Happy New Year to you and your FAMILY!
I shall record this day down. It is not exactly very eventful but a rare simple family event.
My family of four went swimming together at safra changi in the afternoon. It is a rare event because i usually swim with adele and tan mummy and papa cant really swim. It is also the kind of activity for families with younger kids but not when the parents are reaching 50 and their kids are 18 and above. True enough, we were the 'oddest' family in the pool. Instead of the parents watching over their kids and playing with them in the pool, dx and I were guiding our parents to swim. I was extremely tickled by the way tan papa tries to keep himself afloat. The quote of the day came from dx " I feel like micheal phelps today." He did his laps and beating his opponent, me, flat. I was just glad that i got to excercise after all the meet-ups(which is always over lunch or dinner!) And that was how we spent our 1.5 hours in the pool under the sun, on the first day of the brand new year.
My family went through mom's operation last year and the messy house renovation the year before, bringing us closer somehow. BUT, we still do drive one another up the wall very often; I just argued with dx to wash up his trunks and my mum made noise about my driving(again!) in the car right after we drove off from safra. Well, thats my kan choing family for you!
We are facing another crisis now but i believe we will pull through with God's grace.
Hopefully, it end soon.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008I shall record this day down. It is not exactly very eventful but a rare simple family event.
My family of four went swimming together at safra changi in the afternoon. It is a rare event because i usually swim with adele and tan mummy and papa cant really swim. It is also the kind of activity for families with younger kids but not when the parents are reaching 50 and their kids are 18 and above. True enough, we were the 'oddest' family in the pool. Instead of the parents watching over their kids and playing with them in the pool, dx and I were guiding our parents to swim. I was extremely tickled by the way tan papa tries to keep himself afloat. The quote of the day came from dx " I feel like micheal phelps today." He did his laps and beating his opponent, me, flat. I was just glad that i got to excercise after all the meet-ups(which is always over lunch or dinner!) And that was how we spent our 1.5 hours in the pool under the sun, on the first day of the brand new year.
My family went through mom's operation last year and the messy house renovation the year before, bringing us closer somehow. BUT, we still do drive one another up the wall very often; I just argued with dx to wash up his trunks and my mum made noise about my driving(again!) in the car right after we drove off from safra. Well, thats my kan choing family for you!
We are facing another crisis now but i believe we will pull through with God's grace.
Hopefully, it end soon.
And there she goes again *
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Hark! The herald angel sings!
The streets of orchard road are thronged with people
Lovers hold on to each other even tighter,
Friends laugh their way through together
Festive lights brighten up the mood of drivers stuck in the expected jam
Ladies are spotted with christmas hair clips bought in the name of charity
All gloom lost in the crowd
This old dame may not have lose her shine afterall
She is still the best place to be singing christmas carols!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The streets of orchard road are thronged with people
Lovers hold on to each other even tighter,
Friends laugh their way through together
Festive lights brighten up the mood of drivers stuck in the expected jam
Ladies are spotted with christmas hair clips bought in the name of charity
All gloom lost in the crowd
This old dame may not have lose her shine afterall
She is still the best place to be singing christmas carols!
And there she goes again *
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" Hello Miss Tan. This is Irdianty from 410. Just want to thank you for helping me get a distinction for my humanities.
How come you were not at the hall today? will you be coming back?"
Her voice kept ringing in my head. Receiving this phone call totally made my day. It has been more than a year ago since i taught and I dont think i deserve much credit for her grade. I was only with her for 6 months. Yet, this student of mine actually remembers me and even called to thank me. I was lost for words for a moment during our short but memorable conversation.
Thank YOU!
Even as many may deem your class as the worst normal acad class in the whole school, your class opened up my eyes to things i was never able to see before.
For the times when i used to regret that i am such a fool 'wasting' 3 hours of my time each week preparing powerpoint slides that no one would listen and getting dishearterned when i thought my efforts were furtile, you made me realised how wrong i was; it was never that way. :)
Monday, December 15, 2008How come you were not at the hall today? will you be coming back?"
Her voice kept ringing in my head. Receiving this phone call totally made my day. It has been more than a year ago since i taught and I dont think i deserve much credit for her grade. I was only with her for 6 months. Yet, this student of mine actually remembers me and even called to thank me. I was lost for words for a moment during our short but memorable conversation.
Thank YOU!
Even as many may deem your class as the worst normal acad class in the whole school, your class opened up my eyes to things i was never able to see before.
For the times when i used to regret that i am such a fool 'wasting' 3 hours of my time each week preparing powerpoint slides that no one would listen and getting dishearterned when i thought my efforts were furtile, you made me realised how wrong i was; it was never that way. :)
And there she goes again *
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Centipede
I am fustrated because of constraints that we create to bind ourselves with. To me, that is plain disgusting. I find myself stuck with them because we are in it together. Father Peter told us a story of a centipede in his homily once. This centipede worries about which leg he should start out with that he didnt move at all in the end. We are like the centipede.
Sometimes, i wonder why i might the only one feeling this way. I want to give my best and I also believe that they are giving their best shot too. It is just that the way we look at things are so different! Unfortunatly for me, i am the oddest ball in the team.
On-lookers would like to tell me that it is a challenge for me and that i will grow as a person. I am sick of this line. While i may grow better as a person in the end, i grow to be more cynical as well.
This semester has taught me not to give in for the sake of doing so. Yet, being myself makes me feel like a clown. I thought that by overcoming most of my personal biased-ness would allow things to work out better but i was wrong. It is not just an issue of acceptance and tolerance.
Right from the start, our intentions and ideals differ which explains for our actions and reactions towards things.
