Best Dad on Earth - Thank God for my daddy!

Introducing the best daddy anyone can have.....DADDY OF CINDY VALENCIA KOH!! ;p

My dad alwiz makes sure my coffee is prepared on the table before I leave the house for work...unless I made a silent exit at dawn before he realized I woke up...there are times when I had to leave the house super early...but the moment I came out of the bathroom..though my dad still looks like he is sleeping on his bed...my coffee and bread/biscuit is already prepared on the table..

This morning (or rather afternoon cos I only slept at dawn) when I woke up...my dad has left but my coffeemix is prepared in my cup and a pack of chicken rice on the table for my lunch...=) How blessed am I......=D

THE STRAITS TIMES - Facebook phenomenon...

Dec 20, 2007
'Facebook' pokes its way into dictionary
LONDON - THE online social networking site Facebook has made it into the latest print edition of the Collins English Dictionary, the publishers said. A spokesman for the firm said on Wednesday Facebook would be included as both a trademarked noun referring to 'a popular social networking website' and as a verb, meaning 'to search for (a person's profile) on the Facebook website'. As an example of usage, the entry reads: 'I thought one of the interviewees was perfect for the job, until I Facebooked him.' ''Facebook' has been the phenomenon of 2007,' the spokesman said. 'Though social networking has been around for several years, this year has seen it break into the mainstream, with 200,000 signing up every day.'

Getting to Know Myself - interesting...

Saw this website at Zhenying's blog http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

Decided to give it a try...

Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education:
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

BREAKAWAY YOUTH CAMP! - cheers; sleepless nights; encounters with God

"BRe..BREa...BREAk..BREAKAWAY! I'm living for You!"

(WYZ/LYL/EW) Breakaway Youth Camp was brought to a close leaving that line of praise still stuck in my head...originated from Mr. Edwin Ong! I am truly amazed at his ability to lead this song...the campers went crazily high each time he led! Well, can't really summarize the camp with juz some para of words but let me juz pen down some 'Takeaways" and "Thanks"...

TAKEAWAYS -
1. Sunburn marks!!
It's certainly memorable getting sunburnt during this rainy season of December! The past one week was marked by heavy downpours all the way till the first day of our camp when a prayer of mine was answered, "God, I pray that it will be a bright and sunny day."

2. 'Sexy' voice
Wanna know who led games / cheers during the games? Listen for the 'sexy' voices around... hard to miss...=p

3. Cure for Insomnia
Anyone suffering from Insomnia? Make sure you don't miss the next Breakaway Camp! It's more potent than sleeping pills perhaps...I can't even finish typing an sms without dozing off a few times!

4. New Slippers!
Evil begets evil. =( My slippers snapped when I tried to pull a blindfolded camper from his group - while trying to balance himself, he stepped on my slipper and it gave way...

5. Endless very, many, many cheers...
1 Fiona cheer! *clap* *pose - victory sign + smile + slit eyes*
1 Weiren cheer! *clap* *pose - frown + hand holding 'cigarette' to mouth*
1 Kailin cheer! *clap* *pose - palm draws a semi circle from left-right + saying 彩虹*
...and the list goes on..................
.........and on.................................................
....................and on................................................................

THANK YOU....
> Agogo sister Cyn for your most prized company throughout the camp!
> Yuzhen & Lynn for enduring my scream & shouts while going through the cold waters!
> Clara & Wah Ju for your endless supply of Red Bull & coffee...
> Jasper & Kit Meng for your Ginseng Chrysanthemum Tea...
> Fiona dear for your Strepsils...
> Kailin for the coffee & bread!
> Kit Meng & Kailin for printing the stuffs for me at 6am before camp...
> Cousin Henry for getting my first plate of meal in the camp..
> Dearie Shuhui for the late night chit-chat...
> Buddy Wanwan for your rides & buying the slippers!
> Altona for your Starhub Broadband on mobile!
> Friend Win for your Vit-C tablets!!
> Zhenying for staying up with me till 5am to read through my Nightwalk outline..
> Weiren for searching for 'B5' envelope...
> Kel Tan for the tour to the bathrooms and thinking thru the roster...
> Kimberly for going through & typing out the shower & area cleaning roster..
> Bee for the chips & McDelivery!

Of course this camp is made memorable by all who are involved in one way or another!!

But what really moved me the most is that from the very first session of Day 1, the very tangible presence of God has been ushered into the camp. Tears can't seem to stop flowing from every single camper's eyes. The following 3 sessions just got better and better as more and more lives got touched and transformed. THANK GOD FOR THIS AMAZING CAMP!

Looking forward to bringing in a netbreaking harvest with this group of campers!!

Beautiful People of N338 & N346... - can u guess who we are imitating?

They actually took a pic arranging themselves from youngest to eldest...thank God they are smart enough to take it when I wasn't around....or I WILL.....LOVE THEM.....;)

More of You My Lord - in need of greater strength & capacity

Lost in You alone

Is where I wanna be

To hear Your voice

Softly in my ear

You whisper words to me

That I am Yours

Can't live a day without Your presence

Closer to You

I wanna be

My soul cries out

For more of You my Lord

My portion and hope

I close my eyes and feel You near

There's nobody else

That can take Your place

In my heart

"He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength." - Isa 40:29

Morning Hours Fellowship - when gals start talking...

