Finally collected my UK Visa yesterday- for $295, it'd better be nice!!!
Met Grace and Jiachuan there at the Visa Application Centre! Hahaha... nice surprise=) shall bunk in with them should I travel to London. They've both started packing already! Argh!! And my suitcase is still enclosed in its Isetan wrapper.
Oh well, have to go for my medical checkup and get the meningitis jab today I think.. Good thing I asked grace and jc or else I wouldn't bother...
Read Tales of the Kingdom this morning, and some book on relationships from Cheh last night. I love Tales of the Kingdom!!!!!! =)) To the King!
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
joyful
My last few entries have been largely depressing. =s
Yesterday I still had my long face on, felt very down.. And then I remember reading a few Bible verses hung on my window. Philippians 4:6-7. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus". And so I prayed for His peace.. =) and sung the song "Everytime I Pray" repeatedly throughout the day. Felt my spirits lift considerably after that. Haha.. =)
Looking back, I'm glad the sinking revelation about leaving so soon finally hit me on Monday night in Li Kai's car. Thanks for listening dude! The next morning, I took a long walk in my garden like how I used to do before and marvelled at His creation- the soft rays of the morning sun falling on the stony walls, the scent of my favourite jasmine plant opposite my room and at the growth of the many many fruit trees Daddy planted.. Saw Daddy up reading his newspapers, Mum doing her morning stretches and Kor getting ready for work. Hehh.. Later i played with Itchy, the neighbour's cat. Love the way she flops to the ground whenever she sees me and starts rolling about on her stomach- another attention craver!! Super cute.. hahaha. I will miss the morning routine, its familiarity... Yet I now can better appreciate the little things in life that make me happy and I'm thankful for it. =)
Anyway just wanna say a big thank you to the people who cheered me up yesterday! Hahaha.. To the overseas buddies, you guys rock!!! Grace- who wrote to me from Hawaii and called me up to chat from New York last night!! So touched.. =) Sarah in Adelaide- who totally understands my pre-departure blues and is so kind about it.. Cheh for always thinking of me in Australia and arranging to chat with me later today just after I told Mum I missed her!!
And to the people in sunny Singapore... Hazel for promising to write letters to me and acceding to my weird request to go to Pasir Ris Park to climb the spiderweb!! Hahaha.. The VJC clique of course, with whom I always feel free to be myself, quirks and all.. Hehee thanks for wanting to spend more time with me and buying stuff for me to bring to the UK!!! =D Wei, I want to go to CBC again and explore Changi Village. May-chelle for always reminding me of my roots with her "hey gao jing!" and allowing me to manifest my bimbo side with her. Haha you have it too Michelle!! Plan our baking outing soon! Dazz for immediately thinking of me and going into my room to offer me chocolate once she opened it.. Haha thanks xiao mei, jiayou for your promos!! =) Kenneth for the yummy buffet lunch treat. Ephraim and Xin for organising the Sentosa outing for me!! Whee...
Yup so praise the Lord, for His bountiful blessings! =) Praise the Lord, oh my soul.
Love, Carol
Yesterday I still had my long face on, felt very down.. And then I remember reading a few Bible verses hung on my window. Philippians 4:6-7. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus". And so I prayed for His peace.. =) and sung the song "Everytime I Pray" repeatedly throughout the day. Felt my spirits lift considerably after that. Haha.. =)
Looking back, I'm glad the sinking revelation about leaving so soon finally hit me on Monday night in Li Kai's car. Thanks for listening dude! The next morning, I took a long walk in my garden like how I used to do before and marvelled at His creation- the soft rays of the morning sun falling on the stony walls, the scent of my favourite jasmine plant opposite my room and at the growth of the many many fruit trees Daddy planted.. Saw Daddy up reading his newspapers, Mum doing her morning stretches and Kor getting ready for work. Hehh.. Later i played with Itchy, the neighbour's cat. Love the way she flops to the ground whenever she sees me and starts rolling about on her stomach- another attention craver!! Super cute.. hahaha. I will miss the morning routine, its familiarity... Yet I now can better appreciate the little things in life that make me happy and I'm thankful for it. =)
Anyway just wanna say a big thank you to the people who cheered me up yesterday! Hahaha.. To the overseas buddies, you guys rock!!! Grace- who wrote to me from Hawaii and called me up to chat from New York last night!! So touched.. =) Sarah in Adelaide- who totally understands my pre-departure blues and is so kind about it.. Cheh for always thinking of me in Australia and arranging to chat with me later today just after I told Mum I missed her!!
