASW. (: Whoa he's a real positive soul man ((((:

So it was late, and Kwok sent me home. Almost la. Haha. He had to catch the last bus back, I guess the idea of walking home from my place wasn't really appealing, after throwing in the mortuary and the cemetary and that it's the seventh month.. ahaha! (: Had a good talk with him, and I just realised how much we're alike! Oh dear. I'm like Chien Huah, AND Kwok. Haha but I'll never be as funny as Kwok. He's a one-man circus la. (:

Packing for hall is madness, because as of now I have three full boxes, a duffel bag, and I haven't even packed any clothes in yet! =l whoever's helping me move in is going to regret it me thinks. Heehee. And Chien Huah, we need to get 2 cute dwarf hamsters okay! (: And they'll reside in his room in Raffles Hall. (:

And I'm not exactly excited about Monday. I think I'm going to cry. Chien Huah, please remember to bring along the tissues in Kwok's room. I think I'm going to need them.

CONGRATS EVERYONE! WE'RE CHOIR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS!

Everytime I think of uthcell, I feel rather confused. I've seen the ups and the downs of the cell. Maybe we're going through a down period right now. Especially 2 of the girls. I feel really burdened for them, not that I am bogged down by them but I wish, hope and pray with all my heart that they'll get back on the right track. Sometimes when I think of them, I feel rather confused too. Where exactly did it start to go wrong? I guess that's the thing about backsliding. You don't realise it until you've ventured too far away from God, and it's just too late to turn back.

So I guess you know what the title is about huh. On one hand I'm absolutely ecstatic over AJ Choir's achievement of the title of Olympic Champions in the World Choir Games in Xiamen. On the other hand I just am so concerned about my cell group.

Now that I'm entering uni, I don't think it's gonna help the situation much. In fact, I hope that I'm wrong, because it seems that in my absence, Ling will be left with the responsibility of guiding the remaining girls very much on her own as I don't think I can be around much. That's quite a lot to handle. =l Whatever little time I have apart from uni is put into family and children's ministry.

I'm torn apart.

We wonder why we face so little success,
Till we learn that giving up to God is a process.

Thanks mad, for that tag. What a timely reminder. (: I guess there's only so much that I can do, and that I really need to trust God that He will fulfill His perfect will.

On a happier note, I'm starting to enjoy BSF sessions very much now. Yes Pearlyn, I'm in BSF. But I'm in the Young Adults BSF, whereby you have to be between the ages of 18 and 35 AND your marital status must read: SINGLE. (: Today's lesson was on Genesis 24, where Abraham sent his servant to get a wife for Isaac from Abraham's family, not the Canaanites. The lesson speaks of Abraham's claim of God's promise, how he acted out his faith and influenced others in Christ, how he carried out his God-given responsibilites as Isaac's father. It was also a lesson on marriage, insight on the verse that says Do not be yoked with unbelievers... To be yoked in the normal sense is where a bar links 2 animals together and they pull a load together. Being with an unbeliever is like having 2 animals of differing size and strength (in God) . The stronger one (believer) would suffer as he/she would be dragging most of the weight along. The weaker one (unbeliever) would suffer too, as he/she would feel as if they're being dragged along. In the end, no one is happy, everyone suffers. Hence this verse does not mean that we should remain in our holy huddle, and behave with a holier-than-thou attitude. Rather, we should still be in the world, but have to carefully choose our life partner. AND DID YOU KNOW that matchmaking is biblical? God told Abraham to find a wife for his son. Well, it is the role of parents (esp christian parents) to ensure that their children find spouses that are God-fearing as well, with good character. Matchmaking is not meant to be cruel, nor viewed as old-fashioned. [To be honest, I never looked at it that way.. (:]

Anyhows, HELLO to eeling, xiaoning and sarah! (: -hugs to you all- thanks for tagging and I really hope to see you all soon! (:

Best news ever this week : I've lost TWO KG. That's TWO THOUSAND GRAMS! Hahaha! Super happy man. Maybe I should clean Kwok's and Chien Huah's rooms more often. (: Then I'd be in great shape. (((((:

And did I say that I got the lecture group I wanted? Yup I did.

And I'm heading down to the VCF Science Welcome Tea at Aloha Loyang later. (:

Happy happy happy.

And Emma's really good. Watched it twice. Gwyneth Paltrow was absolutely stunning in there, and I'm looking forward to the book.