Was discussing about CG stuffs with Clara and Wah Ju after the members left yesterday...as we talk and talk...discuss and discuss...we realized no more last bus....so we continued..........
And talk and share and discuss and fellowship and joke and chat.........until...... 5 A.M. this morning!!??!!
Up till now... I'm still pretty amazed at the "short-and-sweet" fellowship we had...Clara was joking about us having a 12-hr CGM this week! *ssshhhhhhhh*

Zhipeng & Tiffany are married! - congratulations!!

This lovely, adorable couple tied the knot at Fort Canning, The Legends yesterday!! And I had the privilege to be there - first time attending an outdoor wedding with very beautiful and romantic set-up - I think all the couples were being inspired for their own wedding! ;)

To make their wedding even more memorable...SM Goh attended the entire matrimony and banquet!! WOW!! Really admire Mr Goh's love for his subordinates...a true leader indeed! We were joking about Pst Zhuang having his portfolio raised 'cos he has preached before Singapore's Senior Minister...haha...and not to be outdone by our Pst, 100+ WYZ & LYL leaders all gathered along the walkway towards the exit to leave a final impression in SM's mind....surely we did...as he walked past, we all waved and said goodbye - imagine 100+ young adults dressed in suits and dresses waving goodbye to you......ACTUALLY...we gathered to take a group photo...but he happened to take his leave at that time...as he walked past, he looked at us and we looked at him...feeling awkward, we all spontaneously started waving and said 'BYE!'...It surely made him and his entourage laughed their way out the door...;p

T15 '06 Again! - memories...

Thank you Al! For organising our outing today... =) After seeing Pst Mats-Ola during Pst Kong's greetings in svc last week...SOT memories fill our minds again!!

So today we had a small catch-up with each other with Rochor beancurd at the 'Black Box' structure of Laselle-SIA....It's a very beautiful place!! Thanks Kun for bringing us there! =D

Gave Al his very belated bday gift... ha...and we decided to start right next year by celebrating everyone's bday...;p Check out our infamous T '1' '5' hand sign.....

From The Dear Ones... - Thanks for cheering me up!

Reaching the lift lobby at 11.30pm after giving tuition....
There I saw...Jasper, Fiona & Shuhui...

Jasper: "Biscuits for you to bring to office."
Fiona: "This is for you!"
Shuhui: "Wait! Wait! I put mine in (the plastic bag) too."
Cindy: SO NICE!! Why did you buy for me?
Fiona & Shuhui: Rich then buy loh!








8pm @ RiverWalk...Stayed in office to work...

Eileen: "Hello Cindy, can you come out to the cafe for a while?"
Eileen / Wah Ju / Shu Hui / Walter / Yishun : "This is for you!"


AREN'T THEY SWEET? =) =) =)

Paintings from Pst Phil - WOW....

The Last Supper

Passion of Christ

Shinfen made a cookie for me! - so sweet....

My doggie almost stole it away from me...









But I stop it in time!


Yummy! Thank you Shinfen!! *loved*

Carola - Invincible

LOVE THIS SONG!!

The World is My Oyster - time to rise up!

Saw a picture of an oyster with a pearl during worship in CG today and I started thinking about what it might mean since then...

First thing that came to my mind..Everyone of us are God's precious creation, as precious as a pearl. So precious each and every one is specially protected in the covers of the oyster. So never undervalue yourself when you are as value as a pearl to God.

Then I started to do a search on oyster and found the above quote by Shakespeare, "THE WORLD IS MY OYSTER..." - I have the ability and freedom to do anything I want to; go anywhere I want to; achieve anything I want to.

Putting both together...Each and every one of us are so wonderfully and beautifully crafted by God into precious pearls, placed in this world, our 'oyster'. What do we want out of our oyster? What do we want to see ourselves achieving in life? Know what? We have the ability to achieve anything we want to.

Ms. Cindy Valencia Koh...stop sitting too comfortably in your oyster..Time to rise up and achieve what you want to see for your life!!!!

Little Children - adorable; loveable

Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Red & yellow, black & white
They are precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world!

Teaching P1 & P2 children is so fun!!!! I think they are the best students any teacher can have!
1. They give u full attention with their innocent-looking eyes once you say, "Hello class!"
2. You are still taller than them while squatting down to play games with them.
3. They scream, "YES!!!!!!" in unison whenever you ask, "Do you wanna play a game?", "Do you wanna listen to a story?", "Do you enjoy yourself?",...
4. They look at you with their innocent-looking eyes whenever you teach / give instructions.
5. They shoot up their hands and offer to volunteer/answer a qn whenever you ask.
6. They give you a very sincere, i-am-trying-my-best look, yet with ??? written all over their faces, when they don't understand your instructions.
7. They cheer unanimously at every little victory they have: like winning in the scissors, paper, stone.
8. They apply every little thing you taught them immed after your lesson.
9. They laugh heartily at what we call, lame jokes & actions.
10. They stare at a tableful of tidbits at the end of class becos you've forgotten to give it out as rewards and ask innocently, "Teacher, what are all these for?"

Don't you think they are SO...OOOOOO adorable & loveable??
Let me try to take a pic with them tomorrow....=D

Walking with God...
Though you walk through the waters, you will not drown;
Though you walk through the fire, you will not burn;
'Cos God is with you.

13-hour Love Story with Expo Hall 8 - unbelievable...

9am Breakfast with Shinfen
9.15 Pre-svc prayer meet
10.00 Service begins!
12.45 Discuss with Edwin about camp Nightwalk
1pm Prepare proposal for Dr Chan
1.45 Churchwide Prayer Meet
3.15 Presentation with Dr Chan
4pm Youth Camp meeting
6pm Meeting with Pst Kong
7pm AGM
10pm Home Sweet Home

Thank you Wah Ju for the Strepsils and Sab for the yummy bread! =)

Davidoff Cool Water Wave - with love from WYZ

"The advertising jargon says this eau de toilette in the Wave fragrance has three levels . This is what it claims :
- Top , aquatic juicy freshness.
- Heart , floral feminine personality.
- Dry down , Long lasting sensuality.