And to the people in sunny Singapore... Hazel for promising to write letters to me and acceding to my weird request to go to Pasir Ris Park to climb the spiderweb!! Hahaha.. The VJC clique of course, with whom I always feel free to be myself, quirks and all.. Hehee thanks for wanting to spend more time with me and buying stuff for me to bring to the UK!!! =D Wei, I want to go to CBC again and explore Changi Village. May-chelle for always reminding me of my roots with her "hey gao jing!" and allowing me to manifest my bimbo side with her. Haha you have it too Michelle!! Plan our baking outing soon! Dazz for immediately thinking of me and going into my room to offer me chocolate once she opened it.. Haha thanks xiao mei, jiayou for your promos!! =) Kenneth for the yummy buffet lunch treat. Ephraim and Xin for organising the Sentosa outing for me!! Whee...
Yup so praise the Lord, for His bountiful blessings! =) Praise the Lord, oh my soul.
Love, Carol
Monday, August 28, 2006
leaving on a jetplane
Hi all, for those who wanna send me off at Changi Airport,
my flight is on the 18th of September, Monday night.. 10.55pm. So probably come at about 8 plus? Don't make me cry ok? Hahaha...
"Why so downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise Him,
my Saviour and my God".
-Psalm 42:5
Realised that I've been feeling the way David the Psalmist did, very pensive and restless these days.. Last night was the first time I honestly voiced out how I really felt about going overseas.. It felt strange, yet at the same time there was some kind of release. And there's just so many mixed feelings that are just swirling about, bogging me down; fear being the foremost one. I don't really dare to face them. I'm just running away for now; don't wanna think about it. But somehow I know that sooner or later I will have to sort them out one by one and surrender them all to God. Just pray for me. Prayer does make a difference! I do so wanna be free, assured and light-hearted when I leave.
Finally finished reading C.S Lewis' "Mere Christianity"... Solid stuff! I think it's a book that I'll re-read over and over again. Sometimes I'm ashamed that I take weeks and months (at times) to read Christian literature, while in comparison, I take days to finish fiction books.
my flight is on the 18th of September, Monday night.. 10.55pm. So probably come at about 8 plus? Don't make me cry ok? Hahaha...
"Why so downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise Him,
my Saviour and my God".
-Psalm 42:5
Realised that I've been feeling the way David the Psalmist did, very pensive and restless these days.. Last night was the first time I honestly voiced out how I really felt about going overseas.. It felt strange, yet at the same time there was some kind of release. And there's just so many mixed feelings that are just swirling about, bogging me down; fear being the foremost one. I don't really dare to face them. I'm just running away for now; don't wanna think about it. But somehow I know that sooner or later I will have to sort them out one by one and surrender them all to God. Just pray for me. Prayer does make a difference! I do so wanna be free, assured and light-hearted when I leave.
Finally finished reading C.S Lewis' "Mere Christianity"... Solid stuff! I think it's a book that I'll re-read over and over again. Sometimes I'm ashamed that I take weeks and months (at times) to read Christian literature, while in comparison, I take days to finish fiction books.
everytime i pray
I just love the chorus of this song..
Everytime I Pray
I will come to You in prayer
I will seek Your face
I will stand within the gap
There will I intercede
For everytime I pray
I move the hand of God
My prayer does the things
My hands cannot do
For everytime I pray
The mountains are removed
The paths are made straight
And nations turn to You
I am weak and helpless Lord
You, my strength shall be
Guide me with Your gracious hand
There will my victory be
Everytime I Pray
I will come to You in prayer
I will seek Your face
I will stand within the gap
There will I intercede
For everytime I pray
I move the hand of God
My prayer does the things
My hands cannot do
For everytime I pray
The mountains are removed
The paths are made straight
And nations turn to You
I am weak and helpless Lord
You, my strength shall be
Guide me with Your gracious hand
There will my victory be
everytime i pray
I just love the chorus of this song..
