'come away with me

happy valentines (:

2012-02-13T23:01:00.000+08:00

had a really productive day today,
did all kinds of shopping.
grocery shopping, poon huat shopping, popular shopping and retail shopping.

relieving some of my stress in a not so economical manner.
but, still, it felt good. (:

tmr is valentines day,
i remember saying last year that its single awareness day,
haha it really is. but i guess its about sharing some love, whether single or attached. (: will be making some cornflakes for my friends in class tmr!
happy valentines everyone! (:

ohhh, and my friend posted this super hilarious joke about a cornflake, so enjoy:
"I just stepped on a cornflake. Now, I am officially a cereal killer."
hahahahahahha, so funny right? i likeey very much!

2012-01-26T08:38:00.001+08:00

＂有些人值得等候，
有些悲伤值得忍受＂

Love and be loved in return.

2012-01-17T01:28:00.001+08:00

today in class, mr chia started telling us about how his dad never used to give him a pat on his head or back to commend him for the things he achieved. when he graduated from his university, his dad only asked him if doing what he did would earn him big bucks.
mr chia said 'its really important to give your children and students a pat on their head to tell them theyve done well.' .. 'but till this day, ive never received this from my dad.' .. "as i picked up his ashes to put into the urn, i thought to myself, 'one day i would become like this, my achievements, my possessions would become nothing.'"

his words and the way he said them left a deep impression.
i wrote down these sentences in my notes as he was speaking,
"Our experiences or what we yearn for in our childhood often shapes what kind of individuals we become or want to become and what we value."
"Dont wait to show love, because you'll never know when it'll be too late."

I reflected about my own life and i saw my priorities all messed up.
its like i knew what they should be, but they're just not in that order in my life right now.
I saw that, for many months or even years, Anne has been taking for granted what actually matters most to her, her relationships. with God, with her family and with her friends. and she knows she doesnt want to wait till the day she regrets to do something about it.

my simple motto for the year would be to 'Love and be loved in return.'
I want to show the people i love and care for, that i do,
with a little bit more effort, a little bit more time, a little bit more kindness and a little bit more love.

a truckload of misses.

2011-06-09T01:14:00.000+08:00

yes, i miss you all very much.

happiness

2011-04-25T23:03:00.001+08:00

just started reading a book titled 'hector's search for happiness'

Lesson 8: Happiness is being around the people you love.

here's a little excerpt from the book
'Hector was once again on the plane.. sitting next to him was a mother holding her baby- no it couldnt have been her baby because it had fair hair and blue eyes, and the lady looked like an Asian woman. The baby had been looking at him for awhile, and stretching its arms towards him. This made the nanny laugh and the baby as well. So hector smiled at them and felt a little less sad. Suddenly, a tall blonde lady came up and stood in the aisle near them. Hector understood that this was the mother, who was no doubt travelling with her husband on business class. 'Is everything alright?' she asked the nanny. And then she left again. And the baby's face crumpled and it began screaming.'

Lesson 8b: Unhappiness is being separated from the people you love.

this two sentences seemingly appear to have the same meaning,
but dont you think they mean entirely different things and have different emotions attached to it?

2011-04-12T00:19:00.000+08:00

so much to tell you. )':

what life should be about

2011-03-26T00:57:00.001+08:00

spent the last two weeks doing life.
meeting up with different groups of people <3

met the girls, Radhiah and Phebe at cathaycine on tuesday, intending to catch a movie.
intending suggests that we did not do that in the end, so yes, we ended up at lucky plaza eating pizza hut.
love the chitchat sessions, the laugh at phebe moments and they love the take many different photos at one go times (i do not like it because my brain just doesnt send fast signals to my face muscles to change my expression so quickly. haha)
realised how we've grown up after rethinking our conversations on that day.
we were actually talking about weddings and marriages!
when what we used to talk about were eye candies and hot stuffs. eg. afro guy (i still like him okay hahaha)
had so much fun talking till we all didnt realise the time! cant wait for our next meetup!
ohh, and for you phebe (Y)!

went back to tp on tuesday with weilin to eat at mensa. we went around some famous spots in tp quickly cause she had to rush to co. (:

mensa, bookshop, computer lab, koi pond.
was really nice to be walking around the school, especially when its not all crowded and noisy and stuffy.
spent two short hours and somehow i couldnt bare to leave!
miss the first 69 when i could have run for it, just to sit and stare at tp from the gohomebusstop.
soaking in nostalgia and lots of recollection.
given the chance to go back in time, there were things ive regret doing, things i would have changed if possible. but still nonetheless enjoyed my three years in tp, appreciate and treasure every memory and experience that has brought me to where i am. (ahh, emotional..)