Went to Chien Huah's and Jon Kwok's room at Raffles Hall to help them clean up. Aye, RH isn't all that bad la. Well, minus the table that's falling apart, missing fan knob.. It's alright. (: Just terribly dirty, that's all. (Shhh.Don't tell Max I said that. =l) So we cleaned and mopped. And somehow, we were cleaning Chien Huah's room, the cleaning auntie was doing Kwok's room. And in the end, I think Chien Huah's room was cleaner. (: Kwok's room is still dusty. =l

We played foosball after that, and I kicked Kwok's butt. Heehee. Never underestimate Jeanette's prowess in foosball. (: And then we kinda walked around a little and talked about all sorts of stuffs. RGS girls.. girls.. and more girls. =l And the bible of course. I always enjoy listening to the questions Kwok asks. (: Oh and I uncovered something, something I needn't know, really.

You know how the JCRC selects who gets to stay in each hall, and Kwok tells me that the Sheares Hall JCRC is famous, famous for looking through friendster, esp if your email given to them is the same one that you use for friendster. And Kwok said(paraphrasing), "They really go and look at your friendster la! You pretty or handsome then they'll take you. If not then put on waiting list lor!" Okay that kinda explains why my friendster account suddenly has so many views, and why someone recognised me in the Sheares Hall lobby even though I know no one. =l Oh wells. The things that seniors can tell you.. No wonder lately I see many unfamiliar profiles under "Who's Viewed Me" and somehow they're all linked to AJ/NUS. And I seriously have no idea who they are.

Off to watch Emma! (: Chien Huah says it's really nice, the book. I'll see if it's true. (:

For you are my Lord,
You shed Your blood for me
And now I know
Sweet Jesus,
You paid that price for me.

Don't you get humbled everytime you think of the cross? I do. At BSF, we were doing a bible study on Genesis 22-23, about Abraham sacrificing Isaac. And seriously, I didn't know that there was so much to that story. The bible study really opened my eyes man.

There's so much obedience on the part of Isaac, as with Jesus. I don't know if I can ever measure up to even Isaac.

I live to worship you with all my life.

Sometimes we sing "All to Jesus I surrender.. I surrender all.." but seriously, are we really surrendering all? My dad says it's a very painful song to sing because he recognises the difficulty in giving his all. Can we give up our comfort zone for a start? Our loved ones like how Abraham gave Isaac to God? Our time and money? And just let God really REALLY be in control? If we're really honest with ourselves, I think there's a lot to learn, because frankly, there's no one out there I know who can safely say yes to all those questions.

I myself can't say yes either.

Conclusion: It's time to wake up.

After a horrible start to today, at least I end the day smiling.

Thanks mad mag, for the tag and talking on msn. (:

A busy day,
But blue do not be,
Just go hopping away,
It works wonders you'll see.

And please don't remind me of the MRT fiasco. It truly is embarassing. (:

I went to the library with Chien Huah on Thursday, Esplanade, or what he fondly coined as 'Espy'. Wasn't expecting to borrow any videos, but I suddenly thought of watching the Mikado. (: So when I finally got my hands on the DVD, let's see. The word to describe it is.. Happy.

'Twas my past with The Mikado, my love-hate relationship with a particular someone was closely linked to this particular musical. I guess we got closer cos of this, oh and choral excellence as well of course (: But ANYWAY, it was nice reminiscing while watching the two plus hours long musicale. Like.. oh we did this! And I could practically recite at least 75% of the lines. (: Pooh-Bah and Ko Ko were fantastico. Especially Pooh Bah. I'd give him a standing ovation if I were there in the audience. (:

And now, I look in anticipation of the events that are to unfold in the next week and month. There are days which are absolutely untouched, yet there are also days when I'm up to my neck in activities, albeit some that I do not wish to go for. Oh wells. Life's unfair ain't it. Leading the TEAM (as i fondly refer to them) in the event on Aug 12th. To tell you the truth, even I myself have no idea what is going on on the other 'fronts'. So I'll just tell Jack all my plans for the event and wait for him to sound the horn if anything clashes. And I'm reminded of what Rev George Tay said in the last time I went for service (which was quite a while back?), that when we're flying in the right direction, you can be sure that the enemy would try to pelt us with as many shots as possible to keep us off track. But we wouldn't be deterred, right? That's where God comes in for me. He's my radar, to show me the way I'm supposed to go even when it is unclear. (:

Right now, I'm bound to housework, as my unit in MOE knows. Mommy's slightly happier cos the floor's clean, the house is neat and the clothes are washed and packed away neatly. All thanks to me. Hahaha. My only comfort? I'm growing more muscles and having less flab because of the workout I get from doing housework.