Everytime I Pray
I will come to You in prayer
I will seek Your face
I will stand within the gap
There will I intercede
For everytime I pray
I move the hand of God
My prayer does the things
My hands cannot do
For everytime I pray
The mountains are removed
The paths are made straight
And nations turn to You
I am weak and helpless Lord
You, my strength shall be
Guide me with Your gracious hand
There will my victory be
Everytime I Pray
I will come to You in prayer
I will seek Your face
I will stand within the gap
There will I intercede
For everytime I pray
I move the hand of God
My prayer does the things
My hands cannot do
For everytime I pray
The mountains are removed
The paths are made straight
And nations turn to You
I am weak and helpless Lord
You, my strength shall be
Guide me with Your gracious hand
There will my victory be
Thursday, August 24, 2006
the reappearance of tat
Us outside the Bugis Fountain. =D
Dom making his quick getaway from the prying eyes of the paparazzi. Hahahahaaa
As promised, I hereby present.... Thong, darker, fitter, broader, more fashion-conscious, back from his Taiwan training!! Heh
Heeheeeheee...
So sue me!
Monday, August 21, 2006
poetry
"Bright College Days"
Bright college days,oh, carefree days that fly,
To thee we sing with our glasses raised on high. [holds up eyeglasses]
Let's drink a toast as each of us recalls
Ivy-covered professors in ivy-covered halls.
Turn on the spigot,
Pour the beer and swig it,
And gaudeamus igit-itur.
Here's to parties we tossed,
To the games that we lost (We shall claim that we won them someday).
To the girls, young and sweet,
To the spacious back seat Of our roommate's beat up Chevrolet.
To the beer and Benzedrine,
To the way that the dean Tried so hard to be pals with us all.
To excuses we fibbed,
To the papers we cribbed
From the genius who lived down the hall.
To the tables down at Mory's (Wherever that may be),
Let us drink a toast to all we love the best.
We will sleep through all the lectures,
And cheat on the exams,
And we'll pass, and be forgotten with the rest.
Oh, soon we'll be out amid the cold world's strife.
Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life.
(Oooh!) (laughter) ... Ready? ...
But as we go our sordid separate ways,
We shall ne'er forget thee,
thou golden college days.
Hearts full of youth,
Hearts full of truth,
Six parts gin to one part vermouth.
-- Tom Lehrer
This poem reminds me of all the high school/college films I used to watch during Lit and English class. =) Dead Poet's Society! My all-time favourite show... Ah the heady, impulsive days of youth, dreaming, passion and rebellion; of young men trying to find their place under the sun and learning "Carpe Diem" along the way. And then there's the Brit films that Mr Harris used to show us during Lit lectures, can't remember what they're called now. Just remember feeling a great rush of thrill and anticipation about the whole college experience- of bicyling down cobbled streets, hair flying in the wind; of driving down to the countryside during long and lazy afternoons; of engaging in witty and intellectual conversations with peers... And most importantly perhaps, feeling free and eager to explore who you are, the vast world we live in and the God who created it all.
Haha and when I got home, I remember excitedly telling Cheh I wanted to study overseas! Hahaha... Sometimes I wonder if I'm too idealistic.. Anyway, the rest was history, albeit with some hiccups along the way. Well, I thank God for answering my heart's desire! =) He is a good and loving Father and He will continue to lead and guide me, even when I'm far away from home.
Found this passage especially reassuring..
"Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your Presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there Your hand will guide me,
Your right hand will hold me fast".
-Psalm 139:7-10
Love you all, Carol
Bright college days,oh, carefree days that fly,
To thee we sing with our glasses raised on high. [holds up eyeglasses]
Let's drink a toast as each of us recalls
Ivy-covered professors in ivy-covered halls.
Turn on the spigot,
Pour the beer and swig it,
And gaudeamus igit-itur.
Here's to parties we tossed,
To the games that we lost (We shall claim that we won them someday).
