Wednesday, August 30, 2006thank God for the short week. had fun today. 24 people squeezing into the discussion room for econs. haha. we were teasing mr lawrence about the plot of land he bought some weeks ago. talking about investments and stuff and he said he will run a taxi firm someday. haha. started calculating how much he would make and all. he tried to psycho the class into pooling money together to buy a plot of land. haha cos it's low risk, high returns. moreover it's in new zealand. then we were thinking about how much it costs to buy a piece of land that's about the size of a football field. haha it's funny at how each of us will then own a small portion of the land. then someone said we can buy it and play soccer together. haha. i'm sure man. go all the way to new zealand to play soccer on your plot of land. haha then holiday together and stay on our land. oh well.
somehow i'm reminded once again of how important and powerful prayer is. i dont know, but i feel God is speaking to our generation. but if only we would listen. especially at a time like this where the schedules get tighter, how much time are we setting aside each day to pray? think after having to pray for various people this week, i realised sometimes it takes incidents like these for God to speak to us. maybe cos we dont turn to Him until something happens. i dont know. but this generation has got to start praying. guess that's what He's calling us to do. if one prayer is enough to make an impact, imagine what many prayers would do? getting a friend to pray might result in that friend getting someone else to pray. and the list goes on. it's amazing at how God is working. especially in small and insignificant areas which we overlook. His grace still amazes me. to a point where i can no longer comprehend.
My Creator King-Don Moen
You who made the mountains and the sea measured out the universe and You make me echoes of the voice that called the worlds to be reach throughout the ages and now speak to me You're my Creator King
You who made the valleys and the skies displayed Your love on far horizons and before my eyes You who lit the stars and set the dawn in time called them all by name and now You whisper mine You're my Creator King
who am I that You are mindful of me? who am I that You sent Your love on me? You're my Creator King
You who made the darkness and the light sun and moon to watch the day and guard the night the hand that stretched the heavens like a canopy reaches down to cover and watch over me You're my Creator King
9:16 pm
Sunday, August 27, 2006argh. stuck with pw. shikes. teachers' appreciation sunday today. shawn's game was quite cool. somehow the girls figured a link between their chinese names that makes it all the more easier to remember. when we were moving to khuen hall 2, i was walking with andrea and suddenly remembered that she had the same name as andrea. coincidentally, both of them have the same names. whoa. oh well. it's a small world that we live in anyway. oh lois, you havent continued the story on kang. haha and the poem by matthew. i was so tired today. think i'm having a fever now. ahh pw. jeremy and i were having this conversaton about jordan which we ended up laughing at. oh well it happens all the time. haha.
i was flushed when i got home yesterday. out in the sun for the whole morning. did all the packing in gan eng seng and went over to the park with all the stuff. started cutting the clues and pasting them on the bags. when we were done, we realised an egg was broken. thank God we had spares. went to plant the eggs at the pull up bar and realised we did the sequence wrongly. major panic man. haha took out everything again and re-pasted. then we ran all over the park to plant the clues. did everything on time i guess. the games were nasty. even i got dirty and all. glad we managed to pull through. well done people. gg.
thank you for giving to the Lord i am so glad you gave.
6:13 pm
Tuesday, August 22, 2006today was quite cool. 2 hours of econs but no one complained. haha cos mr lawrence continued the sharing of his life which was super interesting. he was telling us his adventures in america yesterday and got so excited about it, he didnt know the bell rang and thus we were all late for physics. but hey, no one's complaining. haha. today was on the adventures in zimbabwe. his life is super happening. we were doing the case study of gp clinics in spore and he started recommending some random hospital in bangkok which provides really good and efficient service. told us to check it out the next time we go to bangkok. haha like what? oh well. gp was neat. we were supposed to present today but we were not prepared. so we prepared on the spot and went ahead with the presentation and we passed. haha. not bad for a last minute job.
the games for this sat's joint are really nasty. whoa. haha my game's the cleanest, but it's got the most logistics and preparation. 4 weeks to promos. let the fun begin.
i look to You, Lord Your love that never ends restores me again
so i lift my eyes to You, Lord in Your strength will i break through Lord touch me now, let Your love fall down on me i know Your love dispels all my fears through the storm, i will hold on Lord and by faith, i will walk on Lord then i'll see beyond my calvary one day and i will be complete in You
so i look to You.
9:52 pm
Saturday, August 19, 2006something doesn't feel right today perhaps i woke up on the wrong side of the bed i need to focus, i know i should like a camera getting ready for a photo shoot to put You first is what i should do in all my worries, to stay true to You whatever may come, whatever may be help me to know that You are with me
ahh. what's with the poetic feel. oh well. got my date for practical. 14th sep. slightly less than a month to prepare. with promos following closely behind, oh gosh i really dont have much time. rahh. not to mention there's pw too. havent had the time to check out gess. oh well. spa was quite okay i guess. another one on friday. two presentations coming up. havent started preparing. almost sprained my ankle yesterday while diving for the net. my foot feels like there's a sprain. oh well.
everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades neverending, Your glory goes beyond all fame.
so i look to You.