I know I'm deluding myself. =l


tagboard replies, finally. (:

Peiyun, Lee - Hello you! WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK TO EXTRACT YOUR TEETH! (:

Georgia Tan - I love you too! Great meeting you again, we SHALL catch up, how I have no idea
but we shall. (: You looked rather tired just now though. You alright?

Pearl Lam - You're the greatest babe. (: Thanks for keeping me a company when I was utterly bored the other day, and letting me listen to that sermon. It was powerful indeed. (:

Rachel Seah - Ah hah! I tagged you!

Pearlyn Leong - Ahhh you read my blog too aye? (:

Pam Thomas - Hope all is goot in Brissy! (: -hugs- Can't wait for you to get back.

Sandra Cheng - Ahh I've done it. (:

Ee Ling, Guay - Ahhh! Book of answers? Haha I've got to take a look at it someday. (:

Kailing, Tay - Hey thanks babe. Sorry that I can't help you with ***'s birthday celebrations, don't even know if I can make it down tonight. =l

Yi-mei, Lai (aka Jely-Y) - Love! (: -squishy hug- (((:

Puay Hoon, Ng - Haha! Thank goodness there's you. (: I wanna see you before we start school!

Vanessa Quay - Ahhh sheares and eusoff aren't exactly that near, that's cos sheares is ulu. But still, I look forward to seeing you! (:

Lynette Ngiam (aka Jely-L) - Jely-J (aka ME.) says that it's alright I really don't know when I can make it but hopefully it's before mei flies off. =l

Tim (fuddlebox) - Aye thanks. (: Uni, well ain't exactly all hyped up about it..

At a whopping THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO POSTS, I kinda got tired of waiting so long for my blog to get updated/republished. So here I am (:

Well, whaddya know. New blog address, new blogskin, new baby fan (in case I'm feeling hot in Sheares hall, I'm staying in Blk D Level 7.), new flannel blanket (so I don't need to bring my blanket to hall), new new new. My life is taking a huge turn right now, everything's happening all at once. BSF, VCF, starting school, moving out.

I think I'm gonna need all the help I can get. =l

So thanks there Chien Huah for all the advice so far, and for all that's coming. And Teng for listening to my rantings (aye I listen to yours too kay. And don't say your ears gonna rot and the blah blah blah.)

I'll be putting up a link to my old blog here. (: Go BLOG HOPPING! (:

jeanette
nus science
sheares blk d
psalm 139:14


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19: Schlossgarten biergarten, VFB!! Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof Partie
20: Fahrrad fahren (20km!), Biergarten
21: IZ registration, welcome party mit Hostfamilie
22: Unterricht beginnen, Einkaufen gehen
23: Unterricht
24: Unterricht
25: Unterricht (schreiben eine Brief)
26: Stadtmitte Flohmarkt, Fernsehrturm
27: Schwäbisch Hall, Medieval festival
28: Time to catch up on homework and fix my new toilet!
29-31: Unterricht, Cindy and Sheni came over! (:
1Juni: Unterricht, Mercedez Benz Museum
2: Schloss Lichtenstein / Climbing park, visit to hindu temple and dinner with vivek, cindy, sheni and claryce.
3: Jeffrey visits, visit to märchengarten and ludwigsburg castle and party at sweefoo's host parent's vineyard.
4: Unterricht, shopping! (bought a nice jacket.)
5: Unterricht, excursion to buchhandlung, then to the vineyard to buy wine!
6: Excursion to Daimler Chrysler Factory, then IBM. (:
7: Freibad!
8: Unterricht, eis essen in esslingen.
9: Bodensee
10: Heidelberg!
11: Unterricht, Ritter-sport factory!
12: Unterricht, Shopping 13: Unterricht, Prüfung, Shopping at Vaihingen, Concert at Berliner Platz (Liederhalle).
14: Unterricht, Farewell party
15: Visit to waterfalls with vivek, cindy and sheni
16: Ludwigsburg sports festival
17: Schwimmbad, HOME! (:

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