To the girls, young and sweet,
To the spacious back seat Of our roommate's beat up Chevrolet.
To the beer and Benzedrine,
To the way that the dean Tried so hard to be pals with us all.
To excuses we fibbed,
To the papers we cribbed
From the genius who lived down the hall.
To the tables down at Mory's (Wherever that may be),
Let us drink a toast to all we love the best.
We will sleep through all the lectures,
And cheat on the exams,
And we'll pass, and be forgotten with the rest.
Oh, soon we'll be out amid the cold world's strife.
Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life.
(Oooh!) (laughter) ... Ready? ...
But as we go our sordid separate ways,
We shall ne'er forget thee,
thou golden college days.
Hearts full of youth,
Hearts full of truth,
Six parts gin to one part vermouth.
-- Tom Lehrer
This poem reminds me of all the high school/college films I used to watch during Lit and English class. =) Dead Poet's Society! My all-time favourite show... Ah the heady, impulsive days of youth, dreaming, passion and rebellion; of young men trying to find their place under the sun and learning "Carpe Diem" along the way. And then there's the Brit films that Mr Harris used to show us during Lit lectures, can't remember what they're called now. Just remember feeling a great rush of thrill and anticipation about the whole college experience- of bicyling down cobbled streets, hair flying in the wind; of driving down to the countryside during long and lazy afternoons; of engaging in witty and intellectual conversations with peers... And most importantly perhaps, feeling free and eager to explore who you are, the vast world we live in and the God who created it all.
Haha and when I got home, I remember excitedly telling Cheh I wanted to study overseas! Hahaha... Sometimes I wonder if I'm too idealistic.. Anyway, the rest was history, albeit with some hiccups along the way. Well, I thank God for answering my heart's desire! =) He is a good and loving Father and He will continue to lead and guide me, even when I'm far away from home.
Found this passage especially reassuring..
"Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your Presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there Your hand will guide me,
Your right hand will hold me fast".
-Psalm 139:7-10
Love you all, Carol
Sunday, August 20, 2006
busy bee
Spoke to my mum last night and through her, I realised I've been spending all my weekends with the Brighton people! James too, since he started joining us a few weeks ago. Haha I think that's a good thing, although she's quite unhappy that I only come home late at night. Friday had cell at NUS, Sat had Alpha and guess where we went after that??? Night Safari!!! Wahaha... Sunday had service and Hui Xian's "surprise" birthday partay at James' place in Chua Chu Kang. So yup, been travelling out of the East quite a bit. =)
I think my blog's morphing into a picture journal.. will post up the pics soon!
I think my blog's morphing into a picture journal.. will post up the pics soon!
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
NTU sleepover pics:)
melancholic
Staying over at wei and fio's NTU hostel was fun... I like their room so much! Fionne did a really good job beautifying it.. =) thanks for letting me sleep on your bed Fionne! Hahaha.. I want my room to be nice and pretty too! haha according to them, Hui and I can be legal squatters for $20 a month! Not a bad deal huh.. Invite Hui and I again and we'll bring a house-warming gift! ;) Wei also introduced us to her OG mates who were nice; think it's great that she's found a group of friends so quickly! I would never want to go to NTU though; super ulu la! So much walking! Am still glad I went for the 'experience' with them though; it made the whole experience of moving out and having your own space more real.. and I also got a first taste of Uni life, taking in the sights and smells, the eager anticipation of young people ready to spread their wings- at once both exciting and frightening. I think I would like hall life- the blissful independence that comes with it. Right now, I wish I'd be UK bound sooner. Not that I'm raring to go, I just want to get away..
Sunday, August 13, 2006
dread
Ok I think I'll get hell when mum returns from Thailand tonight... Haven't settled my accomodation acceptance or visa.. Bleah! Head is so heavy! Nose is so stuffy! How to go out today?? Sorry if I'm gonna blow off lotsa people.. I just want to sleep sleep sleep. =(
Some pictures taken on sat for cheering up.
Gallivanting in town after Alpha. From left: Eph, James, Me, Huixian, XinXin and Eugene.