met vivian on wednesday at fareast for our monthly meetup! :D
thank you dear for taking the initiative to plan and ask me out, im really bad at such stuff.
if you're reading this, everytime we meet up, i just cant stop listening to your interesting stories and experiences. you are really a blessing!

conducted a class for the first time on my own on thursday at acechildcare with the victoria, emma, hannah, matthias, adeline, angelina, sherry and xinyi.

felt nervous and was perspiring through the entire plan time. but i really did enjoy myself interacting with the children this way. (:

i asked the kids how a seagull sounds like, and they all stared at me with 'teacher anne, what is seagull' face.

then i said 'okayy, bird! how does a bird sound like?' and matthias said 'tweet tweet'

children come up with the cutest stories, like their fish is going to school, supermarket, shopping.

it was a wonderful experience, and i'll be doing another class next monday! wish me luck! :D

met eunice after work to head to parkway to print photos! inspired by icc and many other ice cream shops, i've decided to fillllllllll my wall with photos of people i love and miss! (:

took the more recent ones that i have in my computer currently, so there are still people not up on my wall yet! but not for long! i want more pictures! i even say 'hello everyone' and 'goodnight everyone' to my wall now! (:

i guess thats about enough updates, goodnight everyone, and goodnight wall! :D

awesome friday and saturday!

2011-03-20T23:19:00.001+08:00

let me begin with friday,
had work and rushed off to meet weilin at my busstop after work.

at some time around 4pm, weilin texted me to say she's on her way to redeeming freedom,
for all who do not know, she's been rushing deadlines for projects,
so we decided a long long time ago, that we'll meet up right after her submission of her LAST PROJECT to CELEBRATE! :D
we took a bus to singpost and settled dinner there, (weilin, remind me never to take the combi of baked potato and potato salad as side dishes ever again, can die!) then, since it was supposed to be a celebration, i brought sparkles and childhood-toxic-bubble/balloon to play together!

it was weilin's first time playing sparkles! a guy who helped us with the photo actually asked who's birthday issit, and when we told him it was post projects celebration, ermmm. he must have mocked us slightly in his heart, or thought we're crazy. hahah. oh, and my bubble flew away, like over the mrt track from singpost while weilin's one deflated in her hands, AT THE SAME TIME. we call this, more than just a coincidence?

<3 love love love the amazing time we spend together, cause its always something interesting, like cycle-buyfood-sitdownsomewheretotalkaboutlife'sfutureplans, blowbubbles, iceskating, haha what else? (:
anyway, once again, happy 'be-gone-projects' day to you weilin! take lots of well deserved rest and good breaks and meetups/life sessions! cant wait for MENSA! 0.90cents mushroom soup here i come! (:

after meeting weilin, i took a bus and went to meet darric for selegie taohuay first, cause he suddenly wanted to eat taohuay. went to hk cafe after to meet up with shenn and kok, and coincidentally bumped into justin and daryl who were also going to hk cafe (because theres nowhere else to go at kovan), justin meeting his family and daryl meeting his army friends.

just a shoutout to shenn, that im really impressed at how disciplined you are when it comes to studying! i salute you and want to say JIAYOU JIAYOU! cant wait to see you finally free like a bird in may, then we can meet in nex every other day to talkcocksingsong. yes singsong, i want to singsong.
and to the two most gentlemenliest friends i know of, kok and darric, i shall pray that for you, time in army will FLYYYYY BY and you'll be free like a bird very soon too! (: really blessed to have you all!
took a zoom zoom cab home and slept as zoomzoomly as i got home!

woke up with a shock when mummy came in and asked if im working, i was like 'jin tian she me tian??' (pardon my lousy chinese, its morning okay)
went back to sleep and woke up again to bathe and prepared myself to leave home to fetch the lows!
been a loooonnnnnggggg looonnnnnnnggggg time since we've brought the kids out,
and the adventurous chuas brought them to SNOW CITY.
on the way there i asked them what they'd like to be in the future,

gaius: policeman. then i catch both of you.
me: both of you?
gaius: korkor and jiejie
me: why catch them?
gaius: when they naughty then i catch them.

chloe: chef
me: why chef?
chloe: cause food.

gabriel: train engineer.
me: orh.

