YAY! I'm finally done with the Perfumes project! You cannot imagine how happy I was at 2pm today...one down,one more to go! :D

Received news that Midori has reached Florida safely already. She'll be there for four months for her attachment. g12 and Fridays will be unnaturally quiet without her around though...Anyway, if you happen to read this Midori, enjoy yourself ok? Don't forget us back home! :)


And I'm so proud of my brother (even though I'm still in a state of shock) that he is indisputably a guitar hero! His band got champion AGAIN for the second season of the "Zero to Hero" competition! My brother so coole worzxZxz!

So, being the inquisitive and ever-concerned older sister, I snooped around Facebook and found photos! (In case you were wondering, we didn't support him at the event cos he ran out of tickets to give us after giving them to his friends first. Such a loving brother!)

He vaguely reminds me of the promotional poster of "L" in "Detroit Metal City!"
Can't wait for the video of the event man...(Yeah, I know I sound too enthu but I rarely get to see my brother being so "alive and kickin" like this!) XD


Anyway, I'm glad that I went for Friday's youth service last week. The message was very apt, it was about love and dating: about overcoming your emotions and not letting it overwhelm you to the point that you get completely blinded by love, compromising your position as a child of God in the process. Sometimes, the temptations in this world can be hard to resist and we really have to be careful when it comes to choosing our life partner, especially at this age where the pressure to be attached is relatively high-at least to me.

To be honest, there are times when I wonder when the right one will come, how will he look like,etc...And I really hope that I won't let my heart rule over my head but it's tough at times...

"Finding someone who loves God and who loves you is worth the wait; no matter how long, no matter what it takes."

Seems like a tall order to fulfil but I guess I really have to trust in God. It's nice to love and be loved and appreciated by someone special but it will be disastrous (especially so for me, considering how emotional I am) if he's really not the right one for me.
My ideal relationship would be a sacrificial and, if possible, an unconditional one. One that transcends beyond the romance, one that goes beyond the superficiality of love relationships. A relationship that is mature, where both parties accept each other for who they are and, if necessary, put down their pride and change for the better. One in which mutual communication flows freely, where both parties identify with and share a mutual support of their visions and goals, a relationship that lasts...

Come to think of it, God is faithful and He knows me best. Even though it hurts to think about it, I have to say that what happened was done with my interests at heart and God was definitely aware of this much earlier than me.

There's still so much to learn and the maturation process is still evolving...Anyway, enough of that already lest I bore you...haha...

I miss Cui!!!

Cui! I can't find your call centre mugshot so this will do for the time being! XD

Ps: Rach, your turn next time! :P

My legs are aching (yet again). In normal circumstances when I'm sore,exhausted and aching all over, I would have been too lazy/tired to blog but I'm feeling in da' mood to do so...

First of all, I am content and VERY thankful for today's match. We were the underdogs! We thrashed Region B 35-8! Initially, I thought that this match would be a goner (honestly!) cos we were short of players and plus we were playing against Region B, who had a couple of netball players in their team so, the odds of winning were very promising for them. However, Hope came in the form of Crystal, Gloria and Faith, whom Pastor Quee Beng roped in to make up our numbers. All 3 of them are shooters (Gloria's from tpjc netball!) and it was really nice that the shots came fast and furious such that I didn't feel that I was working too hard on court. In fact, I actually wanted the ball to come to Defence (my side) just so I could work a little more, haha!
But Region B displayed good sportsmanship even though they knew they were on the losing edge, which was really admirable.

And I found out that Faith is actually Mr.Bok's niece! (Mr.Bok as in the fierce netball tyrant of a coach for secondary schools netball! He's like the "Nelson Kwei of netball", just many times worser cos of his temper and his reputation for being able to reduce the most aggressive and toughest player to tears!)

And of course, how can I not mention my virgin experience of running to/at Bedok Reservoir at night? Haha! All I can say was that the "warm up" prior to the run was comparable to secondary school training days due to "the refusal to embrace technology that's on your doorstep" by a certain someone!haha! (inside joke, for those who don't get it!)