Playing the piano makes me happy.
short entry
Hui, Fionne, Me at ECP during National Day 06.
4 of us at last year's outdoor Romeo and Juliet play.. The one with lotsa mosquitoes! =) oh yeah I had a fringe back then! Ack...
Bought my webcam and thumbdrive today!! Finally... =) Went with James Pang, Chin Hao and Ephraim... Good to go with guys to Sim Lim cos they do all the thinking and make all the decisions for u.. Hehh so I was satisfied to be a bimbo just for today. Hee.. Will try experimenting with the web-cam soon! Haha my new toy.. I wanna get an MP3 player next!
Past few days have been super tiring, I think I'm gonna fall sick. The symptoms are already here, headache and stuffy nose! =( Gonna have sleepover tmr at NTU at wei and fio's hostel... heh hehh hope it'll be fun but not exhausting! I'm so pooped.. Will post up more pics soon.. hehe
Love, carol
Thursday, August 10, 2006
happy national day
It's a sleepy friday morning and i've a headache.. very bad, i've been going back to sleep after breakfast almost every day!
Anyway, catching up with the VJC gang was fun! As usual, hui and wei were the first to arrive at my place; fionne was late cos she overslept(what's new?) and huimin was missing. This time, the hot topic was Uni orientation.. haha i'm quite thankful that I didn't go for the NTU hall camp with wei.. the mambo queen! hahaha! Can't imagine hui dancing too!! Super funny man..
As hui and wei were relating their first-time clubbing experiences, I felt kinda distanced; that I was the passive listener without anything to share. It was as if I was leaning in from a looking glass, seeing the foreign and the bizarre through their eyes. It scares me, my isolation... and I wonder how I am to cope in England where the clubbing scene is even more prevalent. Looking at the big picture, what disturbs me is how clubbing seems to be some rite of passage for young people once they reach a certain age, how the peer pressure is so very real and how it becomes such a great part of a young person's life. How it seems almost normal, because everyone is doing it and ostentasiously enjoying themselves.. But it's not normal!!! Everything is so pretentious there.. Just my personal opinion though.. Not sure whether I should go with fio and hui just to look see before I leave. Think I'll come out shocked and traumatised! Haha.. most prob won't go..
On a more light-hearted note, National Day was really fun! Glad I took li kai's advice and went to out to catch the NDP live (albeit only the fireworks) to soak in the atmosphere before leaving.. =) Went cycling at ECP with the easties after wei went home. East is best! Double-biked with fionne; her first time riding a bike! *Applause* Haha the guy at the bicycle shop kept giving us dubious looks and insisted that I try ride it myself before fionne came on behind.. and I'm glad we proved him wrong! hui said we were very steady riders! No accidents! Yay =) And guess who we met... Mr Harris! Haha! With his entire extended family..Made one big U-turn just to chat with him.. Hehh will go definitely go back to VJ to see him b4 i leave. Dinner was absolutely delectable. Pigged out on all the local delights at the east coast hawker centre. Hokkien mee, satay, oyster omelette, you tiao rojak and sugar cane juice!!! Yummy!!! Think I've been eating too healthy food; a little indulgence is good once in a while. =) Later rode back to the bicycle shop, enjoying the gentle sea breeze and pinkish golden sunset along the way.. I just LOVE east coast park. =) Thanks girls for a really pleasant National Day.. Didn't get to catch the fireworks though; was in the toilet when it started! Grr... Haha..
My Nottingham Uni tea party is today! Haha... booked my flight too; it's monday night, 18 Sep.
Love, carol
Anyway, catching up with the VJC gang was fun! As usual, hui and wei were the first to arrive at my place; fionne was late cos she overslept(what's new?) and huimin was missing. This time, the hot topic was Uni orientation.. haha i'm quite thankful that I didn't go for the NTU hall camp with wei.. the mambo queen! hahaha! Can't imagine hui dancing too!! Super funny man..
