Thank you Lord for so many things.

to seek; to hunger; to find
an experience
incoporating
wisdom
tenacity
resilience
and sweet sweet success-
pulled from the verge of failure.

yes, i am grateful for securing two jobs.

i know there are many who do not have
this security; the knowledge of being able to
carve a living for ones own life.
a thirst for independence fulfilled.

and yet i reflect on what i ve been through.
the many interviews
the many job scouting sessions

in the beginning-
that youthful confidence
then after falling a few times
the slow gloom
the disppointment of we'll-call-you-laters
the fluttering of hopes' wings when
a walk-in began.

many tell me how i should spend my time
many try to change my mind-

but will they ever understand?

do they think my thoughts?
do they know who i really am?

i do not justify my actions
nor do i see people as bad or good,
indeed
people are always a little of both.

but Jesus knows.
100% man, 100% God.
He gave me these jobs;
Hs voice i hear, but when i listen-

do the words take on a second meaning?

I need not look for jobs?
because He has already secured me one. (or two ^^)

Jehovah Jireh-
the Lord my Provider reigns =)

finally, a blog with archives.
now i can go back in time conveiniently.

my life is effectively termed: busy.

on sat- first church service after 3 weeks!
did i mention how great hannah is?
she was the first one to hug me when i got back.
meixin the second- gawd i love them both ^^

on sun- we went to sentosa!
was great to chill out with my church mates again
waiting in the cool blue-hued harbourfront station
and just crapping together with cass and meixin..
playing hard at captains ball-
it felt like the good ol' badminton days again.
best players were easily xue yan and elgay-
one is too fit and the other too tall,
though i d say
teamwork always save the day ^^
the sun was like a happy drug-
cass and i were completely drunk
and suntanned at the end- heading back
to vivo and laughing like nutcases XD
tried dontaing blood later too
but my iron content was too low =X
tie-doggie-balloons-behind-my-back dude
made me a green dog balloon tho-
so it wasnt so bad.

on mon- me and my friend watched twilight!
i thought it was so cool how edward was
showing off his predator skills in the forest-

''as if you could fight me off! *zoom*
as if you could kill me! *zooms again*''

we skipped the bbq later cuz we
felt so dead beat (had enough energy
to go shopping around orchard tho in the end)
thanks for the pink xmas present friend =D

then tues (today)-
went to sing plaza to meet ver, mer and james!
hahas we went to watch Yes man!
dont know why i saw so many ny people
well first the gang, yes.
then jason and ericia, el couple watching
the same movie.
then joyce with her friends eating at cathay.
then heng xiong and his guy friends when we
were entering the theatres.
jim carrey acted well in this show and i found myself
hurtling out of my seat laughing.
then talk more in the comfort of ben and jerrys
mini disco den.

do i fill my life with activities on purpose?
i dont think so.
i wouldn enjoy it so much then ^^

boo. this is me and Syazana ^^

oh my goodness. its the BUTTONS AT MIDNIGHT!
















this is part of the 18-19th dec batch of
SYOGOC camp class!
and thats mark on top, our teacher =)
boy i ll miss some of you guys terribly















this is bob.
funnyman of the class, and thanks to him
i ll always think:
"circle,circle, DOT,DOT' in his gay voice
when i see his face. XD


and if blogger is kind enough,
you will get the whole footage.
if not, the voice alone is good enough for laughs
frommm THE BUTTONS XD




my GOODNESS XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKcAbWeHgVY

my favourie athlete.

and now you ll know why ^^

at the SYOGOC Sports Presentation Camp now!

i have never laughed so hard when Mark Richmond

was our teacher today XD

The people are amazingly cool-

half from RGS, a quart from NYP and the rest from

a mish-mash of backgrounds.

made lots of good friends-

Syazana is my closest bud tho ^^

she makes me feel calm and i laugh

like crazy (with the rest of the class) when she s presenting

Spore s world no. 1 gymnast!

Hallelujah!
this just came in:
i got a CDC and CCC Good Progress Award!
PRAISE THE LORD FOR TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
and the GOOD PROGRESS AWARD fron NYJC
i really love my school

andd
yesterday i volunteered at the library and
i made new friends!
YY
Shun T
May T
andd Benita! hahaha got ur name right this time
it was super cool -
we made complete strangers sign huge
magnificient white inflatable balloons for the
Marina Bay Countdown Show 2008!

it was zai manns-
the look when peoples
grumpy or tight or unhappy faces suddenly
lighting up into a smile.
then scribbling their well wishes and merry xmases
on those surreal jumbo objects..

no need for babies to do that-
the feeling is just beautiful,
makes you feel like something is lighting up
inside of you as well.

my fave dude is
wo shi mi lao shu* (i am mickey mouse)
laughing our heads off as he told us his dream
present would be a little engine at the back of his car
and if u go too close!
it ll horn:
kaopeikaopeikaopei

hahahahs still laughing when i think abt it
he told us his son bullied him so he ll like to bully
him back ( way to go old friend )

the stuff is so addictive
we ended up writing and drawing notes ourselves
(May T: Dear Jane if you see this pls marry me)
and
YYs :xiang YY!)
random strangers writing:
God answered my prayers yesterday
and even
Happy New Years in German and Phillipines lang

Thank God for helping me overcome jet-lag
to enjoy those happy hours ^^

i know your jealous of my life- so go get your own. ^^
(get a life! hahahas)
gg off for another volunteer session now:
a drama workshop for kids!

