thank you.. thank you .. thank you..

yay! here we go again! for yet another party! not that i am dreading parties, but december was really a BUSY month...

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as usual, we were pretty much jaded before the even.. dragging out feet all the way from expo to orchard and den to parkway.. we were neither dressed up, made up, nor excited.. however the series of events that followed turned out to be that of surprise, fun and laughter (lotsa them). =)

awards were given out, games were played, food were eaten, photos were taken..

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unglam glad and glam cindy png (boohoo i am inferior!) * narcisstic eric * the papaya brothers! * 881 in the act ~

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mimi & weiwei in the 'garden toilet' * half of EW * sengchoon sweesiang * EW again ~

~ the big family again~

~ EW ~

sAy cHeez...!

alrighty... dun scold me for plagarising your entry.. den again i made sure that the grammar mistakes are done away with before posting it into my blog! hahaha!

december the busy month.. kinda upset when everyone else is having hols while we stayed in singapore.. siew's in KL, kimmy and ad are in bali, even donny is in australia!

but then again i do have to thank God for grace... =)

yea, and so it was, my schedule for december went something like tis (apparently weiwei did miss out some events):

13th to 15th - Breakaway Youth Camp
16th - Gangsta Bling
20th - Prayer Meeting
21st to 25th - Christmas!!
29th - Pixel Gala 07
30th - WYZ Thanksgiving Dinner
31st - work ='(... and erm, due to some glitches on our part, tonight we kinda had to do some restitution work... =(

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PIXEL GALA

~the winning entry!~

WEIWEI - Preparing for pixel Gala was no easy feat, esp when everyone was pretty much maxed out after christmas. Burdens of the retention of frens, turn out of the party, enthusiasm of the members and the running of the Gala was pretty much what went through our minds for the past 2 weeks.

Throughout the period of preparation, we made several changes and made numerous decisions... but thank God we were flexible ( and so was boss.. haa)

Pixel Gala came, and everything fell into its place. There were new friends who came and hopefully they enjoyed themselves. Some members rose up to the occasion to stand in the gap. All in all, i believe God's hand was in this party... No technical faults, photos were uploaded quickly, the rain stopped and theweather became clear just as the party started, all the food came in time... to God be the glory..

There are a few ppl i want to thank for making the Gala successful.. (glad's comments in purple, she's too lazy to blog from scratch)

1) Xueli & Shihui - This is the first time you guys worked closely with us. Thank you for your humility to tahan our demanding standards. You guys availed yourself even in the midst of your busyness. to xueli, really appreciate that u focus during this crucial period of time. as for your heart's desire, the Man up there sees. He will decide. =)
to shihui, you've definitely grew alot since u came over from N179 and den went away again. but all in all, ur growth is superb!

2) SK - Thank you for making sure the projectors, the screen, the Nintendo Wii were all in working condition. You can certainly captivate the crowd. with the chicken dance. yea.

3) KengYip - Thank you for coming at 10am to practice non-stop. I knew your fingers were hurting like crazy because of the tough guitar strings, but you carried on. ooh.. and keng snapped 2 strings if i am not wrong!

4) JieXiang - Thank you for coming early to help out. You availed yourself when we needed help ( altho carl's junior came out in the midst of worship, i still believe in you.. haa) now i noe who to look for when i need chorus board help. hehehe.

5) Yuxian, Peixin & Xueting - Thank you for being faithful enough to help get the food and utensils. and being faithful to come up with the $ too.

5) Peter - You've designed the flyers numerous times.. and never once have you complained. You carried the amp and the guitar all the way from Sembawang to The Petals. Thank you for being a humble and great leader! we do have something for you.. but it's in pokpok.. will pass to u later..

6) DT - Little Miss Practical would keep the cost down, made sure the unnecessary chores were kept to the minimum.. Altho many a times i wanted to strangle her for always voicing her objections against my suggestions, but her objections were always too logical for me to reject.. grrr.. Thank you for digging another trench with me haa.. that's ME! hehehe.

To God be the glory... For the things He has done!!!!!!

surf and turf!

wat's your remedy to depression? so far, i've done shopping. spent o'er $100 on that fruit sale again. and on a club marc bag.

~forced smile~

now for eating, drinking and being merry. couldnt really decide wat to eat. so settled for surf and turf in the end (cos i am poor and i have discount vouchers!)

guess wat, cos i had a long face.. the kind waitress brightened up my day with a brownie! hehe~

i need a holiday.

Christmas 2007

christmas came and went.. tis year aint any freer den the rest of the years.. the load juz gets heavier.. wat a bittersweet experience..

christmas tis year is @chang's.. a pretty heartwarming musical.. i'm sure it had touched many new friends and members alike.. most of all, i remember the candlelights most.. for once, O Holy Night didnt appeal to me more than taking photos with my kids..

