Sunday, January 30, 2005
I just came back from a camping trip to Pulau Ubin (by OAC) not long ago, and I haven't showered since friday night.
Anyways, this was one of the most different camps I ever went to. We had an abundance of food, thanks to our welfare reps. Other groups had only maggie mee for dinner, but we had Chunky canned mushroom soup (clam chowder some more), maggie mee, luncheon meat, tuna (4 different flavours!), pineapple and nata de coco and longan for dessert. We even had doughnuts and jellies, pocky and biscuits to eat along the way, in the middle of the forest during the hike. I mean, what kind of camp will you ever get so much food?! It's more like a food trail than a hike lor. But I enjoyed it though. :D
One memorable thing about this camp was the solo walk through the forest in the middle of the pitch dark night. I felt so small and lost in the middle of the dominating forest, and the darkness was really consuming. It's literally as the Chinese saying goes: 伸手不见五指 (stretch hand no see 5 fingers). I only had a torch to find my way through. I was feeling kinda frantic and scared, but I realised when I focused on God, thinking about how all that surround me are His creations and how He controls everything, it took away all fear. I was able to enjoy the coolness of the night air, and appreciate to the cacophony of insect calls instead of jumping at every shadow that dances.
In a way, I guess its also a lesson in itself - during the blindest part of your journey, when you can't see where you are heading and everything seems to be hindering your progress, keep focusing on God and trusting in Him to guide and protect you all the way through. And He will.
I really enjoyed this camp. Though short, but I made alot of new friends, and realised how small the world actually is. I saw how people with different personalities are able to come together to make a difference, and most importantly, learnt stuff that cannot be taught within the confines of the classrooms.
And I guess this camp will be etched in my memory, for a long time to come.
Or maybe not. I figured its basically just reverse psychology. The mind is an independent thing. Even if what is written is not me, my mind will just force me to fit my personality to whatever things are listed, just because its supposed to be a personality analysis, and it sounds good.
Or is it?
I am confused.
She is a daring type who can just do things differently from other people in her same society. She dares to fight for what she thinks belong to her.
Even if she acts confident she mostly feels alone. If she breaks up with someone , she won't show any emotion, even if she is hurting inside. Not for long she will come back to be the cheery and merry person again.
She likes to be the one who is right, so if you argue with her , let her win if it is not a big deal for you in that subject. She seldom shares her troubles because she does not want others to worry about her.
She is not a vulnerable type, so you do not have to worry about her, she will survive by herself. If she is with you when you get sick, she will certainly take care and look after you. Do not have secrets with her, she hates it. When she is sad , be understanding. When she is happy, be happy with her, she likes that.
You will not get bored with this type of girl. Someone who is close to her will know that deep down beneath that confident person, she is just as fragile as any girl. She is a fun person, and can be talkative or quiet as she chooses.
She has a short temper, but she is not a revenge type and will not think of pay back time. Most people might think of her as "one of a guy", but in fact she is a 100% woman. She is easily hurt, so be nice with her. If she really loves you, then you are lucky because she will remain true. Understand that sometimes she will be over confident and sometimes like to have power or act bossy.
But more importantly there was a mini celebration for those born in the first 3 months of the year. There was a partially melted chocolate cake, and not to forget, presents~ (: I've got a 2 jars of sweets and chocs, and 1 of saga seeds (to add to my collection). :D Thanks seven d! I love you guys!
So the natural place to head for dinner was the steamboat at Marina Bay, and it was a good bargain 'cause its buffet for $10, but I didn't really enjoy it because I was bothered by something. But all I have to say is, I thank God for this revelation of how things really are, and not what I thought it was. It's too long to mention in detail, but I'll blog about it next time.
But all in all, I'm beginning to develop an attachment to my class.
Which is not very good because it'll make it all the more difficult to say goodbye. :(
I don't know why but Orientation passed by like, whoosh. So fast... And I have to admit, my class is fun! And my senior class is even fun-ner! They are the nicest bunch of people I've ever met for a long time already.
I shall do selective blogging 'cause typing everything about the past week will just simply murder me lah.
First of all, I think the academic talks and subject introduction talks on the first 2 days were very useful and interesting, and most inspiring was the principal's speech. I don't know why my friends all think otherwise though. After listening to all those talks, I felt very inspired to study hard because I can almost visualise my future ahead of me, the path that God wants me to take (maybe?).
The orientation program ended last night. And during the song- singing part I was quite sad because it made me think about all my friends back in NY, all the people I had to say goodbye to. Even though I was with my seven-D class with our arms around each other's shoulders, and my classmates were having the time of their lives shouting and lalala-ing the songs like there's no tomorrow, I couldn't help but feel sad. Suddenly, just suddenly, I didn't want to embrace this changing phase. I want to just remain stationary and remain in Sec 4 in NY.
