haha.. yes, i know people.. this is a SUPER OVERDUE POST.. haha.. well, i'm back, ain't i? *:P*

well, it's not that nothing's been going on in my life but, heh.. yeah.. no time no time no time to blog!! haha. *squints* why am i FINALLY here?
#1. it's the holidays larh..
#2. the event i'm gonna blog about really impacted me..
#3. okay larh.. too many people saying that i owe my blog a spring clean.. haha..
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alright.. here goes(mind me if i'm a little rusty):
time flies! and it's now the holidays and SFC Leadership Training Camp 2006 is over! can you believe it?!! all the planning that took place over the one month plus, over it just four days? yeah.. one thing's for sure, is that i had fun.. hope everything was worthwhile for everyone else too..

the camp.
basically, it was a real tiring ordeal for those in the planning committee.. i just play a small role – Worship IC, and already average a sleep-time of 1hour plus? imagine what about the Camp Commandant and the Events IC.. i bet they didn't even get half an hour on some nights! but, yeah.. more about the events that took place..

one must-mention is the bean-picking..
during my batch, we had to find red beans in the field, blindfolded when actually, there weren't ANY at all! didn't help that what we actually got were bits of soil, and sometimes bugs too.. *squints* people during the bean-picking:
there was one of the j1s who probably didn't listen to the instructions so while everyone was on their knees or on their bums searching for the beans with their hands, this blur bum was plainly walking around, shuffling the blur bum's feet! was quite puzzled and let that blur bum do so for more than an hour until i couldn't 'ta-han' anymore so Daniel and i went up to that blur bum and he asked that blur bum if she wanted to give up(because at the 1-hr mark, we announced the option to give up if they were tired.. btw, their aim was supposed to collectively find 12beans, so it was a group effort, not an individual one!), and surprisingly the blur bum immediately said yes. then we asked why, so that blur bum said that since the blur bum already wasn't looking for the beans anyway, so that blur bum sort of might as well give up.. i was taken aback so i asked that blur bum how the blur bum intended to find anything with the blur bum's feet but that blur bum didn't really give an answer but after that the blur bum finally decided to stay on the track instead..
another funny(or maybe cruel)-to-watch was one of the guys who were really tired from the start of the activity.. and while i watched him from a distance, i saw him squatting and trying to feel on the ground but every half a minute or so, he'd nod off and kinda collapse on the rubber ground.. it showed me that he was at least trying, so i was encouraged by his attitude of perseverance.. *:)*

well, after 1hr of them having to work without ANY form communication, we gave them the option to throw in the towel, and meanwhile, for the remaining on the track, we would pretend to either be encouragers or discouragers.. so we would go up to the blindfolded j1s and whisper into their ear messages like "jia you, don't give up" or "aiyah.. sit here so long, still cannot find anything, give up larh".. haha.. this aspect was one that the seniors did not do to us, so for those people that we DID encourage(whether directly or indirectly), it was heartening to see them really trying their best on the field.. *:)*

yup! so much for that activity.. (that night i only slept half an hour! *squints*) the amazing race I&II was pretty good.. station games also, could really see some of the teams bonding while doing all the icky stuff together.. and oh, the telematch went on well too.. haha.. :) mmm.. activities that eventually got cancelled:
1. the interrogation..
in the end, we played a really watered-down, less serious/scary version called Bible-Smugglers.. the aim was to transport as many Bibles as they could, in a foreign land(the school compounds) to two missionaries, Jayce & Anna.. the other j2s were local guards who were supposed to stop/chase the suspicious fleeing j1s who were holding plastic spoons as representations of the Bible, and ask them what they were doing with the book.. we could scold them, question them about what the book was for, who their God was, and why we should believe in their God.. if ever we were dissatisfied with their answers, we could confiscate their Bible and send them to "prison" where the prison guards would make them do funny forfeits like star jumps, i think.. haha.. yup.. was fun for both the j1s and the j2s.. *:)*
2. the solo night walk..
well, this is a pretty long story.. actually, the route was pretty much planned already.. it was going to be on a scary dark trail, from school, between alleys and even passing by a crematorium! so the night before the actual event, some of the jc2s and one of our cca teachers went to do last minute familiarising with the route and changing some of the positions of the j2 "watchers".. when we completed the trail, we were walking pretty fast and reached the end in about two hours.. imagine if the jc1s were afraid and walked slowly? that would have taken them a whole lot more time! well, anyway, it was really a journey lacking of much light and through some of the back alleys of the private housing, there were some fierce dogs and those ancestral altars that kinda gave some people the creeps.. but since i was just so tired, i didn't really let fear get the better of me.. haha..
well, the turning point of the walk was when we were reaching the end mark, all the way at Mount Vernon, at the gates of a cemetery on a hill..
there were supposed to be the last two jc2s stationed there to bring in the jc1s who had been successful in completing the solo night walk.. but the teacher was concerned that there wasn't a shelter there and if it rained, how were the j1s supposed to be stationed there.. so he and Jem(Jeremy Quek) and Janice went up the hill and found a sheltered area in front of a church with a toilet, beside a cemetery.. it was a spooky thought but he asked that the jc2s try the road up one by one.. i was tired and was singing a Christian song on my way up.. heh.. couldn't really see where to go and i almost walked towards the funeral parlour! *squints* Janice, Yvonne and i went to have a shower first.. by the time we came back to the dorm, the lights were surprisingly on and we found out that one of us who had gone on the dry run had fallen off the bed and was having fits.. it was quite terrifying because she screamed when she fell with a thud and the back of her head had a bruise.. so while the teachers and mentors were getting help, all the rest could do was to watch and pray, or hold her down when she was having the fits so that she would not hurt herself..
when the ambulance came, we kinda were a little relieved.. at least she could get proper medical help.. did you know that when a person has fits, you're not supposed to put anything into the person's mouth? he/she could choke.. yeah.. umm.. anyway, after that, some of the girls in my dorm and some from the next one were shaken and we had an impromptu prayer meeting at LT1.. i was really really sleepy but i still joined them.. i fell asleep a few times(most embarrassingly) but heard some of the sharing..
well, won't go into detail but basically, the main thing i learnt is that we, as Christians must not be afraid of these things because in Jesus' name, we have the power to overcome the evil one.. also, as my mum said when i shared it with her, is that it's not advisable to go to this kinda places, especially when you are not spiritually grounded on God, because you never know whose territory that is.. i believe SAJC is safe.. i'm glad that SFC did the Prayer Walk to dedicate the school to God and claim the building for Him.. *:)- also, as the mentors shared, we must be grounded in God and not allow these fears to enter..
well, so much for the super long portion about the camp’s activities.. the last bit was the one which held the most learning points for me.. *:)*

oh, it was a real pity that i missed the finale? haha.. i never did find out who my angel was because i left early.. anyway, i'm also kinda ashamed that i wasn’t the best angel i could have been.. was wishing that my mortal would reply but she didn’t so i sorta forgot she was even there? very bad of me.. *tsk tsk tsk*
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okay.. if my tenses and the way i'm writing sounds weird, it's actually because i'm too lazy to write out a long post so the above's an exerpt of a letter i wrote to a friend about the camp.. heh.. yups..

aiight.. i gotta go.. any other people who wanna share with me their experiences/complaints/the-good-stuff that happened at camp? let me know, yeah.. the camp is i help plan one lorh.. haha.. bye! *:)*

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*