HE was there with me ALL the way..

a stupid move led to the strain of a thigh muscle.. [believe me.. when i say stupid, i MEAN stupid.. haha..] it hurt so bad that i couldn't even walk properly.. *bleah* you evil saddistic people out there should have seen the way i had to hobble around whereever i went.. don't even talk about the 8flights of stairs i had to limp everyday to reach my homeroom which is located on the 4th floor.. -.-''' yup.. anyway, the pain lessened a little as the days went by but then this HUGE event loomed up ahead and i got worried.. it was the school's Annual Cross-Country at MacRitchie!!! and since this would be the last year in the school, i'd badly wanted to do well.. my spirits were crushed when i couldn't start training for it.. well, anyway, i had no choice.. recovery was more important so i decided not to push it.. two weeks of watching my fellow competitors train for the run kinda made me jealous but, hey.. i'll wait and see if it's His desire for me to run.. *shrug*

first, lets talk about last year.. heh.. JC1, still within the first three months.. there was this guy who was kinda kewt.. wasn't in my class, but he was taking the same subject combination and in the same class as a close friend of mine.. [i had plenty of eXcuse to hang around them.. *bleah*] yup.. well, although he was just eyecandy, some friends would tease me as though i liked him.. hehe.. played along.. until i almost believed i liked him! *:O* haha.. but that's actually something impossible because i don't really believe you can like a person [as in the love kinda like? heh..] until you really get to know the person.. yeah.. and this super-kewt anime-character-looking kinda guy was an extremely shy person.. so, haha.. did we ever hold a conversation? hmm.. i don't really think so.. the occassional "hi" & "bye" was considered a great achievement already.. hehe.. *:P*

okayy.. ANYWAY, i've got this thing about running any races.. it's to run for my precious PaPaGod.. yup.. every single 2.4km run, Sports Day event, Cross Country race? well, yeah.. i did it for Him.. mmm.. actually, i know it's because He gave me the strength to run, that's why i could.. *smiles* heh.. then came THIS X-Country run.. [referring to last year's one.. *:P*] WELL, i kinda got distracted.. yup.. i badly wanted to get that guy's recognition.. haha.. don't ask me why.. maybe it's because i'm not eXactly very good at my studies so that's the only way to have someone notice me? aiyah.. was so stupid larh.. but, yeah.. i ran the race for the WRONG reason.. for a GUY.. can you believe it? heh.. *sheepish grin*

haha.. so here's the picture.. i'm new to the MacRitchie route 'cause my secondary school always ran at some Jurong Park or something.. yeah.. and the scenery there isn't way very good larh.. haha.. anyway, so i'm giving it all i've got for a long time.. lotsa stamina, lotsa drive.. rambled through the forest, up and down the treacherous hills.. [heh.. didn't expect so much terrain.. *:S*] and i haven't stopped at all.. then i'm passing a bunch of councillors flanking the "race course".. didn't know what that meant at that time but i suddenly felt myself full of fatigue.. i wanted to give up.. slowed down.. counted 11 people who passed me.. wondered where they got that sudden burst of energy.. *:S* until i saw the finish line less than 100m away from me.. dash with all my might. GREAT! i've completed the race.. what's my position number? oh. disappointment. 30. *sigh* did you know that they only gave out medals to the top 20? *argh* and i had let ELEVEN people overtake me? i could have received one!! oh, well.. so from that i learnt that it doesn't pay to run for the wrong reasons.. haha.. or something like that..

yup.. this year, i was certain the same thing wasn't going to happen.. but, with my leg like that, walk also pain, how to run? *:S* haha.. i told my Cell Group members about it and they prayed for me.. my parents too.. even on the night before, it had still hurt and i was already asking my mum if she could write a letter so that i could 'pon' school.. but i later decided to put that on hold and have my Quiet Time with PaPaGod instead.. was just following my devotional guide and reading the Bible passage for the day when it suddenly popped out of the page and clung onto my heart..