Eugene's surprise birthday in the morning was not as successful as we thought it would be cos Eugene got smarter! HAHA! And as usual, he had to undergo his "series of unforgettable challenges" before he could get his present (panties, pills and a bag!)

Arrgghh..my eyelids are getting heavier...but before I end, I HAVE to get this off my chest...

Imogen Heap has been working very conscientiously on her new album for a very long time and I'm starting to get impatient.WHEN ISSIT COMING OUT?! I can't wait to hear and be inspired by her songs again, especially "Tidal."

She collaborated with a Hindi singer, of whom she holds in high regard, for this track. I get excited just thinking of the way she praises his vocals in a way that makes me want to listen to it immediately. Usually she'll sneak some previews of the songs she's working on on her vlog just to give us a feel of the album and how it will sound like but for THAT particular song, she intentionally refused to play parts with his vocals to keep us in suspense! GRRR!

And I just realised that "Imogen Heap" is supposed to be pronounced as "EE-MO-JERN" instead of "EE-MO-GURN."

I'm off!

Hello again!

I'm feeling terribly irritable today. I got upset/annoyed by the smallest things my friends did/said. I couldn't concentrate in lecture at all and even though I was listening to the lecturer, I wasn't comprehending what she said and I was spacing out more than usual! The worse thing was I didn't feel like socialising today cos normally I would at least try and make an effort to create small talk with acquaintances or people I've just met/been introduced to but I didn't feel like it today totally.
Maybe it's the feeling of going back to school again: "journey-ing to the West" all the time, climbing those dreaded slopes, inclines,hills and staircases in school,meeting up for projects and catching up on readings, hating the feeling that my eyes get dry and my face gets very oily whenever I'm in school, running after buses, etc...(Okok, I should count my blessings...at least I'm not starving and dying under the hot sun in my makeshift cardboard house in Africa...)

But at least I'm not feeling as cranky, now that I'm home - all showered and reclined in a comfortable position, typing this..haha...(sometimes I don't understand my moodswings...)

Mid-sem break's over and I felt like I haven't done any "proper resting" yet. If I had to summarise what I've done for the break and give it a name, it will be called "minor hassles and annoyances" week. Aside from Dhab's departure and the Perfumes project meeting, which isn't a hassle because it has to be done, I felt that the rest of my time was spent doing things that I didn't enjoy due to obligations and answering to certain people whom I'm starting to get really annoyed with, REALLY annoyed. You and you, stop bothering me with your talk of dreams and success, serious! I know you mean well but you don't have to resort to such tactics to get me in.

Anyway, I'm quite happy and satisfied cos I achieved a new first yesterday! I completed a 10-km run in approximately 1 hour 10mins! :D
Even though I almost vomited at the finishing line - ALMOST but I swallowed it back, thank God that the weather was perfect at that time, I had stitches which were insignificant enough to cause pain (although I discovered new areas in my body where I could get stitches) and I didn't walk, which was an achievement for me cos I wasn't really prepared for the run.
I knew my body was still doing fine at the 5-km marker but when I hit 8-km, I couldn't feel my legs at all and my toes seemed to be separate entities, moving grudgingly against my will. Nat was invincible -no complications, unlike me with stitches and bouts of nausea. He was the Speed Racer of the day, charging full throttle and overtaking others without a care in the world, right Nat? :P

I gained a new insight that day: Never look down on old people (old=45 years old and above). Even though they started 15 minutes later than the youth category, many ah pehs and some aunties overtook me. One uncle, who overtook me, even had the energy to advise me to "swing my arms" and not rest them on my hips! I salute them man....

On another note, I couldn't walk properly today cos the joints at my knees are aching terribly and climbing stairs was a burden. Butt muscles are most likely to hurt next too, I can feel it...

OK, gotta' go! Craving for some nice,cold chocolate milk now :D