yes, we had a jam on the pie cause there was an accident, that explains the questions hahaha. we arrived at snow city and the children, before getting off the car were already gearing up (with their jackets) and asking us to help them zip and button up. i half suspect they think they'll be walking into snow immediately.
went through the usual stuffs, buying tickets and getting a hot drink/some food for the kids before going in to further gear up.
it was, half a chaos getting three kids to put on shoes, jackets and GLOVES.
not sure if the gloves were too huge, they just couldnt fit their fingers, one in each slot in the glove.
i was like 'nooo, here got no finger, here got two fingers, so wriggle your fingers and make one go over the other side..' hahaha never knew it would be such a difficult task.
finally went in and yes, the children were elated! so colddddd, so much snooowwww!

clap clap to gabriel low who managed to slide down on his own even in his first try!

chloe didnt take the slide but guess she enjoyed watching her korkor and didi slide from way up high.

a man got injured cause of a collision and had blood on his head, and i was trying my hardest to not let the already frightened chloe see it.

all in all, the kids had fun, the adults, did too, but would have preferred not sliding together with the kids (:
we brought home five photos, and one is now bluetacked on my wall.

love you gabriel, chloe, gaius and not forgetting little claudia.
you're like sunshine, bringing warmth to the hearts yours meet. <3

tuesdays

2011-03-15T22:41:00.001+08:00

tuesdays have became my official rest-rot-and-relax day,
i take as much time to sleep in as possible,
and as much as i can, i spend the entire day at home.
watching shows online, using the com, and packing my cupboard and table. (:

but, it also became my miss-klang-way-too-much day,
i realise i fell asleep yesterday looking at pictures of my previous trip in klang.
and i spend the entire of today, missing klang and thinking when will i be able to go there once school starts for me.
i flip through pictures of them, notes from them, read fb messages from them and think of them.

so here's a shoutout, from my heart, cause i think im going crazy.
'I miss you all so so so much!' ):

God's little reward/encouragement

2011-03-15T19:02:00.000+08:00

Been feeling pretty weighed down by 'pressures of life' recently,
studies, work, money, time.
guess God felt sorry for me and decided to reward me with a very pleasant surprise on Saturday morning (:

helped Noelle out in the 9am class with India, Tilly, Lulu, Rachel and Emma.
had a fun time, talking and doing art together.
India held my hand to join in for the goodbye song at the end of the class and as she was skipping out of the class, In her excitement, she was shouting and laughing at the same time 'i held your hands! i held your hands!'
After giving her the stamp and the cookie, she looked up at me and said 'i wished you lived with me!'

Not believing what i just heard, i ended up not knowing how to reply her sweet-ttm statement, so i said 'Can i give you a hug?' and she came running over.

Really thank God for the little surprise, which once again reminded me that teaching these children was never just a job, it is, out of love. <3

when you let the opportunity slip by you

2011-03-07T22:37:00.000+08:00

its finally mondayyyyy!
work's been really exhausting and im so glad its off day tmr. :D
I WANT TO SLEEP TILL 2PM HAHA.
hope finance doesnt wake me up in the mrning.

school and all pretty much settled,
just waiting for confirmation from the school and from ntuc for my funding.
need to start saving up to pay for the school fees.
this time i really hope ive made the right decision!

time really flies,
and sometimes i wonder if i should have done smething more meaningful over the past few months.
a mission trip or something, to see the world, see God at work, in the life of others, and eventually in my own.
now that i see school starting, work continuing,
it suddenly dawn upon me that i wouldnt be able to find that kind of time anymore.
ahh, the pressures of life, i feel old. ):

its a HAPPY valentines day!

2011-02-15T20:08:00.000+08:00

valentines day = single awareness day!

its my first valentines out of school, and the loneliness was unbearable!
spent my entire morning at work, being sour about my vday, asking phebe for a break up and being hard to please. telling my married colleagues that the previous night when everyone was tensed up abt valentines day, there i was having a headache from too much reading on universities and schools D:

let me show you guys the mountain of frames and shapes i popped on my wonderful valentines day morning (yes, it is a sour morning) i even stacked them so i could take a colourful photo of it and blog abt it.

after lunch, i managed to get everyone and force jamie to take fun and creative polaroid photos together with me as a valentines day celebration! :D thank God for wonderful colleagues like them, always full of joy, energy, creativity, love and awesomeness. my sourday vday was no longer sour! its a happy one! :D

valentines day, its about enjoying the time you spend with the people you love, especially those you get to see everyday. i love you all! <3

Never loved Chinese New Year more!