~wat a beautiful sight!~

~look how beautiful they've become.. =) ~
~diya and friends!~

~'staff' and supporters of our ballOOn biz!~

in the midst of everything, i guess we did take some time off to pamper ourselves.. with starbucks (as usual), photo-snapping, last min shopping (it's retail therapy), wrapping gifts, etc etc..

~me and mimi.. she bought the normal havaianas slippers..
i eyed this one *grin*~

~wat a brilliant idea to have figurines outside the shopping mall..
there we were happily taking photos.. ~

no countdowns for me tis year.. i did the very thing i am good at... counting money.. oh yea, by selling balloons. mr low... where is my profit share~? hehehe...

i do thank God for all the good things He's done for me and thru me.. and i thank God for the great company i have with me.. most of all, i thank God for God. =)

merry christmas to all!

to all at IBM... happy merry christmas!

POP!

venue: Home Team Academy
address: 501 OLD Choa Chu Kang Road...

whenever some road has OLD in it, it's not a good sign. either they are dark and ulu. in this case, it's both. the only place i know around that area is the QianHu Fish Farm. arghs~

anyway, i was there not for an excursion! went for the POP of ms wong! waited pretty long for the parade to start due to the rain. in the end, had it in the hall.. not as exciting, but still memorable nonetheless.

congrats tiffany!

setting my life on your living word!

watch it here!

screams out HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TIFFANY WONG TING TING........
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

yeaps! it's ting's bday... and she is only 16. *frown* neva mind.. give you a few more years, you can join my club 21. haha...

anyway, here's wishing you a happy and many blessings year ahead. grow strong gal!

bling again!

the pics are finally up!

~the club~

~the reception~
avoid the drug dealers!

~the cool gangsta dolls!~
jan and i were trying to show "811". i wonder why...

~the crime scene~
poor jeff

BREAKAWAY! i'm living for you! (updated)

yea! to all those who were wondering where i have been the past few days, i came back from a super duper exciting camp!

have not really gone for a camp in a zillion years, tot i'll be too rusty to run around like the kids.. but i guess i am still going strong yea! hahaha.. enjoyed this camp to the max, lah!

alright, wat have i brought back from this camp? lemme see...

friday was a mad rush to pack my stuffs, get pails from charlotte and charmaine, get sleeping bag from momoto's place, buy papaya and nuts from tbp, pick up weiwei, den head straight to kcpss. had a neva-ending meeting thereafter.

the planting of the clues for the treasure hunt was indeed challenging. looking back, considering that there were 20 pple in a group, we could have been more fierce in hiding the clues. hehe.

the skipping rope station was a challenge too! had to demo for some of the groups... at the expense of my poor dying knees.. boohoo.

and now for the thank you speeches...

big thank you to kimmy for opening up her place for us to stay! the thought of having 250 campers sharing the toilets to bathe is scary... and to aunty for cooking supper for us! while the rest of the campers had growling tummys in the camp, we were at home eating teow chew porridge! yay!

special thanks to weiwei for allowing me to sleep on the bed, and being the last one to wake up all the time! :p

also, thanks to:
peixin and xueli for taking care of everyone while we were away organising games.
ting for running with the vision of reaching out.
joann and cindy for volunteering to clean up the mess all the time
sk for being the obed-edom. u can do everything man! even pastor invited you up on stage!
edward, ken and kelvin for playing a big part in the camp.
angelin for rushing all the way from the airport to camp. u sure have strength.
adeline for being the bbq aunty as well as taking care of the girls. i'm sure they are eternally grateful to u for helping them queue up to bathe.
peihua for having such a desire to come for the camp. hope u learned a great deal from this camp.
the rest of paladin for having great attitudes! u guys are the best lah. =)

SPECIAL! pics hot from the oven!

thanks to our house IC, mr low! wat can i say, u are house ic, mascot maker, money provider, medic, campfire starter, all wrapped up into one! and of cos, thanks to pastor and the rest of the wyz leaders. you guys rock!

more camps next year? in the meantime, guys, lets work hard for XMAS!

bling bling!

hugz to darren and angela for taking the pains and effort to organise such a wonderful event! love it!

(will be back with pics!) eh- hem.. weiwei payaya.. upload upload..

the alethiometer says so...

*meow*

the armOr bearers

came across some photos which i have 'participated' in, but neva had a chance to lay my hands on.

decided to post it up. find me if u can. =)

p.s. we change ALOT in a short span of time dun we? hehe.

so many things, so little time.

[feeling] antsy.
things are unsettled. i am unprepared.

ai si ni shirley!