I have tried many perfumes and fragrances over the years . This is one of the better ones ."

"Advantages: Refreshing , classy , a fragrance with many levels , subtle "

My birthday gift from WYZ!! =)

Not knowing much about ladies' frangrance, I decided to try a little on myself while doing a google on Davidoff Cool Water Wave, Eau de Toilette.. So with the reviews above and the fragrance after the little spray on my hand... a must-use! ;p

5 a.m.
I am finally going to sleep...
Sweet dreamzzzz....

A brand new week!! - full of anticipation

I am looking forward to my brand new week! I am believing for a fruitful and productive week ahead!

I relocated my laptop's position so I am further away from my bed! Less sleepy, more productivity!

Pst preached about being a STAR THROWER to make a difference to THAT ONE STAR...I am ready to make a difference!

CG & SVC saw 6-7 new friends for N338/N346 - I believe it is the start of a great move of God!

asylum [noun]
1. a shelter from danger or hardship [syn: refuge]

Chilling out with Sab @ the asylum....;p

Friends are beautiful... - thankful; prized

October is a month filled with birthdays of beautiful, precious and lovely people... (including myself...hahaha!!) Celebrated with Pauline her birthday over lunch yesterday...and I trained myself with salmon sashimi again! Ha...yes yes...I know many of you out there love it..I am starting to!! Ha...

Went dim sum with Marcus..my most recently-adopted bro!! His birthday is 2 days after mine! So we decided to have a meal to celebrate with each other..ha... We had a great time of fellowship over a low cost dim sum!! Thanks to Lee Yiing's recommendation - Swee Choon Tim-Sum Restaurant...both of us only spent about $13 for nicey-nice tim sum!! That is not taking into consideration the $8 extra change that the cab driver gave us...poor uncle...=(

Reunion of THE GANG... - after 8 years of friendship...

Birthday Lunch! - ありがとおごさいます

Thank you Justin for the birthday lunch treat at Thai Express!! Appreciate it lots!!
(Sorry I overslept and missed our supposed dim sum...=p)

Birthday Set Meal - surprised! smilez..

I received a surprise mail from a dear gal Ms. Lau Shinfen!! Check out the cute 'birthday set meal' from her! How sweeEeeEeeT!! Hee..It's on my office noticeboard now! ;p

Celebrating my 24th... - THANK YOU!!

Right at 12am, I was woken up from my sleep by a mixture of alert tones from the sms-es of both my phones and the incoming calls...for a moment I wonder what happened? What alarm am I hearing?? Then I realized...HAPPIE BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

Once again I am SO REMINDED of all my dear friends who gave their time, money, thoughts for on my birthday!! All the celebrations, gifts, cards, sms-es, online greetings,....谢谢!
That's why I say...God must have created me in heaven's jewellery store..that's why I am now surrounded by my friends and family who are as precious as jewels! =D
Let me try to acknowledge everyone of my gifts & celebration... (Pls discern the photos accordingly...)

My Beloved Daddy...
My ever-cute dad got me a nice bday cake and waited all morning to celebrate with me..he was so adorable!! Singing the bday song himself, etc, etc...imagine just both of us singing bday song round the cake...;p

My dear 921 sister Jing 'secretly' passed me the Espirit vouchers in the Ladies while I send her off to Poland at the airport 'cos she said she didn't get any present for the other friend with us! =p

Kor Kevin got me Attributes vouchers!!

And dear friends of WYZ...orchestrated by Ms. Fan Yuzhen...Lynn, May, Suryanto, Weiren, Edwin, Joyce, Kelvin G, Su Sze, Patricia, William, Jieying blessed me with something which I really needed...$$$!!! =D

From my dearest SZL...
Karen got be a pair of real high wedges when we met up for lunch last week...I was still teasing her for shopping while waiting for me...who knows..the pair of shoes is for me!! Hee..

Prince Charming from my Girlfriends
Cyn & Sab got me a 'prince charming'!! Still in 'froggie' form...=p I can't describe with my limited vocabulary how excited Cyn was watching me open the present...she was like snapping photos nonstop...the froggie soft toy says.."I am your PRINCE..Give me a KISS.." Well..until now I haven't kissed my 'prince'..in case a real one appears beside me and I can't take the shock...

Top from Yilun
Dear Yilun never fails to get me a handpicked bday gift every year... really treasure and thank God for a dear friend like her...=)

Surprise from Veron
My dear fren-colleague-sister surprised me with a pair of shorts & tube from Osmose while on a 'shopping trip' with her after dinner...didn't realize she planned for the 'shopping' to get me the gift way before my bday knowing that this will be a busy period at work..so in case she has no time to get my gift...she got it for me 2 wks in advance...

Gift from Pauline!
My neighbour Pauline got me the cool top & funky earrings!!

SOT Team 15 '06
Altona says I must add the ".sg" cos its the celebration with the team members in Singapore...ha...We had dinner at 来来after all of us had a long Sunday...THANK YOU all you dear ones for making time!! & the Ed Hardy top which I must wear this Sunday...=p

CG Members Past & Present
This group of dear ones always put a smile on my face...they call themselves "VIP"... ha..my members past & present..Thanks for making time to organise this dinner for me!! *touched*

Cute Cushion from Eileen
Eileen never fails to shower me with gifts including on my bday! So sweet isn't it?