2011-02-15T18:15:00.002+08:00

spent a wonderful cny in klang.
the family drove down i-duuno-how-many-kilometres to klang, only i had the priviledge to sit at the passenger sit for the entire journey.
never knew driving through was so much more convenient than taking a bus,
and with siblings driving at 140km/hr, it was waaaayyyyyyy faster!

the family left home at 530am in the morning and drove past gsh at 1030am,
still can remember how excited i was just driving past it.
we took a wrong turn when trying to get to premiere hotel and ended up having bakuteh!

we stayed in premiere hotel. a business hotel, nice, comfortable and a convenient distance from gsh.

(the sofa bed in the background? its at every level, even the lobby! it became the family's point of discussion everytime we waited for the lift. Q: What or who is the sofa bed for?)

spent a short, but very meaningful two days with the people and children i love most.

surprisingly though a shorter trip compared to the rest, i had more time to talk to the soon-to-be-becoming-youths. saw them folding clothes and taught them what i learnt from eunice. the one step method to folding clothes!

was fulfilling just watching them getting all excited with folding clothes, and through that i even got them believing i fold my own clothes at home HAHAH.

the kids having so much fun in the sun while waiting for visitors. love the second photo, with all their funny faces! look at their cheeky and naughty smiles!

joy sat with me chewing the last mouthful of food left in her mouth, while i ate my dinner. she was only allowed to drink her vitagen after she finished, so here she is, a happy and satisfied joy sipping on her favoouuriite after meal reward!

after dinner, i got reuben to help me take photo with the girls (that was my original intention)

and i ended up taking SOOOO MANYYY with so many of the children, particularly those who saw and took interest in the film coming out immediately after reuben counted '1,2,3' *flash*

got them to keep the photo and poor me took a photo of it with my digital camera for memories sake :D

reuben is an excellent photographer when it comes to my white fuji instax! but a reminder to myself for the next time is "smile only when he counts 3, cause he actually counts 4,5,6 in his heart before snapping the photo" hahha, cute! :D

we bid the children farewell as they went to bed, gave them hugs, that, as much as i hope would let them know how much i love them and couldnt bare leaving, i was also secretly hoping that these hugs, would last, as my source of strength and encouragement till the next time i visit.

last but never the least, we spent the night with the youths, ilyas and kong hooi at the mamak to have supper!

they had this funny contest on who can eat 4 biscuits the fastest, (sounds easy? you can try it at home!)

followed the guys back to missions home after supper and finally snapped a group photo together! the last one was so lonng agoo, though we're missing anthony and david, eunice and i are so glad we have another group photo with the guys! of course we took individual photos and polaroids as well, reuben took ours on his own, all three in it, and we were all super proud of him and his long hands! :D

missing everyone in klang, and cant wait, for the next time we can go down again.

thank you gsh. like a friend once commented, "since when did klang became such a huge part of your life?"

i dont know, but im glad it is <3 love you all!

2 more days!

2011-02-02T01:19:00.000+08:00

counting down counting down! :D

im feeling really excited, a bit apprehensive, a bit nervous, a bit worried all at the same time.
now, thats what i call mixed feelings.

really dont know if im brave enough to deal with the leaving.

In Christ Alone

2011-01-31T00:05:00.001+08:00

In Christ alone
I place my trust
And find my glory
In the power of the cross
In every victory
Let it be said of me
My source of strength
My source of hope
In Christ alone

ministered, touched and renewed.
Jesus, you're my strength, my hope.

they say funny things

2011-01-30T23:57:00.001+08:00

had a birthday party yesterday and realised how happy i was compared to the previous party.
really pleasant children, that were fun yet well-behaved!

played pictionary with the kids before doing art,
albert and jake came up to have a go!
since they were older children, i told them to draw a SQUIRREL.
hahahahaha, you should have seen albert's face, when he heard me say squirrel.
(he is super animated, so imagine with me) he gasped and said "i cant draw that, no no, im not sucha good artist!' and when he started drawing, he kept telling me, 'noo, i told you i cant drawww thattt'
hahahah, super amusing! really made me laugh and i really had a lot of fun!

talking about children saying funny things,
jamie had to teach quite a number of them that a starfruit is called star-fruit and not just star.
but she also had to teach one, that a starfruit is called star-fruit and not star-fish.

kids say the cutest things. <3

simple pleasures

2011-01-27T22:47:00.001+08:00

these are my simple pleasures in life,
or what some may call cheap thrills!

my favouuriitttteee chengteng!

with additional sago cause noelle doesnt eat them (:

my new bottles,

and collin the caterpillar and percy piglets,

because when i see them, i know im really going!

that page of my schedule book i flip to every single day,
so i could countdown the number of days!

cheap thrills ftw! :D

torn )':

2011-01-25T00:01:00.000+08:00

torn between wanting the best for you,
and yet, knowing thats not what i really want.

guess who we met!