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for everything else, there's always SHIRLEY. hehehe. =)

love shirley for her camera, for her phototaking skills, and for that extra bit of effort in putting up all these funny captions!

standChart marathOn! (updated)

mel.. is that you? hehehe.
how come the adidas pple will take a photo of someone in nike??? so weird!**********
mel came in a whooping FOUR minutes faster than cindykOO! *applause!*

btw, i am going to participate next year. cos mel says he will carry me if i faint. =)

PROTEST!!!!

hell hath nO fury like a wOman whOse cab is charging her exOrbitant fares!
blessed is the wOman whO has perper, and pOkpOk. =)

beary cOnrad

Clockwise from top:

1. glad with her food. obviously the collage is such that you guys cant see how many bowls i have in front of me. hahaha.

2. machiam prom night, lah! the food came in batches, and we grew tired of waiting. the flowers and the decor came in real handy in our phototaking session. hehe.

3. ooh! here's the conrad bear! apparently, it created alot of hoohars that night. nonetheless, i got the bear! wahahha.

random thoughts...

have been deliberating the worthwhileness of being helpful. it sometimes does gets on my nerves to see how pple can take you for granted. but nonetheless, i shall juz be nice. after all, i answer to the One up there someday.

anyway, and so it was, we've moved back to EXPO! yay. nay, bittersweet really. it didnt make much difference to me in terms of waking time, whether it's expo or JW. juz that now, i have more freed up time on sunday to myself.

svc ended exceptionally early today. spent sometime lunching at airport. the olive tree pasta is still cheap and good, lah.

went recee for some nice pastries and bread after that. the 4 leaves mini world is still the best! 5 for $2.60. i need to stir myself up to be enthusiastic. how? sigh.
popped by Borders after that. time to myself was pretty therapeutic. flipped through the Bunny Suicide book. cant stop laughing (out loud) to myself. i tink i am a saddist. *muahaha*

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on a totally different note, we had our CHOCOLATE FONDUE on saturday. hehe. that $20 packet of chocolate is worth the money. good, considering i am one who aint very interested in chocolate. let's do it again another day. =)
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went to support DreamFactory at Bishan for a gig. PLAY ON's the name of the event. a smaller scale thingy compared to World Battle of the Bands. nonetheless, the standard of the musicians are there.
once again, we are the photo junkies!

happy wedding sherrifer and tzeyong!

juz came back from sherrifer and tzeyong's wedding dinner... turned out to be more fun than i've expected!

the wedding preparation (on our part) began in the afternoon. shirley came back with angbaos especially for weddings. managed to psycho her to give me one! hehe... it's 3 for $1 from simei btw, anyone needs can ask me to buy. hehe.

so grateful we can have more time to doll up! yayyay!

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will be back with LOADS of photos (that happened to be happily lodged in meiling and shirley's cammie)

fresh fish for sale today =)

"Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior." -Eph 4:31-

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A man was criticized for failing to provide for his family. Times were hard. He couldn't find a job so he decided to go into the fish business.

After his first catch, he set up shop underneath a sign he made: 'Fresh Fish for Sale Today!' The first passerby offered a criticism: 'Why would you use the word today? Everyone knows you don't want to sell them yesterday or tomorrow. That leaves only today to sell them.'

So he sawed off that last word and mounted the new version: 'Fresh Fish for Sale.' The next passerby asked, 'Why use the word Fresh? Do you mean to imply that at other times the fish are not fresh?' Again he changed his sign. Now it said, 'Fish for Sale.'

The next critic said, 'Why not leave off the words for Sale? Any numbskull would know that's why you have a fish market?' Finally, he wound up with only the word 'Fish.' Even then, he still had a critic. The next passerby said, 'Why do you need to put up a sign at all? Anyone who comes within half a mile of this place knows from the smell what you are selling!'

Folks who are determined to leave no stone unturned will find something to criticize about any endeavor we undertake.

nissan part 2

on another fateful night while waiting for the bus at the busstop... a white car stops at the traffic lights.

me: wow! wat a nice car! the fairlady!

ah lian: wat brand is that?

me: erm, nissan. y? u wan to cook for tonight's supper again?

ah lian: ............................................................................................

CONCLUSION:
i remember! hehehehehehe...

and the mOrnkey turns 1 year older!

yeaps! celebrated weiwei's sweet (erm) 16 yesterday.. bought her the bag of her life (without which she shall not settle for anything less, or so she says).

and of cos, creative me decides to draw a portrait of her! tadah! weiwei the fat monkey.

and NOW, for my heartfelt thanks to weiwei on her special day:

thanks for making yourself a BIG part of my life, neva failing to entertaining me with your excellent grammer and your only-you-will-laugh jokes.

thanks for being a trench buddy, although most of the time i am behind you while u dig. hehe. i promise to train up. =P