I miss Italy and Germany

so I am back from Italy and Germany and synod youth camp....feeling rather tired
I really really wanna Thank God for this wonderful experience in Europe. It is my first time there and i love it:D I hope to go back there some time soon:D it was realy an eye-opener.
Highlights include:
ITALY: Sistine chapel in Vatican city(it is country on its own btw) Michelangelo is really talented:)(he is actually a sculptor) the paintings are beautiful, haha and it is really cool to know wat he was thinking when he painting them (he painted the person who criticised he works as a devil...LOL & he painted himself in the painting too)
oh and i climbed Mt Vesuvius-a volcano, my 1st time climbing a volcano and its active. I also visted the city of Pompeii, which was covered in ashes by a huge eruption, but archilogist have managed to recover and reconstruct the city and they are actually rather modern and interesting.
the Colosseum was really amazing, the architecture was cool.
And the Trevi fountain is the most beautiful fountain i have ever seen. I tossed a coin in meaning i am ensured a return to Rome! yay! haha.
Venice is just LOVELY, I must must go there again, maybe for my honeymoon and take a ride in a gondole!LOL the senery in Venice is AWESOMEly Beautiful, the masks were pretty and the gondoles enchanting. I just hope that it would not disappear due to global warming:( oh and i learnt alot more about the catholic/christian history in the catacombs-v.interesting.

I really really wanted to vist Italy(especially Rome and Venice)since before i ever heard about this trip and i am very thankful that the Lord blessed me with this amazing journey. I never expect to go to Italy at the age of 15. I think there were many events that happened during this time but i think that it was the right decision to go for this trip, it is really a very different and interesting experience. THANK YOU LORD:D
Austria: we visted Mozart's birthplace, its a beautiful town:D oh and i love the acceries shop "claire's" :D oh and i saw the place where the sound of music was filmed.
Salt Mine--> it was exciting. took a tram at 1st then walked, its like a disney land ride with videos and stuff like that down there. the salt mine is in both Austria and Germany, so there was a point where i crossed the border:D I stood directly above the line and I was in 2 places at 1 time!(a walk to remember) BUT i forgot to take a picture!!! anyway it was really interesting and at a point, we crossed the salt lake via a boat:) and to go down the mine, we used slides, it was really fun. to go up we took an escalator.
Germany: the dachua memorial camp was depressing, the prisoners were forced to give up their freedom, rights and human diginity. i would describe it as horribly disturbingly inhumane. I hope there will be no more wars. world peace:) anyway it was really windy and chilly there in the camp.
Documentation centre: it is like a museum abt the Nazis/germany. they used this equipment that when you press the numbers it will read to you wat is on the board in english. (the boards are in German) same goes for videos. CooL.
Christmas Markets: they were all very pretty and festive, like Singapore's Pasa Malum, just that they sell christmassy stuff, somewhat like a carnival too. love all the goodies/candies/cookies they sell.
all in all I enjoyed myself v.much:) yay! oh not to forget those renewed and new friendships i made:D Had a superb time, missing it so much.
Youth camp for me was great because i was able to meet friends that i havent seen in a long long time, friends i made from the clown musical:)and gotta know pple who i didnt know were christians(moreover coming from presbyterian churches)im still wondering who my angel is..hahaha, oh there is this really great Singapore's own acapella group called agapella:) that performed for us during finale night:) check out their website www.agapella.net I must thank God for preventing me from falling ill til the very last day of camp, and guess wat? NO JET LAG....yippies:D

What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been in situations where someone wants you to

GIVE OVER 100%.

How about ACHIEVING 101%?

What equals 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions:
If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

If:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

And:

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

And:
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

BUT, look how far the love of God will take you:
L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

I saw Wang LeeHom Live!

:)yippies! I went for the 签唱会 on 30th Sept 2007:D it was super crowed....I didnt wanna go at 1st cause I had exams the following week but my brother persusaded me to go...I feel kind of Bad cause we only had a ticket and he couldnt go in to listen:( but there were people who bought/brought more than 1 cd per person! Anyway, after I ate lunch and his persusasion....we took a cab to junction8. I went in alone and my position was quite front, but im quite short and was still block:(. there was alot of waiting time....I think he only appeared at 3plus....i was trying to study ss but with all the screaming fans it was hard to concentrate:( Anyway, he arrived and sang 落叶归根,改变自己&我们的歌。 He is v.charismastic:D the performance was great:) but he didnt look at me when he signed my cd:( haha...oh and they limit 2 cd per person and one girl asked me to help her sign one....
sigh...the Reasons why I love WLH is also the reasons why i hate him!lol
1. cool
2.supper talented (he can sing,dance,act,songwrite,play soo many instruments)
3.charimastic
4.love the east meets west idea
5.love the one person band idea
6.good-looking
therefore, making him really lovable but at the same time very distracting and hateful....hahaha