2011-01-23T23:13:00.001+08:00

was with weilin on thursday,
we reversed our eating routine and had dessert first!
WE FINALLY GOT TO FULFILL OUR ISLAND CREAMERY ICE CREAM TRIP! :D
had mudpie ICECREAM, with horlicks icecream on the side. supersweet!
thank you dear for coming alll the wayyyyy downnn (:

then we went to eat our dinner,
weilin's recommended $3 ban mian! ZHI DE! :D
and after that cause we felt so full and so fat, and super guilty that one of our new resolutions was to lose weight, which means not to eat as much as we did.
we decided to walk to dover mrt station (believe me, from where we were, it is not too far, but it definitely is not very near at all!)
love these long walks, cool breeze blowing in your face, long walks burn fats, and of course enjoying the company of a very very very good friend <3

we got onto the train,
and, guess who we met! (:

HUANG PING CHUN CAME TO SINGAPORE TO WORK!
call ourselves taiwan long juan feng fans, me and weilin recognised him almost immediately!
im sorry pingchun shushu, for invading your privacy, but omg, you're really here! (hahaha)

had a good laugh with weilin trying to take this photo.
and had a wonderful time eating, laughing and escaping reality with! love you! <3

nicolette ng zi ning! :D

2011-01-19T23:15:00.000+08:00

glad we got to meet up after such a loonnng time,
ever since redang april 2010 okay!
everyone's been busy busy busy.
but nic is always someone i can talk, laugh, and connect with, even after such a long time of not seeing or hearing from each other. <3

she's always going on about how different it would be if I stayed in sr.
sometimes, making me wonder how different my life would have been too.

"people who dont know you, and just see you,
would just think that you're a baby that is for adoption"

"you're one kind lor. sweet, marry-able ... super funny voice. one kind right?"

as irritating as it gets, i really enjoyed her company. (:
thank you dear, imy already! meet up more okay! love you!

yyyyyyyeeeeeeesssssssss! :D

2011-01-18T00:06:00.000+08:00

i was screammiinnnnng in my heart the loudest and happiest 'yesssssssssss! :D' when my boss told me we didnt have to come in on CNY day 3 and 4! though i only said an 'oh, okay.'
cause that means one day more in the place i love most and miss most!

cant wait cant wait cant wait!
17 more days! :D

amusement

2011-01-17T18:55:00.000+08:00

thank you,
for people who put really funny facebook status updates.
they are amusing, and i like them very much :D

"Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead." - Benjamin Franklin.

hahahahahahaaha, funny right!

Wise words from a three year old boy

2011-01-10T00:33:00.000+08:00

Had a fun time talking to Reyes (my boss's son) just now,
like Charmaine says, he's really a darling.
Super cheerful, really outgoing, all smiley, a little cheeky and sweet! :D

Reyes: "Smart dogs are better than man."
Me: (wondering what smart dogs are) "Huh? Why are dogs better than man?"
Reyes: "Because man say naughty things, dogs never."
Me: (still wondering what smart dogs are) "ohhhh. what kind of naughty things?"
Reyes: "like stupid all that."

dont know how in the world we got to this part of the conversation,
but its really funny hearing it from a child.
so, humans, before we each open our mouths to say something, if its going to be mean, or what Reyes calls naughty things, think again, you dont want to be compared to a dog right? even if it is a smart dog (:

"Get up! Pick up your mat and walk."

2011-01-10T00:17:00.000+08:00

'Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colomnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie- the bling,the lame, the paralyzed. Oe who was there had been an invalid for thrity eight years. When Jesus saw him lyint there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?"
"Sir," the invalid replied, "I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred, while im trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me." Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk." At once the man was cured, he picked up his mat and walked.' John 5:1-9

From the bible, i've always looked at and marvelled at God's miracles, in this case his healing power. But in Max Lucado's book, Cast of Character, I was led to look at the man who was paralyzed for the past 38 years of his life.
When Jesus told him to get up, pick his mat up and walk. He did not doubt and he stood up, pick up his mat and was healed! I wish I could do that, I wish I could always take Jesus at his word, with faith and trust. Because when Jesus says something, it happens. What are we paralyzed by that causes us not to be able to do what God says. Why are we at times, unwilling to be healed. And although Jesus said, "Get up!", we stubbornly refuse his healing.