3:26 pm
Tuesday, August 15, 2006tired. my legs are giving way. rahh. 41 days to promos. that's what the banner in school says. oh well. class photos are out. haha some of us do look quite retarded. maths was quite fun today. ended earlier cos mr heng was feeling tired. haha.
celebrated josh's birthday at newyorknewyork on sunday. it's a really nice place. so comfy and all. we decided to order something while waiting for the two girls cos the waitresses were like staring at us so yeah. took so long to decide if we wanted the cooler or quencher. when our drink arrived, james tasted it and said not bad. i tried the top then bottom cos they were in two different colours. then james asked the super nice waitress if we were supposed to stir the drink and she replied a surprised yes. felt quite jacked cos it was a rather stupid question. oh well. the things we do. haha for once vic didnt bring her camera cos she had a new phone. we were counting on her for pics. haha in the end she took pics using her phone and sent it to everyone. i wonder how she never gets tired of it. haha. oh well. back to chem.
when the oceans rise and thunders roar i will soar with You above the storm Father, You are King over the flood i will be still and know You are God
10:54 pm
Friday, August 11, 2006thank God for the break this week. back to the crazy routines again. rahh. today was so long and draggy. almost fell asleep during chinese. but i love wu lao shi. she's super hip man. tells us where to get the best cheesecakes and all. haha. lots of happenings today. kai shi and i were trying our best to stay awake during the lessons. offered her like several mints each lesson. haha. pw was nasty. the guys couldnt get along. oh well. half of the class got asked to do their work outside the staff room during chem cos they didnt do their tutorial. after going through 2 questions, we went havoc. kaishi and i started standing at our own will cos we were getting restless. ms yap started to crap with us and all. hx sprained her wrist while playing soccer. well done man. what a day.
11:07 pm
Thursday, August 10, 2006it's hard to believe, that i couldnt see You were always there beside me. when i was alone, with no one to hold You were always there beside me.
Daddy God, it's wonderful to be with You.
i hear people playing with sparklers downstairs. those kind where they make a whistling sound. haha. nostalgia.
alright. had pw meeting at the library today. quite productive i must say. oh hope you like the umBRElla, bre. (: josh came down to bishan since he was nearby. decided to pop by jit yew's place. haha. said hi and left. but he came running after us so we took a walk back home. passed bre her present and they went to my house. jit wanted to bang and crash my piano. told him i'll wreck his if he did. haha the two of them fiddled with the piano playing their pieces. went back to jit's place to check out his house. tried learning how to play the cello from josh. felt so weird to have this super huge violin in front of you. and it's so difficult to play without frets or anything! nevertheless i managed to learn a bit. haha. gave up cos my fingers couldnt stretch that far. chilled in his room and looked through some photos. haha all the way from p6 man. time flies.
You do all things well.
8:37 pm
Tuesday, August 08, 2006rahh. felt rather tired today. school ended so late. we're probably the latest to be dismissed. oh well. rushed off to meet andrea and vic at holland v. the cafe's really cool cos you can play games while eating and stuff. made friends with andrea's friend, toshi. think it's the first time i see someone play monopoly without buying any property. haha basically andrea's in the game to provide revenue. haha. sigh. time flies.
yesterday was more tiring i guess. had training in hougang cos we didnt have space in the hall and left early to rush down to bugis. window shopped ard with josh while waiting for the rest. dinner was cheap and good haha. again the ying hua people had to argue over whose chinese is better. sigh. was quite stoned after dinner. ahh.
andrea, chemistry rocks. especially when it's between us. haha.
You keep me safe in a crazy world. so i look to You.
8:57 pm
Sunday, August 06, 2006prah. a word i thought of yesterday. you know, like pro+wah will give you prah. it's just another wow word. ah crap. the fireworks were really lovely last night. like magic. haha. took 3 videos of it. we watched it at the esplanade where it was so crowded and all but oh well, everywhere else is so yeah. was going "zhen de ma?" all the time and for that reason all of us started conversing in chinese. haha. it was so funny. colleen was talking to josh and she kind of got stuck on a word and she just paused. ahh all the tones and everything. when we were leaving the place, i bugged her with the "zhen de ma?" and she went "ni ni ni ni...what's your problem?" haha. then vic and i started talking to each other when colleen and josh were arguing cos we didnt want to be associated with the ying hua people. haha acsians. qian's "zhen de ma?" is really neat. ah well.
In Christ alone
in Christ alone will i glory though i could pride myself in battles won for i've been blessed beyond measure and by His strength alone i overcome oh, i could stop and count successes like diamonds in my hands but those trophies could not equal to the grace by which i stand
in Christ alone i place my trust and find my glory in the power of the cross in every victory let it be said of me my source of strength my source of hope is Christ alone