i left my cow in the trashcan

Yay got my kayaking one star! In the process got burnt but made new friends and had a good time under the sun :) Very tiring to kayak especially when the wind is strong but it's much easier than sailing... at least for the capsizing part for now.. I used to have a phobia of capsizing since like 9 yrs ago when I fell into the sea while sailing and at that point just a few moments ago I saw a jellyfish lurking near by!!! Luckily coach came to my rescue! haha..

End of recess week.. lots of stuff to do.. Hall orientation, ATC and school work is enough to kill me.. and this sem I've got a heavier workload. Well, sometimes I also wonder when I dont have all these things to do life becomes bored and I will just slack my time away. So I concluded that it's a teeny weeny bit better to be busy and definitely much better to be seeking God! :) I always imagine how amazing it is when God first spoke the world into being, "Let there be light" and there was light!

"And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living thing." Genesis 2:7

posted by gracie @ 1:17 AM

I've just watched another Jap drama that beats Crying Out Love from the Centre of the Earth. This wins hands down in the depression meter- 1 litre of Tears. Well, it really made me cry one litre of tears, almost wiping out my entire tissue box. I'm loving Jap dramas now... get to learn and practise some Jap listening as well (LOL). Jap fever is back! ( Shoo the Korean wind...)

Anyway, I saw on MTV this guy called K who sings this Jap song called Over or something. Really caught my attention coz it seriously sounds good and he's not bad looking. Went on the increasingly-becoming-my-fave site otherwise known as www.youtube.com and searched for his video.... and to my surprise surprise.... HE SANG THE THEME SONG OF 1 LITRE OF TEARS. Wahhhh.. and he's KOREAN. Wow, like gonna burn a whole in my pocket if I decide to get BOTH his korean and jap albums. HMMM..

Like after making a seriously stupid blunder on my last Jap test.. I'm not gonna make the same mistake twice! Determined to score for my Jap now.. gambatte!!!!

posted by gracie @ 2:16 AM

10 years ago,
was taught by this teacher called Mrs Goh. She reminded me alot of the TV actress Koh Cheng Mun..anyway she was a very nice teacher but she always gave so much homework I couldn't even finish at 12 midnight and sometimes I would just sit there and cry (without my mum seeing). STRESS LOR. Primary 4 only!! One of my best friends in primary sch also went back to HK coz his dad was posted back there to work. I am still in contact with him! Saw him in HK when I went there for holiday last year. I still remember a bunch of friends and I went to the mama shop opposite my sch to get those mini mugs from the toy machine(slot in $1 then turn and a capsule drops out). I got a Keropi(Frog) design one which was my friend's favourite cartoon character and I gave it to him as a present before he left for HK. Haha.. gosh I still remember all these!

5 years ago,
was very involved in DHSCO. met alot of great buddies who remain close friends till now :)

1 year ago,
was working at the airport which is my best working experience so far. miss those days when I can da yao da bai inside the transit area and the mac there is so pretty and I get to see people from all around the world!!!

5 foods i enjoy,
sashimi, black pepper crab, tomatoes, cucumber, pineapple tarts

5 songs i know all the words to,
Jay's anjing, Jay's kaibuliaokou, Jay's shuangjiegun, Jay's jiekou, Jay's heiseyoumo

5 favourite television shows,
Survivor, Waterboys I, Waterboys II, The Amazing Race, Full House

5 biggest joys,
Pleasing God, spending time with family, spending time with friends, cooking, trekking

5 people i [might] tagged to do this quiz,
I dun feel like tagging anyone.. do it if you like! haha.. :)

posted by gracie @ 1:17 AM

thanks kor for the song dedication and the message. it's very very sweet and I'm very very touched. it may be nothing much but it sure meant alot to me. by the way ai hen jian dan is one of my favourite songs! thanks for everything, this is the best vday present ever. from the bottom of my heart, :)

posted by gracie @ 4:21 PM

very random.

Today set out for sch at 8.55am for my 10.30 jap tutorial with my dearest mummy (she's on her way to work). I realised I haven been talking much to my family members... and sometimes I dunno what to say. Well, I guess when parents get older, they actually long more for the concern of their kids. Like me, my mum was telling me about her body checkup and that her friend got lst stage breast cancer. She's quite upset over this, and I guess she's worried about herself. Somehow my concern for her cant seem to be put into words, so I kept quiet and answered her occassionally. It's not the first time she mentioned this to me. I'm worried about her too...

Well, actually I feel like moving back home these days. Now my real home seems foreign to me somehow.. that I actually spend so little time in it, it doesnt feel right. I miss the times I get to eat dinner at home, or even cooking dinner for my family myself. These days when I get home, I have no dinner or I have to eat take-aways my dad buys after work. My mum will be working and more than often my sis will be out. Then, my dad's quite lonely also. Sigh. I wish NTU can move to Pasir Ris!

Still thinking if I wanna stay in hall next sem. Advantages and disadvantages so far seem to be on par. I guess I dont wanna be tied down by hall activities anymore.. waste of time and input equate to less than desired output. This makes me very sian and tired. And the activities zap me mentally and physically such that I have lesser time for school work. This is very bad coz to me school work should be piority.

This year I really saw how God worked in each and everyone of our lives. People who may seem distant actually accepted God into their lives and of course I'm praying for more. I realised each and everyone of us is so different that I marvel at the fact that we actually live together in the same place, same time. Why not 100 years earlier? Why not 100 years later? God put us to be so, God gave us a purpose in life and we are not to waste it. Nobody is here by chance.

The world is so corrupted. Even things which seem mundane are actually the work of men and through the years we begun to accept things like they really are. What's real? Does wearing that Nike shoe make you of equal status as those athletes? Does crying and attempting suicide prove your love for your lover? Does drinking and swinging your heads to those techo, rnb, retro music enrich any part of your bodies? or your mind? Does a life of partying bring you happiness and satisfaction?

time for reflection.

posted by gracie @ 5:39 PM