As hui and wei were relating their first-time clubbing experiences, I felt kinda distanced; that I was the passive listener without anything to share. It was as if I was leaning in from a looking glass, seeing the foreign and the bizarre through their eyes. It scares me, my isolation... and I wonder how I am to cope in England where the clubbing scene is even more prevalent. Looking at the big picture, what disturbs me is how clubbing seems to be some rite of passage for young people once they reach a certain age, how the peer pressure is so very real and how it becomes such a great part of a young person's life. How it seems almost normal, because everyone is doing it and ostentasiously enjoying themselves.. But it's not normal!!! Everything is so pretentious there.. Just my personal opinion though.. Not sure whether I should go with fio and hui just to look see before I leave. Think I'll come out shocked and traumatised! Haha.. most prob won't go..
On a more light-hearted note, National Day was really fun! Glad I took li kai's advice and went to out to catch the NDP live (albeit only the fireworks) to soak in the atmosphere before leaving.. =) Went cycling at ECP with the easties after wei went home. East is best! Double-biked with fionne; her first time riding a bike! *Applause* Haha the guy at the bicycle shop kept giving us dubious looks and insisted that I try ride it myself before fionne came on behind.. and I'm glad we proved him wrong! hui said we were very steady riders! No accidents! Yay =) And guess who we met... Mr Harris! Haha! With his entire extended family..Made one big U-turn just to chat with him.. Hehh will go definitely go back to VJ to see him b4 i leave. Dinner was absolutely delectable. Pigged out on all the local delights at the east coast hawker centre. Hokkien mee, satay, oyster omelette, you tiao rojak and sugar cane juice!!! Yummy!!! Think I've been eating too healthy food; a little indulgence is good once in a while. =) Later rode back to the bicycle shop, enjoying the gentle sea breeze and pinkish golden sunset along the way.. I just LOVE east coast park. =) Thanks girls for a really pleasant National Day.. Didn't get to catch the fireworks though; was in the toilet when it started! Grr... Haha..
My Nottingham Uni tea party is today! Haha... booked my flight too; it's monday night, 18 Sep.
Love, carol
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
pictures! (^-^)
James the master chef! 
Eugene and Li Kai. Just had to post this up cos I had such a hard time getting them to pose for pics! Haha!
Girls at Macs before watching tacky guy show: Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift.
Yong Qing in action! 
The Alpha food team! =Dlong update
Hello hello again! Prepare yourselves for a loooong entry of updates. =)
Some highlights... Saturday was our 1st Young Adults Alpha session! At the penthouse of Orchard Parksuites which was super nice and grand... ahhh =) The morning was a mad rush, cos I'm on the food team. Woke up at 7.15am (that's after getting home at 12+ the night b4... I'm really learning to stretch myself physically. hooray!), brisk-walked to Eunos MRT to pick up James, Yong Qing and Jeffrey, walked home to good old Joy Court and then the cooking began! Everyone was in a semi-comatose state but we just snapped out of it very quickly. Haha it was very fun and funny! Yong Qing the chicken and potato man especially was so hyper... wahhaha will never forget him dancing away while massaging the raw chicken with flour. Hilarious sia.. Shall post some tell-all pics! =) And it's great that we had James, the master chef to save the day... Cos none of us on the food team know how to cook! -_-" Yeahh.. am so proud of James.. my talented cousin using his culinary skills to serve God! Very happy that everyone said the food was very good! =) Next week's menu is pasta.. yummy.. Hmm friday was also exciting cos I got a late morning surprise!! Hahaha.. Li Kai and Eugene descending on my doorstep when I was still in my pyjamas! To discuss their travel plans.. hehh =) Fun! They're exciting people. Haha..
Had a good Sunday too, cos James had a personal encounter with God during worship! Yeah! =) I'm so happy and excited for him! He told me later that he'd never had so much joy before.. Haha I was very touched... Indeed investing your time in people is so much more fulfilling than investing them in material things- temporal and fleeting. And here's something which spoke to me during service too: The reason why you and I are still sitting here, living and breathing is because we haven't fulfilled God's plans for our lives. So, the inevitable question is, what is His plan for my life? I think I'm beginning to have a clearer picture of that... =) To be like streams of living water, refreshing other people.. Shall continue to seek God about it though. Do you know God's plan for your life?