Dancing with God

this was sent to me in an email:
G U I D A N C E
This is amazing that someone even thought of this! When I meditated on the word Guidance,I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky. When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music. One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another. It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully. The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other. My eyes drew back to the word Guidance. When I saw "G": I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i". "God, "u" and "i" dance." God, you, and I dance. As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life. Once again, I became willing to let God lead. My prayer for you today is that God's blessings and mercies are upon you on this day and everyday. May you abide in God, as God abides in you. Dance together with God, trusting God to lead and to guide you through each season of your life. This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached. If God has done anything for you in your life, please share this message with someone else. There is no cost but a lot of rewards; so let's continue to pray for one another. And I Hope You Dance !

Thank you Lord for sustaining me and giving me awesome results.

Faith

yay! common test are over:D just wanna share that I felt stress during the exam period and when i did my QT i felt that God assured me when i read 2corrintians:4 =D. There was also another time where i felt down, depressed and hurt. And deborah sent me a powerpoint silde which lifted me up:) and later i read a book with short stoires and the story i read was on one of forgiveness:D tt we needa forgive our brother 7x70 times. :D
so i learnt tt when we go thr trails and troubles we needa have faith-->confidence in God's fatihfulness to me in an uncertain world towards an unknown future. Believe that what we are going thr will help us to be moulded into a better person=)

Seasons of Life

well, i know its kind of late to be posting abt SOL but I really wanna talk abt it:D well, we went thr 5 stages of life. I loved the teenage stage the best where we watched the move FACING THE GAINTS. Its a really cool/inspiring/beautiful show:D taught me that its possible to glorify God in all aspects of my life. anyway...the childhood stage was also fun where we went to west coast park, loved zero point.:) I think the most important lesson learnt was at the cemetry where I learnt that life is short and we needa treasure life and how I needa live life to the fullest....now tt I think abt it, i wanna die w/o regrets...

You Are An Intro-Extrovert!

Sometimes you're social - sometimes you're shy You've got a bit of an Introvert / Extrovert split going on You enjoy all sorts of situations. Parties, small groups, and alone time. Too much of one, and you'll long for the other. You need variety! Chances are, you've got both serious and fun friends - and they don't get along.

Are You An Extroverted or Introverted Girl?

haha

ok i know im not supposed to say this but the previous post was made by Peiyi when she came to my hse....and we did not have bs in the end.:(

HALLO! went out with peiyi today:) cabbed to cine then ate and talked. never see her for so long. AHAHAHAH. wanted to watch transformers but then all sold out. ended up taking neoprints and window shopping. LOL. went forever 21 and saw this pair of sunglasses for like only thirteen dollars. wanted to buy but. no money. then peiyi's friends came. they were quite nice. :D just walked and talked. AHAHA. it rhymes. anyways. after that peiyi came over to my house. then i went bible study.:) me and peiyi with short hair. AHHAHA.:)

Story of pencils

This story was shared to me by ShiQi. There was a pencil manufacturer. Before sending the pencils he made to other companies, he told the pencils to remember four things and they will succeed in thier lives.
1. What is most important is what is inside you, the lead
2. Always remember to leave a mark whereever you go.
3. When you have made a mistake, use the eraser at the bottom to erase the mistakes and start over again.
4. Most importantly, sometimes you may feel a sudden sharp pain. When you get sharpened by a sharpener, it may be painful but it is essential as it makes you a better pencil. After that, he sent them away.

1st post in 2007

haha....I think this is my 1st post in 2007....took me 6 months to do it.lol. Anyway, as you can see I have gotten a new layout:)Thanks Guin! oh and Thank you Michellina for the previous one:)So I have decided to use this blog to share unique/interesting experiences/stories/things hoping to inspire, motivate, express my thanks OR just for FUN, enjoyment, entertainment:) oh btw, I have a personal journal(hand written one) so tt y i will only blog when i have something to share. maybe shall start with Helen Keller....I know we have heard of her many many times...I have only recently just thought abt how blessed I am to at least have eyes tt can see, ears tt can hear. imgaine if we didnt have tt ability to do so....yet sometimes we take these abilities for granted....and we say tt we did not see anything special today....Furthermore, she expresses immense amounts of gratitude.