When Jesus tells us to stand, let's stand.

When He says we're forgiven, let's unload the guilt.
When He says we're valuable, let's believe him.
When he says we're eternal, let's bury our fear.
When he says we're provided for, let's stop worrying.
When he says, "Stand up," lets do it.

Family

2011-01-03T01:57:00.003+08:00

good samaritan home, i find, is the best defintion of a family.
i always talk about them, so here's a little introduction of these amazing and wonderful children. <3

John- his beautiful smile will melt your heart. hmmm, a little manja, but you always find it hard to resist him. loves sweet treats but yet always ready to share them, a big heart you'll be able to find.

Joy- strong headed, a little stubborn, but independent as a little girl. like her brother, her smile brightens your day. she says the cutest things in the cutest ways. 'Who's in the bag?' I asked. 'Bad fella' she replied and chuckled.

Timothy- manja king, stubborn, wants and most often gets his way. his intelligence amazes me when he followed william's dance steps almost immediately after watching it.

Debbie- friendly and looks incredibly sweet when she smiles.

Rianna- they call her rihanna! who knows, she might be the next rockstar! always posing for pictures, kissing the camera. bubbly and active little girl!

Eugene- super talkative, makes you laugh all the time. 'I no cry, i not scared pain, because im big boy now' we know eugene cant wait to grow up to be like the bigger korkor and jiejie!

Lilian- lilian takes super long to eat during meal times, a little crying here and there, but always finishes it. (I wouldnt have been able to do that when i was a kid! they eat a lot!) she secretly loves to take photos, i mean, be in the photo!

Hannah- hannah montana, the little monster. she's the sweetest, though she doesnt say it. she loves you, though she doesnt express it. 'give you!' she said as she popped a sweet into my mouth, as though she knew i was sad that i was leaving klang. her little actions, speak more than words.

Angel- our big sister out of the lot! She would scream into the babies room 'eh-vry-baldie come and eat' when its meal time or help put on clothes for the little ones. independent and very dependable!

Bryan- muscle-man as shamu would call him! really strong for a 5 year old boy! (woops, 6 this year!) he's cheeky, naughty, but still really sweet. i recall playing the scissors paper stone, you-lose-means-i-get-to-hit-you-game with him, and being the sweet boy he is, he gently pat me on my hands when i lost! full of energy, really spreading his energy to the ones around him!

Chris- bryan's older brother! he's a manja thing, cause he comes snuggling up to you when you're resting on the sofa to get you to read to him. you see so much in him that wants to learn, read better, talk better. cause chris would always insist that you read one line, and he reads the other.

Michelle- our jeremy korkor fan club! she's grown a lot since i've first known her. from a little princess to taking up the big sister role as well towards the younger children.

Samuel- sam's always in a daze? haha, he's in a world of his own, but cute and interesting that way. will never forget his classic look when he sings christmas carols!

James- really active and requires lots of attention. sometimes needing to learn things the hard way. but the joy he expresses when he receives the attention of for that matter the christmas gift we gave, makes you smile along too.

Thomas- amazing artist, and incredible at things even like handicraft! something i found difficult to do, he was able to complete, without anyone teaching him how to. he'll grow up to be someone special, i always believed so.

Jackson- im always reminding him not to take so much sweet stuff cause they're not too good for his teeth, and i think he remembers. he's a really sweet boy, very obedient and very loving. intelligent boy doing incredibly well in school, keep it up jackson!

Jay- the oldest, out of the family, john, joy, jackson and him. will alwys see him holding on to his little brother, or sister and making sure they're feeling alright. really responsible and very loving. Jay, we call him jie lun, is humourous by nature, tries his best at everything, loves his family (now a bigger one) and has a really soft heart.

Philip- super intelligent, bright and quickwitted! knew that since the first time i met him. he's grown a lot, from an arrogant boy to one who gives you hugs when you leave. 'One last hug' he told me, when i was about to leave. that, melted my heart.

Jonathan- he's the dance 'diva' hahaha! :D i asked what he wanted to be in the future, 'maybe vet? or maybe sing or act!' he's hot, and he'll be the next big thing! cant wait to see him maybe on television one day!

William- he's is a darling, ever since my first trip six years ago. what touched my heart was he always did remember who i was till, i went to the home again 2 or 3 years ago. somehow, everyone who has been to klang, knows and still asks about william, i guess he's been the one touching and blessing others (:

Rachel Kee- she's diligent, always helping out around in the home. feeding the kids and helping with household chores. after talking to her on one of the days, ive realised that she can express herself, though with a little more effort and takes a little longer, she enjoys talking.

