it could have been worse
ever felt like throwing your handphone into the chute and cut yourself from the rest of the world?
technology makes me too accessible to others and i don't like *pouts*

that's what i felt like doing this week when i received smses while rushing the deadlines.
my essays and one mid-term test - they drive me nuts as the semester comes to a closure.
and guess what. i still have 2 more thousand-words essays to hand in next week.
plus i am now heading a teens overseas camp.
AND i have yet to start my exam revision!

grr. so please, pardon me if i take really really REALLY long to reply you.

so many things to do, so little time.

but God offered me another perspective while i was on my way to school. if all these essays came at the beginning of the semester, i may have a harder time, trying to juggle both tuition and school work.
yes, it could have been worse.

no matter what - eyes on God, not on the problems!

ps. for the time being, i am not handphone-friendly until early november


i like my new books.
freakonomics was fresh and funny.
queen camilla - i'm still midway through it but so far, it's a sharp and sarcastic (typical of brit writers)

i'm bogged down by 2 essays due next week.
so what am i doing here?
taking a break from typing on screen!
what irony.

Unprotected sex is...
there's this board with the above tagline in front of lee wee nam library. it's an initiative by the student union, i guess, to promote safe sex. to me, the message here is that "young people, you can have sex... but hey please take protection".
all i can say that it's such a sad thing to see how our society is no longer holding values sacred, trivialising pre-marital sex to such an extent.

ok, enough of my laments. basically this board allows students to scribble what they think about unprotected sex. i guess the student union was expecting "unprotected sex is dangerous", "...is uncool" sort of answers.
but one largely scribbled statement made me laugh my head off.
"unprotected sex IS NEVER BORING"
oh no. cheeky fella.

a father's love





the ending of this video brings hope when we see the lady abandon her past to embrace her new life and the father/man, seeing her, was also greatly comforted and joyous to see that his painful loss has paved a new life for another.

a life changed because of God's sacrificial love is most beautiful, most lovely...
thank you Lord for saving me, loving me whole despite my imperfections and failures.

sprüngli 'top ten' pralines - thanks to distant (and very gorgeous) uncle matthew.

they are the reason why i've been resisting snickers/timeout/crunchie/cadbury boost for this period of time.
waste no calories on such chocolates when we can have sprüngli!

there's an overwhelming longing to be with my mom recently. perhaps it's how often i've been out and missed out on catching up with her. she didn't lament about me not spending time with her. instead, she silently kept the house neat, cooked when i requested her to despite her having to work. i can't help but love her more.

妈咪我爱你
maman je t'aime
미라 사랑해요

even if i were to say this in ALL the languages of the world, they wouldn't be enough to express intimately my respect and love for you, mummy.
my mummy's the best!

***
the following piece was written last night to commemorate my old skin that flaked off my shoulders and arms after a bad sunburn. thank you for being part of me.

my skin
my skin peels,
as it gently heals.
it looks ugly
but at least it makes my body real.

it's my mistake,
for goodness sake!
i didn't apply sunblock
thus i was baked.

creams and aloe vera gels-
they help heal my skin pretty well.
religiously i slather them
so that they will not peel like hell.

my skin peels.
i guess it's no big deal.
it looks ugly
but hey, now i look less pale!


donuts craze
if you're crazy enough, you can take bus 170 from queens street or woodlands centre to head on down to larkin @ johor. they have dunkin' donuts there! remember to bring your passport!
and your parang.
(to fend off those notorious robbers)

munchy donuts are good enough for me. had them last night. their donuts definitely live up to the 4.5 (out of 5) stars which 8days once gave.
munchy's opening was the best thing that ever happened to causeway point!
munchy munch munch!

my dear sec 2s!
exams are going to be over soon and we'll go have some fun after that ;D
press on with God for He gives knowledge and strength!

feeling sick of your mediocre and busy life?
want to find God for the answers?
then head on down for our church's prayer meeting on tuesdays.
there's always this quiet moment in time when you can just bare your soul to God without others giggling at you. i always feel myself closer to my heavenly Father every time i'm there.


the gentle touch.
the soft assurance.
the clear direction.
i was refreshed once again yesterday :)


pink wednesday
i am so hooked on yogurt from pink yogurt - this gourmet yogurt shoppe inside causeway point cold storage! they sell natural yogurt, each with different toppings. i tried the mixed berries one today. it was heavenly light.....
now i look forward to wednesdays because it's PINK WEDNESDAY, when a generous cup of yogurt costs only 1 buck for students. one buck!!! ONLY one buck!?! yes, one dollar!
uber cheap cheap cheap!

best thing is that i eat without guilt because it's healthy AND a cup doesn't break my budget :) happy me.

the bangladeshi's wink
went to town yesterday for a lunch appointment. as bus 65 approached the orchard mrt stop, 2 petite, well-dressed filipinos (those typical ones you see outside lucky plaza) scrambled to stand at the bus exit. just then, a bangla came down from the upper deck of the bus.

the following incident i've witnessed left me amused.

the eyes of one filipino met with those of the bangladeshi's. the lady began scrutinising that bangladeshi and his darting eyes examined her long hair, body and legs.
playing hard to get, the lady turned away and started talking to her friend but passion went out of control and so, she stole a peek at the bangladeshi.
reciprocating the peek, the bangladeshi winked at her!!! i tried to suppress my smile because it was hilarious. it was strange. it's so, so traditional - like those courtships you see in bollywood movies!

when we got down the bus, that bangladeshi continued smiling at both the filipinos. but the ladies haughtily ignored him.
oh get a life!

the lao cheeko pek's wink
char, yue and i finally met up. it was a mugging+talking+eating session last thursday. mugging made up 70% of the day though. haha!
both yue and i dropped by national library to study (but of course, our main purpose was to visit FFT) when char left.

while on our way to the restroom in the library, i saw a lao ah pek walking towards us. as we drew closer, he suddenly swerved and tried to bump into me. it was so obvious! thank goodness i avoided him in time. nonetheless, i turned my head to glare irritatingly at him and guess what.

he smiled and winked at me!!! perversely, to add.
at that moment, i was so disgusted i felt like cursing out loud at that lao cheeko pek!
but i controlled myself because it would be terribly wrong to repay evil with evil.

haiya. even the national library can have lao cheeko peks. no place is safe anymore!

lobster red
i swam last friday with my little cousin and i got sunburnt. my shoulders are tender red. quick... recover please!~ sarah and angie are burnt too... ha! but mine seems worst!