God give me the strength of Mother Theresa (my heroine)
to love the little children and have another awesome session

i pray i ll be more than a volunteer
ill be a good friend.

amen.





i know you

when i stepped off the plane-
the first thing i felt was a gust.

a gust of steam-
the sensation of wet, moist humid air all around me
lasting for just a fraction of a second,

and i knew i was home. ^^



putting my life from auto mode-
back into full speed.

exciting, my life is. ^^


its good to trust the Lord.
-quoted and translated from Chinese from a skilled
artisan who twisted copper metal into stunning Chinese characters

in fan ti zi no less.

last day i m enjoying a full hotel suite
complete with
a full kitchen (not those fake table-top kinds
but with an oven, and a
stove for pots and pans and cutlery)
a living room with a sofa tt unfolds into a second bed
with a tv with 36 channels including HBO, Cinemax
and starmovies.
a bedroom with a king-sized pristine white soft bedwraps
a bathroom with a bathtub tt can be filled to the brim.
two phone sets to call the recep for extra pillows
the perogative to mess up the whole place
go out and play the whole day
and come back to find it cleaned and neat again.

there are many places and sights i ve seen these two weeks
but a place i ll miss terribly is the one

right where i d call in Shanghai-
my (luxury) home away from home.

Thank you Lord for this place and my parents who love
me and my siblings so much they are willing to foot the bill.

some stuff you d probably never knew about
China:

1. Babies-Toddlers are treated almost like royalty.
(thanks to a la one-child policy)
and they all look so darn rosy-cheeks cute- its unbelivable.

2. The streets are the scariest.
green light or not, motorists
have full right to curve round bends and streets in Shanghai
horning is mandatory to gently remind pedestrians to get out of the way
unless you wanna foot his/her hospital bills.

3. Taxis have a plastic cover to protect the cabbie, seperating him from
onboard passengers. (quite laudable, Spore should too)

4. you know the saying, if every China natioinal were to spit on you,
you d drown?
its lucky i can swim.

(a little exaggerated, but spitting is a bad habit-
still not stomped out proper)

5. Bargaining. its one of the biggest mental pyschological games
you can play in the wonder shopping lanes of China.
eg. i got a wallet from 180 yuan (opening price) to 30 yuan!
but its hard work, really.
tip: better to get the shopkeeper to like you than put down
the price by comparing it to cheap fake trash.

6. Smoking. 2 out of 3 people i estimate, smoke.

7. China has really improved from the past.
the restaurants i ve been to have koi in mini riverlets
with small bridges too to walk over them- and you pay about
as much compared to high-class foodcourt dishes!
Subway is also twice as cheap (admittedly, the subs were on offer)
i went to toilets where i didnt want to leave.
(Hyatt Hotel, Hangzhou)
ps. sadly i didnt stay there =X

8. The biggest bookstore in Shanghai is a full SEVEN storeys large.
okayy cant think of much else now

oh! and the people can be very...feisty.
or, independent.
all myths about demure, quiet Shanghai women are kinda blown away
when you see how well-dressed and sophisticated they dress.
and they will fight!
with loud voices and all, men and women.
something i admire actually, the ability not to be cowed,
and to fight back for what you believe in.

the example i saw was not very good though, it was a lady tout
trying to give illegal tour services. (not a official tour guide)
she and the police park rangers were fighting so loudly
she was forcibly chased out by at least 2-3 of them.

even then, she was still yelling.

thank God (no seriously) for the duo computers
in my hotel lobby in Shanghai

my fingers thus runneth over thy blaque blaque keyboard-
sweet hp LT706 screen, speakth to me.

rights.=/
anyway, i have spent the last 5 days in China!

today was fun ^^
why?
i found a whole five yuan note on the mrt!
(its one dollar plus in Sing really)

but i had it converted to one jiao (cent) coins
and then i dropped one into any beggars tin cup i saw!
lemme tell you
theres a LOT of beggars for such a rich city.

some lay smack prostate in the middle of the pavements
some (the women) carry their young children
some are disabled
soem are truly dishellved and unkempt
some sneak into eateries and restaurants
to get kicked out by staff
and push themselves on rusty wheelchairs
some dont have wheelchairs.
they sit on cardboard and hold plaques
some kowtow continously
some kneel in front of you at a crowded traffic junction
the elderly can be the most heartwrenching
when you give money to one
more can follow you right across roads
tugging at your warm snug jacket sleeves

and in the busy weekend crowd
in the frigid winter of three degree coldness
through the glass windows of posh restaurants
where groups dine of huge tang baos and
feast on delicacies-
in the midst of throngs of people
everyone studiously ignores you./

think you ve got troubles again?

this is not a one-sided attack-
there are many things that i love about China
great food
fantastic shopping (bargains galore)
close family time exploring the emerging superpower
of the world.

but of all the things that irk me-
this is probably the one that impacts me most.

ok this post is a little pessimistic i admit
but-
welcome to the real world.