I miss four eight so much.
I thought my night was spoilt because I cldn't stop feeling so sad. But our senior class started this train thing (which is coincidentally the NY tradition) running about the central plaza. That really hyped me up. And after that was the mass dance! And even though I can't dance for nuts, I must say I really had a fun time dancing. The whole place was packed with people, so I just grabbed a dance partner, which happened to be my classmate. It feels good to just laugh throughout the dance because both of us can't dance even if you paid us a million dollars, and because my dance partner was so funny though I don't know why, I just found him very funny. So the night ended on a high note for me, so different from how I was feeling initially. God really has His ways of making me feel better. (:
So lectures begin next week, and thus begins a new year of school. There are so many people I've met and still wanna meet, so many friends I wanna get to know better, and suddenly, just suddenly, I feel so charged up about this changing phase of my life, like it holds so many new beginnings.
I have a feeling I'll enjoy JC life. ;)
I spent the last moments of the past year in my church's Night Watch Service, rejoicing with the people who gave thanks to God for doing miracles in their lives, and praying for nations, especially in the wake of the tsunami disaster, amidst many others.
I've got so many things to say about the past year, but its impossible to list every single thing down 'cause so many things happened, both the good and the bad. I don't wanna start, because I know I'll never end. Nevertheless, I just wanna thank God for giving me all the good times, the laughter, the fun, the achievements, the glory. For blessing me with so many good things, some which I don't even deserve.
But even amidst the good, I also wanna thank God for giving me the bad times, 'cause I know these are precious lessons that He wants me to learn in life. And these are the times that will help me learn to trust in God and in His power. It is only when I'm weak, that I'd be able to grow stronger in faith.
So as a new year begins, I pray God will continue to guide me and lead me, and mould me into the person He wants me to be, and reveal His will for me in my life.
And to all you people out there, may your year be filled with joy and God's blessings! (:
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Though not fantastic but they are tangible memories I have of my time in Chiang Mai.
I just came back from a camping trip to Pulau Ubin (by OAC) not long ago, and I haven't showered since friday night.
Anyways, this was one of the most different camps I ever went to. We had an abundance of food, thanks to our welfare reps. Other groups had only maggie mee for dinner, but we had Chunky canned mushroom soup (clam chowder some more), maggie mee, luncheon meat, tuna (4 different flavours!), pineapple and nata de coco and longan for dessert. We even had doughnuts and jellies, pocky and biscuits to eat along the way, in the middle of the forest during the hike. I mean, what kind of camp will you ever get so much food?! It's more like a food trail than a hike lor. But I enjoyed it though. :D
One memorable thing about this camp was the solo walk through the forest in the middle of the pitch dark night. I felt so small and lost in the middle of the dominating forest, and the darkness was really consuming. It's literally as the Chinese saying goes: 伸手不见五指 (stretch hand no see 5 fingers). I only had a torch to find my way through. I was feeling kinda frantic and scared, but I realised when I focused on God, thinking about how all that surround me are His creations and how He controls everything, it took away all fear. I was able to enjoy the coolness of the night air, and appreciate to the cacophony of insect calls instead of jumping at every shadow that dances.
In a way, I guess its also a lesson in itself - during the blindest part of your journey, when you can't see where you are heading and everything seems to be hindering your progress, keep focusing on God and trusting in Him to guide and protect you all the way through. And He will.
I really enjoyed this camp. Though short, but I made alot of new friends, and realised how small the world actually is. I saw how people with different personalities are able to come together to make a difference, and most importantly, learnt stuff that cannot be taught within the confines of the classrooms.
And I guess this camp will be etched in my memory, for a long time to come.
writing at 7:45 PM
Friday, January 21, 2005
Or maybe not. I figured its basically just reverse psychology. The mind is an independent thing. Even if what is written is not me, my mind will just force me to fit my personality to whatever things are listed, just because its supposed to be a personality analysis, and it sounds good.
Or is it?
I am confused.
writing at 11:14 PM
AQUARIUS
If you like a girl in this zodiac be prepared to be very happy or be very sorry. She is a very busy person with her own matters, similar to a guy in this zodiac. She is able to live by herself without any guy in her life, a very strong person indeed.
Not because she does not have a dream guy, but if she cannot find such person, so what. Because she thinks she can do anything that a man can do. She is a leader , a real confident type.
Not because she does not have a dream guy, but if she cannot find such person, so what. Because she thinks she can do anything that a man can do. She is a leader , a real confident type.
She is a daring type who can just do things differently from other people in her same society. She dares to fight for what she thinks belong to her.
Even if she acts confident she mostly feels alone. If she breaks up with someone , she won't show any emotion, even if she is hurting inside. Not for long she will come back to be the cheery and merry person again.
