showers of faith, hope, love

cyclone nargis is said to be the worst natural disaster to hit east asia after the 2004 boxing day tsunami. and we all know how hard the tsunami hit everyone. imagine the aftermath of cyclone nargis?

in myanmar, the five states hit hardest by the cyclone produce 65 percent of the country’s rice. 65%! ALOT would be a gross understatement. imagine how many people would have to starve?
the region was also home to 80 percent of its aquaculture, 50 percent of its poultry and 40 percent of its pig production. i cant imagine how the myanmar people are gonna survive this. i can imagine the hunger, the lack of essentials, the rising cost price.. there’s alr an estimated one milion people homeless. more than 22, 000 dead.

if we cant provide the funds or food or medical aid, let’s say a prayer for the people of myanmar.

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many of us are wrapped in our own world, the Lost World if i may say so. we wander in it, along the way getting trapped by depression and anger, getting deceived due to our blindness, getting stuck at a crossroads cuz we’re so indecisive. and then you realise you’ve been stuck in your own cocoon for so long, you’re oblivious to what’s been happening in the world.

you know people, sometimes our problems CAN really be solved. just think. natural disasters are out of our control. rising living costs are out of our control. legislation is out of our control. but what about our own relationships? studies? work? family? these are DEFINITELY in our control. read my lips, D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y.

now, get over your own misery and do something for the greater good of mankind please

tagged by JACINTH

1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
OMG that wont happen to me pleasepleaseplease. i think i will cry my eyeballs out. dont worry i wont commit suicide though.

2. If you can have a dream to come true, what would it be?
that ALL my other 2654984654687 dreams will come true. okay la, go backpacking in europe for three months!

3. What will your dream wedding be like? 
it will be noisy and colourful. i’m gonna set a dress code ‘crazy and colourful’ not like those typical black-tie affairs. and i’m so not gonna wear a longgggggggg gown. and it will be a church-garden wedding.

4. Are you confused as to what lies ahead of you?
nope! never, because there are divine plans in store.

5. What’s your ideal lover like?
loves God as much as i do, able to hold a conversation properly, a great sense of humour, thoughtful, confident but also humble, understanding, FAITHFUL

6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone else? 
being loved i guess?

7. If the person you like does not accept you, would you continue to wait for them to change their feelings?
only if i really really think he IS the one.

8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do? 
oh, too bad for me then. but i will cast evil glances at the girlfriend every time i see her. muahahaha.

9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy recently?
life’s been GREAT so far!

10. What do you want most in life?
to find JOY in everything i do and to see JOY in people’s lives!

11. Is being tagged fun?
it depends on the questions involved!

12. If you find out that your best friend is going out with your boyfriend/girlfriend, how would you react? 
okay i decided i dont like THIS tag. hmmm i guess i will wish them well. after i slap the guy and scold the girl that is. hahaha.

13. Who is currently the most important person to you? 
my Abba Father.

14. What kind of person do you think I am?
what a weird question.. you mean what kind of person is the one who tagged me? CRAZY. haha.

15. Would you rather be single and rich or married and poor?
can i be married and rich? heheh! okay if i’m married i’ll be happy being poor together with my husband. if i’m single there’s no point being rich unless i wanna be a spinster for life -.-

16. If the person you secretly like cannot recognize you, what would you do/how would you react?
go up to him and say HI, and make sure he remembers me for life! by stepping on his toes.

17. Would you give your all in a relationship? 
DUH.

18. If you fall in love with two persons simultaneously, who would you pick? 
not possible. that’s not love. i wouldnt pick either cuz it’s not fair to them.

19. What type of friends do you like?
i like most people. they must be able to talk. haha.

20. If you played a prank on someone, and he/she fell for the trick, what would you do?
laugh and say GOTCHA!

okay, so mother’s day was on SUNDAY! did you greet your mum, kiss her on the cheek and present a gift to her? hahaha. well i started cooking my mother her meal at 3.30pm. there was spaghetti, pan-fried fish, mashed potato, cheese sausages and clam chowder! okay some of the items are sorta instant but nevertheless, I COOKED! haha. dessert was mango strudel. hmmm, the verdict was that the food was pretty edible, and we were all stuffed! and she absolutely loved the white low-heeled sandals i bought. heheh!

then yesterday, since there was no work for mum and no school for sis, we went out! went to orchard cine to sing k, and take neoprints. yeah my mother joins us in this kinda madness youngster things, LOL. then we ate at the basement. wanted to walk to the national museum for fun, but because we stopped at robinsons along the way, we delayed time and so we didnt go! ended up on bus518 home. OH! robinsons has a really cute salesguy working there. muahahaha.

and it was an enjoyable time =)

i seriously didnt..