Habakkuk 3:19 "The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights..."

at that instant, I knew that He wanted me to run - and to run for Him once again.. and since He did, i decided to fully rely on Him for the relief of pain, for the lack of training, strength and preparation and for the need of sleep i had accumulated over the past few nights, preparing for a Bio test coming up the day after the Cross Country.. i went to sleep with the muscle still tender but the next morning when i woke up, i was ready to run!

and i did! i made a personal achievement and i knew i did it for Him.. *:)*

He WAS with me ALL the way.. *grin*

school's reopened..

we're back to the routine of studying.. only, much harder.. horrible timetables with evening PEs instead of morning ones.. earliest day still nearly 3pm.. *bleah*
but it's kinda kewl that there more J1 Christian students.. yup! morning worship fills 3/4 of LT1 wor.. heh.. no joke.. hope it remains the same through out the year.. anyway, SFC's already started planning for the upcoming Easter Week! kinda eXcited about it.. Auditions for the Life Concert Band starting le.. think i'll be doing Multimedia again this year, but hey.. it's kewl.. *:D*

The most memorable eXperience the last holiday:

Boxing Day. The older youth from The Joshua Connection had dinner together at Jack's Place. Table booked for 16 but there were more. Anyway, we were led to a section of the restaurant, probably only for people who make reservations, where we found candles at our table. Kinda kewl. One row girls, one row guys. Normal chatter before dinner. Guys started passing stuff under the table but since all of us(girls AND guys) had decided to dress up for the occasion[oh.. i didn't have anything nice to wear, i ended up borrowing a skirt from my younger sister.. heh..], i couldn't possibly bend over and peep under the table..! had to umm.. TRY to be not chor-lor or clumsy or umm.. UNREFINED that night.. *bleah* anyway, before all of us knew it, the guys presented each girl infront of him a pretty pink rose.. *:)* enjoyed that night thoroughly..

i'm back! *grinz*

from my trip to malaysia.. *:)*
26th November - 4th December

1. USJ [2days]
(a) stayed with A.Rina, U.Bernard, Reuben, Abigail & BENJI..
(b) dinner with A.BeeKheng, U.Jason, Steen & Seth
(c) missed supper with Reuben, Abigail & Benji *:(*
(d) REUBEN'S BAPTISM!!! [EEE.. green water.. *:S*]
(e) watched "Agent Cody Banks"
(f) watched "Agent Cody Banks 2"

2. Penang [4days]
(a) checked in to the usual place
(b) visit AhMa & AhGor
(c) ate good food
(d) shopping*
(e) visit AhMa & AhGor
(f) ate good food
(g) shopping*
(h) visit AhMa & AhGor
(i) ate good food
(j) shopping*.. [heh.. you get the idea.. *:P*]
*i don't usually shop alot.. but this time i had to replenish some of my closet! cleaared out about 3bags of i-cannot-wear-already clothes that had been sitting there taking up space for years!

3. Ipoh [half a day]
(a) met A.Rina, U.Bernard, Reu, Abi & Ben again!
(b) ate the ever-so-famous Ipoh Hor Fun.. [mmM-MMmm]
(c) chit chat
(d) gossipped about the "green guy" and the "black guy".. [SOMEONE said that they were kewt!!! *:S*]

4. Cameron Highlands [1&ahalf days]
(a) ate good food [but many flies, larh!!
(b) visited this Methodist Centre called Chefoo
(c) "tabletennis"ed with Sal & Reu
(d) "seesaw"ed with Sal & Ben against Sar & Abi [haha.. my side won.. *grin*]
(e) toured the place [looks like a good campsite.. coupled with the bball court, soccer field, stream.. awesome sight.. *:)*]
(f) went to where we were to stay
(g) opened ALL the windows [musty dusty place..]
(h) FOOD.
(i) strawberry scones & tea!! *:D*
(j) "home"
(k) shared room with Sar, Sal & Abi
(l) poor Reu & Ben got the living room couches.. noisy neighbours gave them little rest..
(m) visited the BOH Tea Plantations.. smelt wonderful.. got nice pictures too.. *:D*
(n) STRAWBERRIES & FLOWERS.. really pretty..
(o) went to Chefoo
(p) STRAWBERRY ICE LOLLIES!!! the real deal. not just syrup. you can TASTE the strawberries. thankyou A.Grace!! *:)*
(q) ate good food at the "many flies" place again
(r) headed for USJ