Mary- 'i want nobody nobody but you!' not many can dance this dance that well, she's one of them! very talented and also very matured for her age. she's always taking care of the younger children, very motherly for a young girl like her!

Rachel Ng- my little sister, 10 years apart. she loves to tie my hair, and i love to let her tie my hair, though she always uses strength she could use to drag a cow across the field to tie my hair. she cries easily, but also smiles a lot. she's the kind who would give you something but not tell you she was the one who gave it to you. i dont know how to tell you guys, how much i love her (: she's really a darling.

Peggy- the big sister in the home, always cool and calm but stern when it comes to teaching and disciplining the younger children. she reads a lot, more than ive read in my entire life. she's an amazing and beautiful young lady.

Eunice- the other big sister in the home. Over the years, she's grown to have so many brothers and sisters to share the love of her parents. though she doesnt express it, she's always looking out and always loving the ones around her.

Jeremy- when you see him hold the children in his arms or when he talks to them, you know what love is. most genuine and always matured and responsible.

David- david dance, sing and joke around with the little children like a friend would. he has a wonderful voice and a flare for music. he loves watching the teevee, (hahahahaha) cause everytime we go to the mamak he'll be staring at the tv!

Benjamin- drives at a crazy speed, (better pray more for his safety) ben is like a big brother, because when he speaks, everyone listens. ben, smile more ^^

Reuben- he brings joy to everyone around him. reuben is really humorous, he easily puts a smile on your face and makes you laugh. everyone would agree, we all love reuben!

Daniel- he's Mr. Responsible. always helping out with chores around the home, even on his offdays, his heart of willingness never fails to amaze me.

Joshua- to me, he's always taking care of the ones around him. making sure you've eaten, drank and even whether you're cold in the cinema! thank you joshua!

Anthony- anthony is Mr. AMAZING SELF DISCIPLINE. i respect him for being able to juggle and manage his studies and his other commitments. thumbs up for anthony! (anthony, more photos the next trip please!)

Jackson- the eldest, and also, naturally the big brother. like ben, he speaks, and everyone else listens. he loves chocs, oh and starbucks. dearly missed. (:

with such lovely children and people,

how can i ever stop thinking and talking about them.

love you all to bits, and really missing all of you. <3

2011

2011-01-01T05:40:00.000+08:00

happy 2011 everyone! :D
as we welcome the new year, i want to take this time to thank the people who has been a part of my life in 2010.

2010 has been a rough year, a year of changes, a year of many realisations.
Thank you God, for bringing me through.

The three of you, mean the world to me.
Without my family, I wouldnt have become who i am today.
Thank you mummy, for your support, love and patience.
Eunice, thank you for always putting us first before everything else and for every sacrifice you've made for the family.
Bro, for your advice and encouragement. i've learnt alot from you.

GSH, my second home. Each visit makes leaving a little harder.
i'll always come home feeling so blessed and loved.
Thank you Ps Albert and Aunty YM, for raising such beautiful and wonderful children.
Dearest Jeremy, your friendship means so much to me. Thank you, because you've taught me how to love through the way you love the people around you.
I miss you Rachel Ng, my little sister, your smiles and little chats bring so much joy.

Friends
Zihui, Yining and Xiuling, what more to say? let's grow old together!
Phebe and Radhiah, graduation brought us all new individual changes and difficulties, but thank you for the meetups, they always add joy and strength.
Weilin, (i guess just this line would do) thank you for being more than just a friend.
Shenn, Xin, Kok and Darric, anywhere and anything would do with the company of you guys. you are like family.
Jamie, Becky, Jo, Noelle, Choolyn, Char and Randy, i can never thank God enough for blessing me with wonderful colleagues like you all.

i cant list all, but you know how important you are to me,
thank you all, for loving me and for sticking with me through the good times and the bad.
anne loves you all. <3

tortoise

2010-11-14T13:33:00.000+08:00

here's what happened when alex asked baozhong:

A: "How to spell tortoise?"
BZ: "Tor is T-O-R then err.... T-I-T"
everyone else: burst out into laughter
Xinyi: "TORTIT AH."
A: "Can spell TOISE as TEASE cause TORTEASE."
BZ: "how, how to spell lah!"

hahaha, damn cute.

Have an Attitude of Gratitude

2010-10-29T23:08:00.001+08:00

I'm such a scatterbrain.

took cab for work today and i forgot to take my RECEIPT.
it was $13.00 dollars okay (approx 6 plates of chicken rice=2 full days of meals if i ate that for all three meals)

I went on and on scolding myself like how could i be so stupid and scatterbrained.