ZEN Stone
My fave companion!! Even when I was dancing crazily in my room...;p

Donny, Mayce & Jimmy
My "eggie bro" Donny wanted to gather a few of our SOT friends to celebrate my bday...but it's ok! We all have busy schedules to run..Anyhow, we had dinner and a real good catch up at Seoul garden! & the very pretty wallet from Guess...Oh...and I got to know a cool, new company set up by Jimmy - A Clean Company...=D

From my treasured friend...
Huizi gave me a "hot chick" frame with "hot chicks" pic in it...;p We've been friends for more than 10 years...just imagine...thank God for a great friend like her! (She got me a pair of REAL nice earrings too!! Din see it until the next day after I took the pic...too lazy to retake...hee...)

Facebook - amazed...

Yes I just joined Facebook and have spent about 3-4 hours in front of my com yesterday checking out on the applications to add, etc. etc. I took a pretty long time to finally joined...(actually I got Justin to sign up for me 'cos he kept asking me to join..) cos I took it as just another Multiply, Tagged, Friendster,...but I was amazed at who are the ones ACTIVELY participating in Facebook! - My ex-boss, my director, zone leader,.....people who are truly busy juggling many portfolios!!! What draws them? That in the midst of their already packed-to-the-brim schedule, they will take time to take part in Food Fights, post on Funwalls, plus all the many other applications...

Something for me to learn...what are the ingredients in a product / svc that draws pple? And keep them coming back again and again..even at their inconvenience! Hmm...

...And I remember how You found me

In the very same place

All my failings

Sure they would have drowned me

Still You made a way....

...Jesus You're the reason

I'm kneeling again at Your throne

Where would I be without You

Here in my life...

Thank You Jesus for seeing me through my week..=)

2007 Shanghai Special Olympics Official Theme Song

SUN HO sang so WELL and looked so BEAUTIFUL in this!!

Satisfying Sunday! - sMiLeZ..=D

SPIRIT

Service with Pst Kong!!

Before the preaching...worship was really awesome..presence of God was very tangible..."Falling at Your feet, as my whole world fades away..." I was initially feeling rather tired and restless but after immersing in the presence of God..it's like 'Wow! Rejuvenating!' =)

And we had a great svc with Pst Kong starting on our Arise & Build series...Once again it's time to sacrifice and see great miracles happening!!

Make-up CGM

I led the make-up CGM after svc for WYZ..I alwiz enjoy leading make-up CGM cos it's an opportunity to touch members outside my CG! =) Preached on DNA of an Encourager...and challenged all of them to encourage the one person God spoke to them this week...at the end of it, one of Yilun's members came and gave me a hug...that was so sweet!! Too bad I din get her name...but well, as what I had mentioned in my sermon...sometimes an encouraging act can just be a smile or a hug...and that really did encourage me..=)

And the avg offering was pretty good too!! Even higher than my CG avg...ha...shared with them about my own testimony of how I used to have such great faith to give but somehow this faith seemed to have 'leaked'..but the week before God challenged me again to sow a big offering and I did...and still..I wasn't in lack...God is always faithful; God is always good!! =) Praying for every one of the member who sowed into the offering for a hundredfold harvest!

BODY

Lunch @ Ivory Thai Seafood
KT subzone had our lunch outing to celebrate Xuemin & Edwin's birthday after svc at Ivory Thai Seafood at 38 Joo Chiat Place.. It's Karen's younger bro's new shop! The thai food is really delicious! Cooked by authentic Thai chef..especially the Tom Yam Soup...but if you can't take spicy food......you have to take a risk.. haha...Xuemin says it gives her the love-hate feeling...super hot till she can't take it..yet she feels like having more of it...haha...

Cycling @ East Coast Park
After lunch, we went for our zone outing at ECP!! Though the 'actual' drop from 'forecast'...we still had a lot of fun! Ha...Pst Zhuang was there with his family as well...I spent the first half hour cycling round to find our 'lost' Yuzhen & Lynn then tried very hard to manuveur my way to the carpark on a double bike with Yuzhen so that Lynn can change from her platform shoes to Yuzhen's track shoes...ha...Double bike is really not easy to balance..haha...I was screaming to Yuzhen not to change the direction then realized her bike handles are fixed..*faintz*

Then we joined Kymberly in building her sandcastle which once it was complete, 'invader' Nygel relentlessly destroyed it...but Kymmy wasn't upset lah...hee...

After Pst left, we went cycling off to the 2nd jetty...dunno where is it but basically the jetty after Bedok jetty..haha...this time round I had a 'chauffeur'...Mr Edwin Ong!! Haha..pretty fun cycling at the back...don't have to focus on balancing...just pedal...or don't even have to..haha..I had a nice cycle back on my own...which I realized I can control the bike quite well with one hand! So I was sms-ing and trying to take pictures of myself (which mostly turned out blurred) all the way back...;P

SOUL

Pampering myself...

With the humid weather..I came home feeling really yucky...so I indulged myself in 1 hour of what Dr. Joyce Meyer says..'temple restoration works'...haha...I had a face treat of anti-stress mask; hair treat of hair moisturising mask; and a good foot scrub!! =D

Food Encounters - yum yum! ;p

Had some nice food with some nice people....MmmmMMmm...

Prawn & Scallop Pizza from Waraku - treat from Veron! You must really try it........

