Friday, April 28, 2006
ok. let me tell you the problem with shopping sprees. the thing is that i always feel so excited and happy when i am shopping and guilty when i am done shopping.
great. i spent close to$200 today on mostly concert clothes. well, my mom convinced me on buying two skirts and a blouse and a bag. bleargh.. shouldn't have bought two skirts considering that each skirt costs about $60 on average. >< darn.oh and you know what? i haven't even bought my court shoes yet.. and those cost about $50 to $120, depending on the brand.ok.. wow.. i think my concert attire is going to cost more than my grad night stuff.. hmm..
*** note: i MUST stop spending unnecessarily.NO TAXIS. shall take bus home for the next month or so.on the other hand, i haven't gone shopping for about 2 months. ahah..i feel so satisfied now..
says oddball
Thursday, April 27, 2006
ok. so.. here's how you can experience what happened to me first-hand.
1. find a break during which you go to the english resource room to donate blood.
2. realise that there's a really really long queue
3. fill in this long declaration form about uhhmm.. stuff. (shall not elaborate)
4. stand outside the room for about half an hour till they let u in to register.
5. after registration, sit down and wait to see the doctor who takes your pressure and stuff.
6. then queue to have your blood sample taken. to check your haemoglobin count.
7. queue AGAIN to have your blood taken.
8. sit on that stretcher-chair thingy
9. stick your arm onto this metal board and squeeze your eyes tight shut so that you don't have to witness the horror of THE NEEDLE.
10. then the nurse applies pressure to your arm and asks you to change arm (because the left hand cannot..)
11. then she does the same to your right arm.
12. then she says "sorry. i can't find your vein."
13. then you have a stunned look on your face because you were so excited about donating blood and you waited 4 hours before you got here and she tell syou that you have NO VEINS.
ok.. great. i finally got my parents to allow me to donate blood and i was so excited because i could finally do something meaningful to help people, then i actually qualified to donate blood. got past the blood tests and all.. then they tell me that i don't have any veins so i can't donate blood. -.-"
ok. so here's the deal. i asked the doctor what happens if i they need blood samples and the veins on my arms can't be found... she says that it is a problem i should seriously worry about.. because they will usually poke around until they find one.. if not they'll have to get blood from the veins found on the back of your hands, which is a slow and painful process... great.
sigh.. 4 hours of waiting ( INCLUDING 1 HOUR OF MATH TUTORIALS!) and i still didn't get to donate blood. i feel so cheated..
says oddball
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
right.. random stuff on a wed.
random thingy 1) my dad is so cute. muahaha. he actually bought me a book and a computer program on bridge.ah well. it's because i told him that we always play bridge in school. hmm.. cute daddy.
random thingy 2) i want to donate blood tomorrow! isn't it exciting?!? i can finally do something for society! haha. one small sacrifice on my part and i could save somebody's life. i hope i qualify to donate. please don't let me fall sick or something.
random thingy 3) i have bio photosynthesis tutorial and math trigo tutorial to complete and yet i am here blogging..
random thingy 4) we finally got our profits for bizclub! whee.. so happy. it's the first time i ever earned any money. it's as good as my first paycheck. daddy says that i should keep it properly and not use it.ahah.
random thingy 5) i DO NOT owe see kiat, kian sin, si liang and joel a treat. because our dear chairwoman gave you a treat already. :P NO TREATS! ok.. maybe an icecream is fine. i am in a good mood.muaha.NO SWENSENS... *stare daggers at you*
random thingy 6) i am determined to be a dedicated and efficient secretary. ahah. to all bizclub people: check your emails for the weekly minutes for the meetings. :) see.. i am so efficient..right..
says oddball
Saturday, April 22, 2006
bit and pieces of happiness:
1. feeling "eh-eh" because i wore my jc uniform back to st nicks.
2. hearing thumping music coming from the upper concourse and knowing that sports' day is round the corner again.
3. then i see the cheerleaders rehearsing their routine and i remember the wonderful routines they have every single year.
4. a 50 cents bowl of beehoon, with chilli and more beansprouts from the ORANGE BOWL stall and a cup of ice tea!
5. noticing the orange bowl stall uncle's new haircut.
6. the pink and yellow easter decorations in the family lounge.
7. walking down the street 13 pavement remembering myself dragging myself along with goodness knows how many TYS in my hands.
8. trying to catch a falling leaf because it's supposed to bring luck.
9. strolling across the traffic light in spite of the flashing green man.