She likes to be the one who is right, so if you argue with her , let her win if it is not a big deal for you in that subject. She seldom shares her troubles because she does not want others to worry about her.
She is not a vulnerable type, so you do not have to worry about her, she will survive by herself. If she is with you when you get sick, she will certainly take care and look after you. Do not have secrets with her, she hates it. When she is sad , be understanding. When she is happy, be happy with her, she likes that.
You will not get bored with this type of girl. Someone who is close to her will know that deep down beneath that confident person, she is just as fragile as any girl. She is a fun person, and can be talkative or quiet as she chooses.
She has a short temper, but she is not a revenge type and will not think of pay back time. Most people might think of her as "one of a guy", but in fact she is a 100% woman. She is easily hurt, so be nice with her. If she really loves you, then you are lucky because she will remain true. Understand that sometimes she will be over confident and sometimes like to have power or act bossy.
writing at 10:42 PM
Sunday, January 16, 2005
But more importantly there was a mini celebration for those born in the first 3 months of the year. There was a partially melted chocolate cake, and not to forget, presents~ (: I've got a 2 jars of sweets and chocs, and 1 of saga seeds (to add to my collection). :D Thanks seven d! I love you guys!
So the natural place to head for dinner was the steamboat at Marina Bay, and it was a good bargain 'cause its buffet for $10, but I didn't really enjoy it because I was bothered by something. But all I have to say is, I thank God for this revelation of how things really are, and not what I thought it was. It's too long to mention in detail, but I'll blog about it next time.
But all in all, I'm beginning to develop an attachment to my class.
Which is not very good because it'll make it all the more difficult to say goodbye. :(
writing at 11:45 PM
Saturday, January 08, 2005
I don't know why but Orientation passed by like, whoosh. So fast... And I have to admit, my class is fun! And my senior class is even fun-ner! They are the nicest bunch of people I've ever met for a long time already.
I shall do selective blogging 'cause typing everything about the past week will just simply murder me lah.
First of all, I think the academic talks and subject introduction talks on the first 2 days were very useful and interesting, and most inspiring was the principal's speech. I don't know why my friends all think otherwise though. After listening to all those talks, I felt very inspired to study hard because I can almost visualise my future ahead of me, the path that God wants me to take (maybe?).
The orientation program ended last night. And during the song- singing part I was quite sad because it made me think about all my friends back in NY, all the people I had to say goodbye to. Even though I was with my seven-D class with our arms around each other's shoulders, and my classmates were having the time of their lives shouting and lalala-ing the songs like there's no tomorrow, I couldn't help but feel sad. Suddenly, just suddenly, I didn't want to embrace this changing phase. I want to just remain stationary and remain in Sec 4 in NY.
I miss four eight so much.
I thought my night was spoilt because I cldn't stop feeling so sad. But our senior class started this train thing (which is coincidentally the NY tradition) running about the central plaza. That really hyped me up. And after that was the mass dance! And even though I can't dance for nuts, I must say I really had a fun time dancing. The whole place was packed with people, so I just grabbed a dance partner, which happened to be my classmate. It feels good to just laugh throughout the dance because both of us can't dance even if you paid us a million dollars, and because my dance partner was so funny though I don't know why, I just found him very funny. So the night ended on a high note for me, so different from how I was feeling initially. God really has His ways of making me feel better. (:
So lectures begin next week, and thus begins a new year of school. There are so many people I've met and still wanna meet, so many friends I wanna get to know better, and suddenly, just suddenly, I feel so charged up about this changing phase of my life, like it holds so many new beginnings.
I have a feeling I'll enjoy JC life. ;)
writing at 10:09 PM
Saturday, January 01, 2005
I spent the last moments of the past year in my church's Night Watch Service, rejoicing with the people who gave thanks to God for doing miracles in their lives, and praying for nations, especially in the wake of the tsunami disaster, amidst many others.
I've got so many things to say about the past year, but its impossible to list every single thing down 'cause so many things happened, both the good and the bad. I don't wanna start, because I know I'll never end. Nevertheless, I just wanna thank God for giving me all the good times, the laughter, the fun, the achievements, the glory. For blessing me with so many good things, some which I don't even deserve.
But even amidst the good, I also wanna thank God for giving me the bad times, 'cause I know these are precious lessons that He wants me to learn in life. And these are the times that will help me learn to trust in God and in His power. It is only when I'm weak, that I'd be able to grow stronger in faith.
So as a new year begins, I pray God will continue to guide me and lead me, and mould me into the person He wants me to be, and reveal His will for me in my life.
And to all you people out there, may your year be filled with joy and God's blessings! (:
writing at 3:04 PM
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Though not fantastic but they are tangible memories I have of my time in Chiang Mai.
writing at 2:49 PM
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