Check out the 3 dishes below...Sorrie my camera cannot capture the aroma...Vege with Oyster Sauce; Baked Beans with Egg & Luncheon; Soya Sauce Chicken Wings...........*droolz*

Look at how much we are enjoying it...and who is the great chef behind all these?? Audrey is posing for a pic with the STAR - Johnson!!!! *APPLAUSE*

Thank you Johnson for our wonderful breakfast on a Friday morning!! =p

Friends - beautiful; priceless

Just had a 'tour' round the blog links I had...realized everyone of their blogs are so pretty!! And nice to read!! I'd really loved to read through every entry...too bad I could only breeze through them...cos...I skipped supper with Pst to come home and clear my admin work!! But here I am blogging...eh..let's keep it short and sweet..;p

Anw..just wanted to say...friends are so priceless....and my dear Father God has been moving through them to bring love and joy to me when I needed them...

- a packet drink from Sab when I was feeling all nervous preparing for SYTYCS games
- another packet drink from Jasper when I was worrying about the CG turnout
- an engraved keychain from Eileen, she said she missed me, when I thot I was alone
- a packet drink (I actually asked God if He really thinks I was so thirsty...) again...from Meiyan when I was rushing to clear the tons of admin
- a pack of gummies from Edwin after facing a day of frustrations
- a cab ride home from Doreen when I was just so tired

Don't you agree that FRIENDS ARE BEAUTIFUL & PRICELESS? =)

And while typing this entry...Davis msned me excitedly on his results....

I AM SO PROUD OF HIM I MUST TELL EVERYONE HIS EXCELLENT RESULTS!! I 'wow-ed' nonstop when I saw that...he is my NYP IC...actively serving God and at the same time did SO WELL in school...no wonder when I asked him, "What else can I say to express how impressed I am?" He just said, "Praise God"

Indeed!

Played hard…Time to work hard… - 加油！加油!

And to start working hard…I am 90% done in packing my room!! Muahaha…FINALLY……and that's all I did after work on Monday…oh…and removing my nailart…now I can only look at the picture of my cheap, nice & lasting nailart…….oh…and I watched 校花校草 on Channel U…hee…cos it's on NUS!! Of course must watch! Haha..but then…I was quite disappointed to see how difficult it was for the hosts to find good looking ppl in our campus…haha...though I like the winner!! ;p

Played hard…yes I did… we had our "WELCOME TO SO YOU THINK YOU CAN SING 2007!!!" (This sentence was repeated 3 times when Yilun opened the event, Kel & I host the game, Edwin & Yuzhen opened the competition…I'm sure the audience felt very welcomed….) My fave singers…though they din win…Rachel with "When There Was Me & You" (I put this song on my blog after I heard her sing during rehearsal…hee…)& SMS!! Shijian & Marcus! Love to hear them sing…Hope to hear them at Emerge '08!! ;)

We had our SOT '06 T15 Outing at Makansutra!! 'Cos Sam & Saral was back from India! (Wow..I just realized..I have already treated them as a Singaporean.."back from India"…) We had 9 people at the gathering! Out of 14 and 3 are overseas…this is pretty good eh! Hee…Somehow..the topic kept going to and fro about life partner…hmmmm…….anyhow…now we shall see who will be the first to throw the "red bomb"…my guess…..KUN & HUIYING!! ;p

My 'playing hard' on Sunday took place at…….LIBRARY @ ORCHARD!!!! Hee…but I thot it was a pretty cool hangout!! The cushioned seats amongst the shelves with individual headsets & nice music to choose from…Was I listening to Norah Jones or Corinne May?? Anyway…and the many, many books to choose to read from…Sab & I sat there reading till the library closes..haha…wat was I reading? Erm…"Lazy Girls' Guide to Success"…"How to Idle"….hahaha!!! It was LEISURE reading………….and blur me…left my IC in the library…thank God I found it when I called back the nxt day…Haiz…I think I need to stick everything I'm carrying on my body so that I won't misplace them…;(

Chill Out Day! - fun & laughter

I actually went to 3 cafes today! Ha...TCC in the morning, not to chill out but to meet up with PromiseWorks...Thank God everything went quite smoothly... =)

Met up with Sab after work for dinner...wanted to go Timbre to relax but there were far too many people for me to relax there...haha..so we ended up walking from Raffles City to Substation and walked back again, then headed for Esplanade...after literally circling Esplanade a few times, we settled down at Earshot and where I had my Shirley Temple! Nice drink and nice presentation in the as-tall-as-a-tower glass! ;) Think it's quite a nice place with books & CDs available as well...but I spent most of my time sms-ing and calling people...haha...

Lawrence picked me up to serve as his human street directory (which well, as usual, I wasn't much of a help...) to direct him to Grapevine to meet the rest of the gang...Our meeting time was set at 12am...Cannot imagine...I haven't been so onz for a long time..haha..Got myself a Bourbon coke! Haven't drank that for years...So we talked and talked till 2+am when it closes and finally headed home...

Minus One tracks kept me awake while I burn them into a CD, etc. etc...Time flies man..even not sleeping din gimme enough time to finish my stuffs..but anyhow I gotta head to All Saints Home to help in Walkathon soon!

Super long day ahead! But I'm looking forward! =D

Life Without limbs -Nick Vujicic

A video on how Nick does our so-called simple mundane tasks but are a challenge to him.

Spring Cleaning! - neat & tidy..