Saturday, December 13, 2008I am fustrated because of constraints that we create to bind ourselves with. To me, that is plain disgusting. I find myself stuck with them because we are in it together. Father Peter told us a story of a centipede in his homily once. This centipede worries about which leg he should start out with that he didnt move at all in the end. We are like the centipede.
Sometimes, i wonder why i might the only one feeling this way. I want to give my best and I also believe that they are giving their best shot too. It is just that the way we look at things are so different! Unfortunatly for me, i am the oddest ball in the team.
On-lookers would like to tell me that it is a challenge for me and that i will grow as a person. I am sick of this line. While i may grow better as a person in the end, i grow to be more cynical as well.
This semester has taught me not to give in for the sake of doing so. Yet, being myself makes me feel like a clown. I thought that by overcoming most of my personal biased-ness would allow things to work out better but i was wrong. It is not just an issue of acceptance and tolerance.
Right from the start, our intentions and ideals differ which explains for our actions and reactions towards things.
And there she goes again *
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finger-licking good!i have not stop eating rich food since 3rd dec.
from twosome $14 desserts at 2am to family buffet at orchard hotel to our almost-every-three-hours-intervals-meals in penang and not forgetting the slices of birthday cakes i had. . .
i think the number of calories consumed over the past 10 days is enough to last me for the next few days even without eating anything. HAHAHAH
from twosome $14 desserts at 2am to family buffet at orchard hotel to our almost-every-three-hours-intervals-meals in penang and not forgetting the slices of birthday cakes i had. . .
i think the number of calories consumed over the past 10 days is enough to last me for the next few days even without eating anything. HAHAHAH
And there she goes again *
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A reminder
* says:
wld u still continue to do your best even tho the comm doesnt agree w u and tt u might have to do the things which might be agst ur beliefs?
X says
yes i will.. bcos the church in itself teaches us to be obedient.
X says
as baptised, we are to be obedience to the mother church, because the mother church is guided by the holy spirit
X says
as each individual comm, it is a representation of that church
X says
and since I respect the appointment, i have to respect given by the leaders of the group.
X says
tho its hard, but like i said, as long as it doesnt brings division, then its fine
X says
but if the situation is such tt the comm is doing things to glorify the comm itself, then of course, i will not give in to it.
* says:
but do u feel divided from the comm alrdy?
X says
humanly yes, there is where i need to continue to seek god's guidance. i need to keep remind myself of the intention
in most things we do, there is no longer a right or wrong answer
or rather we may not know if it is really right
so what does "do the right thing" exactly means?
i want to lead an unstructurally sturctured life
and turn to God for him to structure my life.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008* says:
wld u still continue to do your best even tho the comm doesnt agree w u and tt u might have to do the things which might be agst ur beliefs?
X says
yes i will.. bcos the church in itself teaches us to be obedient.
X says
as baptised, we are to be obedience to the mother church, because the mother church is guided by the holy spirit
X says
as each individual comm, it is a representation of that church
X says
and since I respect the appointment, i have to respect given by the leaders of the group.
X says
tho its hard, but like i said, as long as it doesnt brings division, then its fine
X says
but if the situation is such tt the comm is doing things to glorify the comm itself, then of course, i will not give in to it.
* says:
but do u feel divided from the comm alrdy?
X says
humanly yes, there is where i need to continue to seek god's guidance. i need to keep remind myself of the intention
in most things we do, there is no longer a right or wrong answer
or rather we may not know if it is really right
so what does "do the right thing" exactly means?
i want to lead an unstructurally sturctured life
and turn to God for him to structure my life.
And there she goes again *
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Time starts now
"Dear Charlene
We are pleased to inform you that you have been provisionally accepted for the NUS College in Shanghai (NCSH)
Please note your place on the program will be continuously reviewed prior to your departure. If there are any adverse material changes in your circumstances and/or performance, we reserve the right to withdraw the offer. These include attaining a minimum of 80 MCs, improving your CAP if it is currently below 3.50 and your continuous participation in entrepreneurial activities."
i was quite kiasu. i applied in advanced.
in case i fail to get in this time round, i can reapply next sem
so you can tell how badly i want to go for this prog
but there again, the cowardice in me strikes back
i am elated on one hand but on the other, .....
its abit early for everything to be confirmed and
we cant predict the future circumstances anyway
jan2010 is still quite sometime away.
i am just thankful that i've an advanced placement:)
Monday, September 29, 2008"Dear Charlene
We are pleased to inform you that you have been provisionally accepted for the NUS College in Shanghai (NCSH)
Please note your place on the program will be continuously reviewed prior to your departure. If there are any adverse material changes in your circumstances and/or performance, we reserve the right to withdraw the offer. These include attaining a minimum of 80 MCs, improving your CAP if it is currently below 3.50 and your continuous participation in entrepreneurial activities."
i was quite kiasu. i applied in advanced.
in case i fail to get in this time round, i can reapply next sem
so you can tell how badly i want to go for this prog
but there again, the cowardice in me strikes back
i am elated on one hand but on the other, .....
its abit early for everything to be confirmed and
we cant predict the future circumstances anyway
jan2010 is still quite sometime away.
i am just thankful that i've an advanced placement:)
And there she goes again *
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by finding that little miracle in each day, that little something in each day that makes you smile, by making that effort, thats how you find your happiness.
as quoted from gideon.
the second part of this sem will be better
one thing is for sure that i am not alone
everyday has its little miracles to be thankful for
The summation of all these little joys like reading dame's msg, meeting caryn on the way school, how the interview with fr joe gave me new insights to my project and finally having a nice homecooked dinner with my mum and dx is good enough to make me smile today.
president yip thinks i am extremely high today. yes, i am.
I am ready to meet the world again after retreating into 'seclusion' for a while
here goes my incessant chatter, once again ;p
And there she goes again *
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