Some updates bout painting too, since it is painting which has eaten up a large chunk of my time. The living room is finished! woohoo! Jus painted the hall entrance this morn, to the tune of my current fave song, Fascination from Take the Lead soundtrack playing on repeat mode. Hehh it's the only nice song in that CD.. and the one I listen to when I can't sleep at night. Over and over. =) Anyway, I felt so accomplished today, helping Daddy scrape walls and do patch-up work, besides painting. 1st time in my life I'm doing such things! Heh.. Also happy that I'm slowly beginning to get the hang of improvising on the piano.. =) Will watch the worship dvd that Janice has kindly lent me soon..
Wow it's National Day tmr.. Keep the flag flying! My last National Day in Singapore before I return 3 years later..
love, carol
Some highlights... Saturday was our 1st Young Adults Alpha session! At the penthouse of Orchard Parksuites which was super nice and grand... ahhh =) The morning was a mad rush, cos I'm on the food team. Woke up at 7.15am (that's after getting home at 12+ the night b4... I'm really learning to stretch myself physically. hooray!), brisk-walked to Eunos MRT to pick up James, Yong Qing and Jeffrey, walked home to good old Joy Court and then the cooking began! Everyone was in a semi-comatose state but we just snapped out of it very quickly. Haha it was very fun and funny! Yong Qing the chicken and potato man especially was so hyper... wahhaha will never forget him dancing away while massaging the raw chicken with flour. Hilarious sia.. Shall post some tell-all pics! =) And it's great that we had James, the master chef to save the day... Cos none of us on the food team know how to cook! -_-" Yeahh.. am so proud of James.. my talented cousin using his culinary skills to serve God! Very happy that everyone said the food was very good! =) Next week's menu is pasta.. yummy.. Hmm friday was also exciting cos I got a late morning surprise!! Hahaha.. Li Kai and Eugene descending on my doorstep when I was still in my pyjamas! To discuss their travel plans.. hehh =) Fun! They're exciting people. Haha..
Had a good Sunday too, cos James had a personal encounter with God during worship! Yeah! =) I'm so happy and excited for him! He told me later that he'd never had so much joy before.. Haha I was very touched... Indeed investing your time in people is so much more fulfilling than investing them in material things- temporal and fleeting. And here's something which spoke to me during service too: The reason why you and I are still sitting here, living and breathing is because we haven't fulfilled God's plans for our lives. So, the inevitable question is, what is His plan for my life? I think I'm beginning to have a clearer picture of that... =) To be like streams of living water, refreshing other people.. Shall continue to seek God about it though. Do you know God's plan for your life?
Some updates bout painting too, since it is painting which has eaten up a large chunk of my time. The living room is finished! woohoo! Jus painted the hall entrance this morn, to the tune of my current fave song, Fascination from Take the Lead soundtrack playing on repeat mode. Hehh it's the only nice song in that CD.. and the one I listen to when I can't sleep at night. Over and over. =) Anyway, I felt so accomplished today, helping Daddy scrape walls and do patch-up work, besides painting. 1st time in my life I'm doing such things! Heh.. Also happy that I'm slowly beginning to get the hang of improvising on the piano.. =) Will watch the worship dvd that Janice has kindly lent me soon..
Wow it's National Day tmr.. Keep the flag flying! My last National Day in Singapore before I return 3 years later..
love, carol
Thursday, August 03, 2006
ramblings
Wanted to post a funny poem titled "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" by Noel Coward here but the html was too garbled.. So use your imagination! Hehh.. =)
This week has been all about painting, painting, painting. Almost done though! And all that hard, manly work is well worth it-- the house is beginning to look nice! Can invite ppl for housewarming already... Hahaha
This week has been all about painting, painting, painting. Almost done though! And all that hard, manly work is well worth it-- the house is beginning to look nice! Can invite ppl for housewarming already... Hahaha
God loves a cheerful worker
Spoke to Mark, my bro-in-law last night for a long time about preparing to go to the UK, what to expect and the whole experience in general.. And really.. thank the Lord for him! I don't feel so lost and apprehensive anymore, knowing that he and so many others have gone before me to the UK. =)
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