Following the massive spring clean in office... (now all of us are left with a magazine rack, one telephone, one pen holder, one ornament on the table, & one more magazine rack on the shelf outside...boohoo.....) I had my own spring clean at home! Ha....sorry my dear CG members...your gifts and food..are still in my room!! =p Actually I'm only like 1/4 way through my room...supposed to be clearing on Sat which I ended up watching a movie...supposed to clear on Sun, which I fell asleep....haiz...GOTTA BE MORE DILIGENT!! Then cleared my gmail, friendster, tagged, myspace, multiply,...haha! All these neverending websites....from 4.45am - 6.45am...

Heading for work! Dozed off at 6.45 and kept dreaming of me forgeting to report to work...hmmm...but nothing beats my dream last night of flying to USA on a bamboo stick...haha! So I better stop dreaming and get going! Lots of work awaits me in office!! =)

I LOVE MY DAY!! - ;p H-A-P-P-I-E! ;p

Just came back from "No Reservation" with some zone leaders...actually about 15 of them...ha... don't we need to work? YES WE DO!! Haha...but somehow everyone 心血来潮...at the "jio-ing" of Cindy Png..all came..haha!! A nice love story...so sweeeet!! hee...I like love stories!! So I din fall asleep...heehee...then with our sleepy eyes...went for supper somemore...haha..think we very happening...muahaha...

I love my day cos I had dinner with my family today!! =D Eh...actually it's not that we seldom have meals together but I dated them today! That's the diff! hehe...I asked my dad out for dinner in the morning..then halfway through the day, asked my bro along..in the end we went to his place for a meal together with grandma...really nice chatting with them! And showing them videos and photos of my China trip...I think..they are proud of me lah huh..haha..if not..nvm..I shall just assume so!! =D

Another happy thing is that office is super neat & tidy!! But the sad thing is...it REALLY looks like an office now...to prepare for our "spot check" today...our desks and underneath our desks are all cleared of things except for the standardized black mag rack and standardized phone...all cork boards are down awaiting for the standardized 3M self-adhesive board...only differences - our pen holder, mug & ONE ornament if we have one...=( So office looks SUPER NEAT now...haha...Steph & I even took a cab to Mustafa to get containers for our stationery & pantry items..oh! And standardized dustbin-with-lid & dustbin plastic bags....muahaha...ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE! hee...

Before I end off...I MUST tell you all about Nick Vujicic!! HE IS SO AWESOME!!!! Went to listen to him share a little about his life yesterday...he is such a strong person with a GREAT ATTITUDE...do check out his website http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/ He will be coming to Expo Hall 8 to share about his life on Sat & Sun...I hope many, many, many people can come and benefit from his sharing!! After hearing from him, I surely became more positive and eager about my life...Though physically impaired, nothing could stop him and he even earned a double degree! What's my excuse for not achieving in life!! Check out our photo with him! Can't wait to see and hear from him again!

20 mins before work... - happie; excited

Early for work??? That's cos I had a long, long sleep last night...when I woke up this morning, I saw a shocking 14 missed calls on my phone!!! And the phone was nowhere further than beside my ear!! Man!! Can't believe it...and the SMSes...1 friend thot I went missing, another thot I was too angry with her to pick up her calls...actually she said I cut off her call twice..and I remember nothing abt it! Okie...fine....call me a.....sleeping beauty if you want...(haha! Joyce Meyer say we can't speak bad about ourselves!) But I think I should change my ringtone...I vaguely remember in my sleep that I heard the song "Awaken my Soul" playing in the background and I was wondering why it got cut off..."Awaken my Soul" is my ringtone....=p

Anyway, I just finished reading the book "Grinding It Out - The Making of McDonald's" by the very man behind it, Ray Kroc...IT'S SUCH AN AWESOME BOOK!! Totally inspirational and motivational...His entrepreneurial spirit, his love for others, his belief in his employees to bring out the best in them, his never-say-die attitude..so much so much I can say...Ray Kroc is such a BIG man on the inside...I like something he said (actually I like many things he said..haha..), "there were not any negatives that don't add up to a plus"...how true! He was a dreamer who will make his dreams come true...and not only his, but his friends', his employees', his coworkers',......I can go on and on about him but I think I shld start using my energy on my work than to continue blogging...ha...

Before I go, I must share about this great dance instructor!! His dance group, though only Secondary sch students, went for an open category dance competition and did outstanding-ly well!! But what impacted me is more than this...He was telling me about what he shared with them during their last prac before the competition, about letting go of their disappointments in life, in people, etc...actually I don't quite remember the details but I'm just really touched at how being a dance instructor, he wasn't just concerned about the dance, but about changing their lives..and he gave them a challenge to score above 70% for their end-yr exams...well, as I hear about how they shone on stage during the competition, though being the youngest competitors.. I can literally imagine how their lives have been touched and changed because someone believed in them & they achieved beyond their dreams...

Isn't this what life is all about? Using our lives to touch others' lives...to be the salt and light to the people of the world...to bring out the best in others, simply by believing in them...didn't we become who we are because someone believed in us? It's time I do something more..=)

Saturday afternoon... - peaceful; serene

Weather: Cool breeze after the early showers
Location: Cosy bedroom
Music: God of My Forever
Beverage: HL milk
Reading: CG sermon
Thoughts:
"When I'm faith-less, God is faithful;
When I'm weak, His hands carry me;
When I'm at my lowest, I soar on His wings;
When I don't believe in myself, He believed in me;
When it seems like all's gone, His love consumes my whole being;
Because of Him, I lived on;
Because of Him, I believed;
Because of Him, I am who I am;
Because of God, I can be."