10. thinking about those days of Macs and dou hua dian.
and what did i get at the end of it all?
a nice, warm, fuzzy feeling. i kinda miss being in secondary school.sigh.
says oddball
i think i talk to much.i should shut up and listen if i don't want to offend too many people. sometimes i just talk without thinking about the consequences. shut up and listen.
i feel rotten today. and i don't like this feeling of rotten-ness. i felt so miserable on the hour-long busride home. it was all dark outside and i was praying that someone would call or sms to help me keep awake. but ah well..of course nobody called or sms.
misery is a dark dark pit that sucks you in when you least expect it to.
says oddball
Thursday, April 20, 2006
everybody seems to be down in the dumps lately.i feel guilty now that i have read tanying's blog. i had no idea what she had been going through for the past week or so. somehow, it's a good thing that she has someone else to turn to when i am(being me)such an insensitive soul.i am sorry.
to aggy and ty: my 2 harmoc buddies.jiayou! i really don't know how to cheer you two up. maybe i can't (hopefully some 2 other persons can). *hugs* hang in there! there's light at the end of the tunnel!
to meifang: congrats! our dear dear sectional leader! yay!
i am now secretary of bizclub. wow. i can't believe it either. today's the second day but the news hasn't really sunk in yet. it still feels weird when i see the club attendance book in my cupboard.actually, i feel quite bad that some other people couldn't get into the EXCO because i got in. there were so many more qualified leaders but i got the post instead. sometimes i wonder if somebody else would do a better job than me if they had gotten the post.BUT i would like to thank the previous EXCO for believing in me. THANK YOU! i must be more confident.haha. thanx to shuyun especially. she has been extremely encouraging.i promise to be dedicated and i will serve the club to the best of my abilities. P.S. i still need Mr Foo's email add.i need to email him the minutes!
anyway, i really need to study hard. i keep telling myself this but i never do. help! SOS! i NEED to buck up on my studies! argh..
says oddball
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
We Are The Reason
Words by David Meece and Dwight LilesMusic by David Meece
As little children we would dream of Christmas morn
And all the gifts and toys we knew we'd find
But we never realized a baby born one blessed night
Gave us the greatest gift of our lives
And we were the reason that He gave His life
We were the reason that He suffered and died
To a world that was lost He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live
As the years went by we learned more about gifts
And giving of ourselves and what that means
On a dark and cloudy day a man hung crying in the rain
Because of love, because of love
And we are the reason that He gave His life
We are the reason that He suffered and died
To a world that was lost He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live
I finally found the reason for living
It's in giving every part of my heart to Him
In all that I do every word that I say
I'll be giving my all just for Him
For Him
And we are the reason that He gave His life
We are the reason that He suffered and died
To a world that was lost He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live He is my reason to live.
Ah well.. another song. it's a bit out of season but it's one of the few songs that can actually make me cry ( well, my dad and aunt were tearing as well.it's just so touching.) i am trying to get the song so that we can all hear it. does anybody have the song?
says oddball
Brain Lateralization Test Results |
Right Brain (36%) The right hemisphere is the visual, figurative, artistic, and intuitive side of the brain.
Left Brain (58%) The left hemisphere is the logical, articulate, assertive, and practical side of the brain
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wow.. 58% + 36% = 94% ?
that means 6% of my brain is neither left or right. so it's the midbrain? O.o weird.. oddball only has 94% of a brain. hmm..
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Friday, April 14, 2006
REDEEMER SAVIOUR FRIEND
I know You had me on your mind
When You climbed up on that hill
For You saw me with eternal eyes
While I was yet in sin
Redeemer Savior Friend
Every stripe upon Your battered back
Every thorn that pierced Your brow
Every nail drove deep through guiltless hands
Said that Your love knows no end
Redeemer Savior Friend
Redeemer, redeem my heart again
Savior, shelter me from sin
You're familiar with my weaknesses
Devoted to the end
Redeemer Savior Friend
So the grace you poured out on my life
Will return to You in praise
I'll gladly lay down all my crowns
For the name of which I'm saved
Redeemer Savior Friend
you know. i am not one who is good with words. somehow, songs always say a lot. hush and let the song speak.
says oddball
You came from heaven to earth
To show the way
From the earth to the cross
My debt to pay
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord I lift your name on high
Jesus was in Nazareth most of his life.Led the life of a carpenter's son.His life seemed to really start when he reached 30 as he started going around telling people about God and performing miracles, but it all came to an end all too soon. He was betrayed by a disciple, unjustly put to trial, abused and died the most horrible way possible. He was nailed to the cross, with a crown of thorns on his head. All these at the age of 33. He took my sins and set me free. While most of us can die for their friends and loved ones, Jesus died for his enemies, the people who rejected him, the sinful human race. Such is the love of Christ Jesus.
From the earth to the cross:
MOCKERY (Matthew chapt 27))
27Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. "Hail, king of the Jews!" they said. 30They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. 31After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
CRUCIFIXION (Matthew chapt 27)
32As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. 33They came to a place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). 34There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.[
b] 36And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. 37Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!"
41In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42"He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! He's the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " 44In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
From the cross to the grave: (Matthew chapt 27)
45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi,[
c] lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"[
d]
47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."
48Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."
50And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
51At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. 52The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"
From the grave to the sky:
JESUS ROSE AGAIN (Matthew chapt 28)
1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
8So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
JESUS APPEARS TO THE DISCIPLES (Luke chapt 24)
36While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."
37They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."
40When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" 42They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43and he took it and ate it in their presence.
44He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
45Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things. 49I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."
ASCENSION (Luke chapt 24)
50When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
says oddball
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
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