4. USJ [2days]
(a) got some rest
(b) shopping for gurl frenz
(c) U.Bernard baked his own strawberry scones.. [heh.. nicer than the ones at the shop but.. SHH.. *:D*]
(d) watched "Hitch"
(e) watched "Final Fantasy VII", i think.. *:S*
(f) watched "Are We There Yet?"
(g) ate great food
(h) went out shopping
(i) saw this guy in the Crazy Frog getup dancing away
(j) Abi & Ben wanted me to take a photo of him
(k) followed him to the second floor of the departmental store
(l) he stopped and just danced
(m) i asked Abi & Ben to stand with him
(n) he saw me indicating to them
(o) he came towards us
(p) Abi ran away & Ben ran behind me
(q) aiyoh.. haha..
(r) SUPPER with U.Bernard**!!! [annual affair.. great time of chatting, catching up, planning.. *:)*]
(s) back to Singapore
** heh.. this is the super-cool uncle who brought me caving & whitewater rafting.. happening, man!!

by the way, we travelled EVERYWHERE by car.. poor Dad had to drive us all the time.. even up the windy hills of Camerons.. yup.. thank you Daddi! *:D*

replies to tags!! and.. umm.. an overdue post.. *paiseh*

carol~*: hey gurl.. heh..OP over le..was kinda disappointing but, oh well.. its OVER!! YESH!! mmm.. probabli free this week before i go overseas.. yup.. so, let me kno wen u're free, kayy? miss ya..

anthea~*: ello!! *grinz* heh.. a BIT long larh..so i can see more posts from my wonderful taggers!! *:P*

albin~*: uh-oh..umm..u are? *paiseh*

carol~*: O0oh.. heh.. the post? well, it says as it says!! i've fallen in lyk.. *:P* with the kids from Sonshine Childcare Centre.. hehe.. *sheepish grin*
was CIPing that week and i was attached to the 4-yr olds.. *:)* a wonderful eXperience.. almost the same routine every day of the week but still enjoyable.. *:P* kkayy.. will tell you what it was like over there..


every morning at 7+ or eight, the children from ages 2-6 will come to the centre for breakfast.(if they have not already had it at home..) then they get to play toys, have assembly and attendance-taking before lessons start.

i was with Nursery2(Joy) & Nursery2(Love).. one class will first have math while the other will have chinese(they alternate later).. nothing much to do during this time eXcept watch and learn how the teachers handled a noisy, "short-attention span"ed bunch of kids.. *:P*

after that, they get to go outdoors! one of their favourite times.. mmm..but this is when i see their naughty side.. they'll fight to hold my hand and eventually i have to tell them to move away and get back in line.. mmm.. then i'll pity the smaller children and hold their hand 'cause we sometimes have to cross streets.. well, places we visit: two playgrounds, an area where there's sand to play with, the void deck under a nearby block.. heh.. talk about going wild!! they'll run about until their uniforms are soaked with perspiration! haha.. but oh, well.. they're children.. *:)*

then its BATH-TIME. yup..the chinese teacher will bathe the kids and my duty is to umm..help them dry up and put on their shirts, blouses and occasionally a few shorts.. *paiseh*
O0oh.. aniwei, let me tell you this silly thing that happenened!!

i was drying Matthew, the last boy from N2Joy.. still remember.. he was wearing a red shirt with blue sleeves.. heh.. then when his class was done, i was about to leave with them for lunch but Chen Lao Shi(the chinese teacher) asked me to help with N2Love.. so i stayed back.. mmm.. then i remember after helping Elicia put her blouse on, Matthew came up to me again, holding his towel and bag and was waiting for me to help put his clothes on!! *yikez!* was kinda surprised.. i was like, didn't i just change you a while ago? *:S* but since he came to me unchanged, i repeated the process of adjusting the red shirt such that he could wear it properly.. yup.. went to supervise the children's without thinking much of it..
i made sure that after they finished their food, they returned their plate to the tray and they could each have a slice of apple.. then that cheeky Matthew took TWO pieces! aiyoh.. such a sweet angelic face, yet so greedy..
heh.. was onli after lunch, nap time, lesson time, play-toys time and when we came to telly-time(here's when all classes come together), did i realise there WERE two Matthews it was actually ONE Matthew & ONE Gabriel.. -.-'''
*argh* MAAN, it was SO embarrassing larh!! dunno why i always malu myself.. especially infront of guys.. haha.. oh, well.. *:P*