(a) expect that there’d be so many people going for the interview!
(b) imagine there’d be TWO professors sitting in front of me, one of whom was really annoying
(c) think i’d make friends but i did!

okay, today’s interview was a disaster but i managed to make some friends.. i was supposed to have my interview at 9.15am but i only went in at like, 9.30am? anyway, that’s not the main point.
when i went in, after the ‘good mornings’, the professors IMMEDIATELY started asking questions. no introduction whatsoever, no ‘please tell us about yourself’ warm-up question. the male asked, ’so tell me, what is Blazer Committee?’ i wanted to drop off the sofa at such a funny question can! but then it got more serious. they asked about council [like duh] and WHETHER IT AFFECTED MY SCHOOLWORK. okay i was struggling between being honest and ’smoking’ my way out and i ended up being honest. because honestly, if i said it DIDNT, they’d probably raise their eyebrows and ask, “so.. what happened to your grades?” which would have been worse, definitely. but as you can imagine, being honest that i couldnt handle my CCA and studies meant that

they (confirm stamp plus guarantee) have a bad impression of me as a student!!!!!!!!

and i was supposed to value-add myself. SIAN. anyway, after that they asked me about pre-u seminar. oh my gosh i had to recall the question, which was smth along the lines of ‘how can singapore stay competitive and minimise the effects of economic restructuring that is needed in today’s rapidly changing world?’ and guess what? they asked me for my stand!!!! and when i mentioned that no doubt there ARE problems, the government has put in place some strategies. sounds like textbook answer but it IS true. and then guess what? they asked me my opinion about those so-called policies! whether it will solve the underlying social problems etc.. and after i made my answer……..

the male said, ‘i think you have missed the point.’

OH MY TIAN AND DI. i give up trying to describe my horrendous experience.

on a happier note, i made two new friends. okay at ntu i did make friends but becasue i went off to meet jasmine i didnt exchange numbers with them only know their names and schools. today i met intan and jamie!! i met intan at the NUS campus map board where i alighted from 96. haha! then we walked there together. i talked to jamie who was sitting beside me at the waiting area. and i didnt even know her name then, but i told her i was having lunch with intan so i asked her to join us. and she did! yeah i only asked for her name like when we were on bus 151 to sixth avenue. HAHA! we ate sandwiches at simply bread. psst, they have so many interesting types of BREAD! okay then we all went home. i took bus 67 all the way to tampines. quite fast la, about 45mins? haha

gonig for cellgroup later, so exciting! ciao~

it’s been SIX days since i last blogged. and much has happened within this short period of time! HAHA

on labour day, all teachers and army boys took a break! so wonderful to see everyone again, yes even those two TK boys. hahahaha. unfortunately as with ALL gatherings where army guys are involved, half the time the conversation is steered towards their sadistic sirs, the crazy [and some pretty] girls who are in bloody OCS and ghost stories of camp.  hmmmmmm. is it any wonder the girls do get really bored? i guess we’re better off having an all-girls’ thingymajig. or maybe we can duct-tape the guys’ mouths when we meet up in future. muahahaha! anyway, the food at hanabi is really good. in my opinion of better standard than sakae’s offerings. HEHEH!

it’s difficult playing guitar AND singing at the same time can??!?

on saturday i went to send mayo off. back to indo la! i’m thinking if we go overseas we can go indo and let her bring us around. haha and i went to metro expo sale before church. SURPRISINGLY there were very little people there, not even a queue at the cashier area. i bought my mum her mother’s day gift alr! (HAVE YOU GOT YOURS YET? o.0)

yeah and i got called up for NTU Linguistics interview on thurs night. zomg, they sure work overtime there man. anyway, the interview was on monday. it went alright. i was like 10 minutes late, but because it’s writing test first i didnt lose out. topic: singlish has no grammar. GO FIGURE. haha. 30 mins test on a single-side of a foolscap, then we proceeded to the professors’ offices and waited. i didnt wait for long cuz they called me up FIRST. i dont know whether it’s a good thing or bad thing that i was first. but anyway, i got a nice lady professor who introduced herself as yingying [like, does she expect me to call her that?!?] bascially, she only touched on my essay for 5 mins. to think i prepared so hard for it -.- then she asked me if i was sad that sociology didnt want me [of course she didnt phrase it like that, but that WAS the question], which one would i choose if both NTU and NUS offer me a place, whether i’d be comfortable with learning a new language, what career options i had in mind [which honestly i dont know when it comes to this] bla bla.. and then when she asked if i had any questions and i asked how many people they’d alr accepted (obviously it’s confidential but i just asked) she said…

“let’s put it this way. we have over 1,000 applications for 50 spaces.”

FIFTY?!? IT’S JUST NUTS MAN, HOW TO FIGHT FOR A PLACE LIKE THAT!
but anyway, overall i thought the interview went okay, she said a lot of ‘interesting’s, so maybe i have a high chance. muahahaha.

then yesterday morning i got woken up by a call from NUS. going for FASS interview on friday. must bring certs and portfolio.. as if i have alot like that. anyway i’m getting this chance because i filled up the discretionary admission portion lor. imagine if i didnt! anyway i wonder if anyone i know will be going.. i dont wanna go alone leh =/ at least the NTU one jasmine was there for her business interview. it’s be nice to have a companion at those kinda things. HAHA.

i met up with adele after i got the call. before that i went to excelsior to get my guitar picks. then we lunched at taka and talked nonsense.. we didnt SHOP la. must save money man! saving money is good. oh i bought donut factory spicy cheese for her special treat! then the rest of the donuts were shared equally among joshua joan jun and me in the evening at whitesands. we had a very fun fellowship/discipleship.

and so we come to today.. nothing much has happened yet. it’s only twelve noon la. but anyway life’s looking up! for me at least.

and to all my friends who are anxious and sick of waiting.. DONT FRET! there’s surely surely surely a destination you will end up at. just be patient okay