After Lunch... - lethargy sets in


Had a yummy lunch treat from Veron at Sakae!! Was on our way back from EC to RW...such a satisfied lunch...sashimi, chawanmushi, cha soba, salmon with avocado sushi, california temaki, tofu, this straw mushrooms wrapped in beef....yes it's ALOT...haha...what a feast! Maybe that explains my lethargy now..ha..anyway..I'm so happie I'm beginning to appreciate sashimi a little bit more...haha!!


Haven been blogging...hmm..what have I been up to...healthy living!! haha...was trying to workout and diet for BBD...and continuing my efforts since then...went stairs climbing today!! 5x up and down my 12-storey flat...wobbly legs were my reward...hahaha...gotta work hard man...have to account to my faithful and diligent "fitness instructor" who never fail to check on my food intake and workout daily..*stressss* ;p


Oh yah..had a great time at BBD on Sunday...Dr Bernard shared about how God is setting us up for our purpose while we are busy "chasing donkeys" everyday....so gotta be more hardworking in "chasing donkeys"!! Hee...and I was quite happie taking pics at BBD....with zone, gang, etc etc...Some of the group pics!




Somehow I can't seem to upload the rest...check out my Picasa..;p

National Day Holiday! - rest & relax

Let the picture do the talking...

KT Subzone Outing - Celebrating Shannon, Lynn & Nick's birthdays...























Met up with the rest of the WYZ/LYL/EW/JY leaders for a funny, great time @ Rush Hour 3!

Highlight of National Day...........Nope...not the Parade..I actually fell asleep before it started!! When I woke up...I heard the fireworks....=(

Anw..the highlight is.....catching up with my 921 sister Ms. Lua Huijing back for hols from Poland!!!! (She's a little dark cos she juz came back from Bangkok! =p)

We had a great time of talking, sharing, laughing,...I am so missing her fellowship...hope to spend more time with her before she leaves in Oct...if not it's gonna be another year!! Once again...SO HAPPY TO SPEND TIME WITH HER AGAIN!! =)

Once it was lost, Now it is found!! – exhilarated; relieved

Nothing can be compared to holding your own laptop in your hands, especially after thinking you have lost it for 3 whole days…all I can say is…THANK YOU GOD!!!!! I’m so so so thankful for kind souls like Ms Frances Foo from Comfort Lost and Found who went the extra mile to switch on my laptop and emailed me at the address she saw on my MSN…She was so happy to see me at the counter knowing that her email has found its way to its owner! So both of us were having a chat over the counter about how happie we both are – me having found my laptop; she having found the owner of the laptop…

Of course, most importantly…thank you Mr Ng Cheo Hock, driver of cab SHA7021T...YOU SAVED MY LIFE!! Though I doubt he will ever see this but if you happen to be on his cab..thank him for me!!! Tip him if possible…;p

HAPPY IS SPELT C-I-N-D-Y!!

But I think I must really watch my forgetfulness….after recovering my laptop…guess wat…I left the inspirational poster I bought for Veron at the Comfort lost n found…faintz…anyway…hope it blesses someone else then! =)

God must be rejoicing with me! - MY LAPTOP IS FOUND!!!

Thank God for the kind taxi driver!! Like what Karen says, pray for a kind soul to return it...and indeed it is!! After 2 days of MIA from my laptop, I really tot I couldn't retrieve it back...I was REALLY depressed in office on Monday realizing how handicapped I was without my laptop and all the lost info...I really cried buckets during our weekly prayer meet telling God that I may really have no more strength to start all my data retrieval, setting up network, redo-ing my stuffs, etc. etc. I cried out to God in my heart to please help me find my laptop...I do not know how but surely God knows...and last night when I checked my hotmail (an account which I rarely checked if not for the curriculum notes Kay Boon sent there..so thanks Kay Boon!) 'lo and behold I saw an email sent from Comfort Lost n Found!! GOD IS SO GOOD!! 100% of the time I cried out to God with all of my heart, He will surely hear me!! =) I felt as though a HUGE burden was lifted!!

Wanna say my 'Thank You' speech....ahem....
Thanks Jasper, Eileen, Yishun and the members who went down to SIS to search for my laptop early in the morning & Wendy who asked her usher ICs to help;
Thanks Jasper for sprinting home after FOP to reformat your thumbdrive to pass to me;
Thanks Walter for being willing to lend me his laptop;
Thanks Audrey for asking around your friends about cheap laptops;
Thanks Eugene for this SUPER LIGHT (he kept saying it so I must emphasize...;p) laptop on which I'm blogging now;
Thanks Veron for all your encouragement, Mac delivery, card/Kit Kat, Cravio! ice-cream when I was feeling really, really down...You brought the light of God into my life!!
Of course all others who msged me to encourage me assuring me that everything will be alright...THANK GOD FOR FRIENDS a.k.a GEMS LIKE YOU IN MY LIFE!!

Really didn't meant it to be as though I've just won an award and giving a speech but I felt really loved by all the gems around me...=)

Blogging from HP again..

Went back SIS yesterday.. DFO says nothing found.. Got SIS ppl to look again.. No news.. But I've more or less accepted it as a fact already.. Instead of dwelling in all the 'if only's might as well just move on.. That's my way of thinking... Dwelling on a problem doesn't help but moving on does! :)

Well.. Easier said than done.. I had my fair share of sobbing over the loss.. I had a big struggle in my heart yesterday... Din wanna go for FOP.. Of course not only cos of my laptop but another big thing that happened which I wont comment.. But indeed a day in the courts of our God is better than a thousand elsewhere... Initially I was feeling tired and distracted.. Yes the lemon honey bought by my members did cheer me up.. :) but it was really until Don Moen led us in the song 'God will make a way' that At the end of the meeting.. I really felt like a changed person.. Renewed and recharged by God.. Thank God for His presence and Don Moen for the beautiful song! 'God wil make a way, when there seems to be no way..'