yup.. so basically, that's pretty what the kids have everyday eXcept for friday.. they have what they call "Happy Time" when there's Praise & Worship and then a Bible story and some games.. umm.. yeah.. Ms Liu threw a bombshell at me.. i mean, i didn't mind watching the kids as they nap, reading to them, getting them to recite the chinese poems, making sure they learn their math and can write their names but.. to ask me to do Bible Story telling infront of the N1s &N2s?!!! i haven't eXactly tried that before.. *bleah* but umm.. my mouth worked quicker than my brain and i found myself saying okay, i'll try.. *:S* heh.. Ms Liu gave me a "lesson plan".. it was an A4 sized paper that fundamentally said i was to tell the story: "David and Goliath".
wow.. okayy.. at least there's a visual aid i could use(the picture Bible).. yup.. heh.. onli had 2hours to prepare myself for it so i did what i do best when faced with this kinda situation.. *:P* i prayed!! hehe.. QUITE a few times before i felt ready to go through the story..
well, to cut this long post short, PaPaGod made EVERYTHING go smoothly.. *:)*

ahh..
the joys of having Him in my life.

i have fallen in like..

we just met today and although it wasn't like at first sight, i now have to admit that i can't stop thinking about..
JERRON GOH..
*sigh* SO adorable..
we weren't in the same class but i occasionally popped over to help in his kls..
he would ever-so-often call my name in that loving voice, even if he didn't have anything to tell me..
he would give me the oh-so-kewt smile and tell me that he wanted to hold my hand..
he would choose to sit beside me even though he knew he might get into trouble because of that..
and, yes..
i have fallen in like.

BUT..

i have a confession to make..

i have fallen in like with the following too..

MATTHEW & GABRIEL GOH (twins),

CRYSTAL LIM,

BAO YING,

SHER YEE and

GEK YIN.

Dear N2(Love&Joy), AmandaSAMANTHA JieJie loves you too.. *smile*

*spring cleaning*

haha.. wow.. i guess i really haven't been updating in a LONG tym.. *paiseh* mmm.. been busy ma.. *:D* yups anyway, yeah..

overdue: congratulations to Hopefools for Doing That Thing You Do! yeah.. u guys were great.. *:)*

sorta good news: advancing to my second year on condition.. yeah.. so, i gotta wrk hard during the hols to catch up with what i didn't fully grasp.. [even bringing my notes n books when i go overseas!! yups.. *bleah*]

something that made me smile: the success of the Youth In-ning we had!! yups.. wow.. eXercised quite abit during the badminton game.. also had feedback that ppl enjoyed the movie.. *:)* yay!! *grinz* thinkin of getting WASAP to organise another one.. heh heh.. *:D*

i like: dance! Stephanie's wedding.. yups.. get to work with JieJie Lydia again! and ofcourse Hannah, Fiona, Alicia, Jeslyn & Amanda too! heh heh.. Power Of Your Love.. only thing.. i hafta keep practicing!! don't wanna forget my steps and malu myself!! *yikez*

looking forward: the return of mahh babyy Z!!!! miss him so.. i don't care! Trix n i have booked you le horh..

a sigh of relief: Chinese AO's are over! YES!! hope i don't hafta retake it!!!

yucki yucki yucki: PW+flu. *sigh* worst combination ever.

hmm..

not the desired outcome but hey, i guess i made new friends and learnt stuff.. consolation is better than nothing, right? yeah.. well, only wish i didn't let my class down.. they were so supportive and excited when they realised i made it through the auditions..

its..alllmmostt..ooo-vvvverrrr...

i.. *pant* seeeee tthhhee ffffiinniishhingg..*pant* lllliinnne..
itts jjusssttt uppp.. *pant* ahhead..
a fewww.. mmmore.. *pant*
i.. hhhavvvee rrreaaachheddd! *whew*
WAIT-
youuu mean..
itss NOT ovvverr???!!!
*ARGH*
rrrrriiiggghhhttt.
rreessuullttss.
great.
*argh*

i am SO dead..

Phy 2dae. GONE.
mi? EVEN GONER.
going..GONE.