On my way back to my house.. I was wondering why this MacDelivery guy kept following me..Then he stared at me totally confused when I tried to close the door leaving him outside.. My dear dear fren Veron called for delivery for me again! She is just so alwiz watching over me.. Making sure I'm ok.. :) Thank God for her! :) Fries with strawberry sundae.. Surely it does wonders making my night beautiful! Kept e nuggets and ice tea though.. ;p

In spite of all the things that happened.. I still put my trust in God knowing that ALL things work together for good to those who love Him! :)

Blogging from E61i..

Oooo! First time blogging from my new handphone!! Happy and sad.. Got myself a new phone but on the same day misplaced my laptop in SIS and haven been able to find it still... Haiz... ALLLL the info.. Sigh.. But thank God I still have this phone which I paid $38 for.. After vouchers, contract.. :)

New Things.... - wooo...

Went for a should I call it focus group discussion? Anyway…it’s a session with Social Innovation Park for all Social Entrepreneurs or related participants chaired by our MP Ms. Penny Low. I went there thinking of finding out more information on systems in companies, who knows it’s not a presentation but really a focus group of sharing! And…Ms. Low ENSURES every single person speaks…FAINTZ…it’s my first time in such a function with about 20 entrepreneurs around and man! Do I really need to be very confident…plus all the networking..but it’s really insightful listening to all the things people are doing for the less fortunate…

Anyway…we finally have our individual phones!!!! Though not individual phone lines but still very excited!! Had a lot of fun trying to program the speed dials, playing around with the intercom, etc. etc. But it looks really huge on our not-too-huge tables…ha…

DISSATISFACTION - I want more of You

How did I manage to convince myself to settle for above average when my God is a God beyond limitations? Why didn't I want more?

Why did I ever think that it is difficult when my God is the God who parted the Red Sea, walked on water and called life out of the tomb? Is 'difficult' a word He can comprehend?

I'm dissatisfied. I AM SURE MY GOD CAN DO MORE. I want to see more of God's hands moving in my life. I AM SURE GOD IS BIGGER THAN WAT I CAN SEE NOW. I desperately desire for His moving in every area of my life.

"Let the weak say, I AM STRONG!"
"Be STRONG and of good COURAGE."

I WANT TO SEE MORE OF GOD! I WANT MORE OF GOD!

Over the weekend... - fun & exciting!

What else can be more fun and exciting than a session with Pst Mike! hee...over Sat and Sun I had a great time praying for pple to be set free...especially many to release their hurts and disappointment...the smile on their faces after prayer is priceless...God is SO GOOD!! =)

And I started off my weekend gaining protection and wealth!! Got for myself a Prudential Protection Account, Prushield and CPF investment plan...pretty excited cos I wasn't having any insurance nor savings plan before that...hee...I feel like...I HAVE GROWN UP. haha...ok ok..I know...I should have had that revelation few years ago..ha..

Haven't blogged for a few days...losing the momentum..haha...CANNOT!!! but let me juz pick up with this short post first...=)

Sweet Dreamzz - こんばわ konbawa (good night)

Timecheck: 10.30pm
Things to do: Countless
What I'm going to do now: ねます nemasu (sleep)
Lights off: OK
Music: OK
Aircon: OK
Alarm: OK
Aroma lamp: OK
Ticket to DreamLand: OK

POWER OF ONE

A little slow-moving but really speaks to the heart...POWER OF ONE...ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!

HOME SWEET HOME - happie; excited...yippieee!

I was home since 7.45pm!!!! The feeling of steppinng into home before the sky is pitch black is indescribable...especially after a hectic week of urgent/important taskssSssSss to be completed...(urgent/important tasks are always ranked top on priority list...imagine having 3-4 of those in your HOURLY things-to-do list...) A breather at last!! =) Not that I have no more work at hand..but at least no urgent/imporatant things at the moment...haha! And actually I MADE AN EFFORT to come home early today...I had an 'I-dun-care-I-am-going-home-right-after-official-office-hour' mindset today...ha...thank God there wasn't any last minute things to be done!!

Didn't managed to blog yesterday...but I must pen down my encounter in the lift that led to my nightmare of mass suicide...haha! I was entering the lift last night around 12am when a policemen walked briskly into the lift as well, holding a camera & looking very focused. I casually asked, "something happened?" He politely dismiss my thought saying no but few seconds later, his hp rang at the loudest volume & the ringing tone is to the siren of the police car!! Man! Then I tried to stop my imaginations from running wild (Is it a gunman? A suicide? A fight? A burglary? A murder?) thinking that it is perhaps normal to have that ringtone..but before I could calm myself down, he said, 'YES SIR!' Man! This is scaring me...I brisk walked home the moment the lift door opened...I was imagining myself being caught in the middle of a police-n-thief fight...thank God nothing of the sort...watched too much TV...ha...

Before I go continue reading to prepare for mentors training material... (Isn't it cool? We are planning for our own training and management of mentors for MCYS program!! *exclaims* We were only serving as mentors this year but we may become trainers of mentors next year!!!!)

I must boast of the yummy treat from Pauline on Monday! I was totally stressed out and wanted to go for some nice food to release stress...so she accompanied me and ended up treating me...Bak Kut Teh & the You Tiao...& pickled vege....*droolz* Thank you Pauline!!