I asked becky if i could still get my money back, since she was arounnd as a witness.

then she told me without the receipt i cannot claim already.

I stared at my computer screen and read the words of the post it. (credited from thingsweforget.blogspot.com)

and I was like 'God, what can i be thankful for. im barely surviving with my income and now im even paying money i wont be able to get back. $13 is not a lot i know, but...'

then i realised, I do have something to be grateful about.

because, when i smsed becky abt it, other than just telling me that i wouldnt be able to get my money back, she said 'let's split it. dont argue. cause i should have reminded you.'

It wasnt about having someone to split that money with me, it was about having colleagues so nice, they would do something like that.

of course, im not going to allow her to split it with me. but because of her, i know, there's always something to be thankful about.

Memories.

2010-10-29T22:21:00.000+08:00

Why is it so difficult to say "I'll let go" ?

wished there was a delete button somewhere in my mind,
then i'll Ctrl A everything abt you and hit the delete button.

A priority, a commitment.

2010-10-29T22:16:00.000+08:00

To me, its a priority.
nothing, unless i really dont have a choice, will fill friday nights.
i dont understand why it is regarded so lightly.
I know sometimes we dont really have a choice, i know sometimes we are held up with things,
but can all say that their excuse was genuine, and not just because they didnt like the activity or just didnt want to be there.

ahh, its been long since i felt so disappointed with the bunch of them. ):

daily adventures

2010-10-24T00:02:00.000+08:00

went on an adventure with jo and jason today.
wanted to take a photo of the croooooowwwd, but didnt have time and there were just too manyyy people.
took 2 hours time off from work to go shoppinnng like some aunty at charles and keith warehouse sale!
bought a pair of heels, (i know like again. but it was 24.90, plus, i queue to go in, so for the sweat, and leg sore, it was well worth it!)

smelt acrylic paint for the entire day today and my head was spinning.
got home and afer dinner, mummy gave me a head massage!
been long since i last had a nice conversation like that with my mum.
she said something like this to me:
"要找男朋友就要找可以照顾你的，可以养你的，不要找那些你要照顾他的。不要因
为'lub lub'就乱乱来。"
goodness me, she actually said lub lub. not love love.

star seach!

2010-10-20T23:03:00.000+08:00

i have a classmate on star search, omg.
hahahaha, when i suddenly realised it was him, i was so excited i went online and told bensee that 'JAMES IS ON TEEVEE'
hahaha, its really amazing, watch star search everyone! :D

Soar, on wings like eagles

2010-10-18T00:00:00.001+08:00

'Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom.

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.'

Isaiah 40:28-31

Serene, if you're reading this. <3
really miss you my dear!
we find strength in knowing who God is in our lives.
hope you're doing well, and catch you on msn soon! loves, and jiayou!

Joy

2010-10-12T10:53:00.000+08:00

God's joy is not happiness.
cause happiness is based on our circumstances, but joy is the belief that God is in control through all circumstances.

Read a book awhile back by Mark Conner. In it, he said:
'in difficult situations, often we are so preoccupied with ourselves, we miss out on the opportunities to bless others.when we learn to bless others even in our own difficult situations, we are able to climb out of our circumstance and gain a better perspective of our own problems.'

love makes the world go round

2010-10-11T22:10:00.000+08:00

'不要埋藏在心里，把爱说出来'

dont wait, to show those you love, how much you love them.

mum, eunice, aaron, i love you <3

happy anne day!

2010-09-15T00:40:00.001+08:00

let every day be a happy anne's day! :D

my celebration started with meeting up with my dearies, phebe and raddy at cineleisure for pastamania.
not so much of the celebration ive come to realised, but the catching up, the heart to heart talks that was worth everything.
thank you loves, you make ordinary days seem extraordinary. <3

one day before my birthday,
i was pleasantly surprised by my colleagues at abrakadoodle with three sweeeet cups of icecream from marble slab!
like jamie said 'we all look evidently happier after eating this.'
and to our surprise, the slogan was 'find happiness within'
i wish i could tell them how much i love them, loveliest colleagues ever! <3

i received a birthday treat from letisha, best friend, king, jonathan wee.
though it wasnt at three inch sin, oishii pizza was good enough!
thank you king, you've been an awesome friend, a great support. <3

on the day of my birthday,
i had buffet lunch at grand mercure roxy hotel.
with fabulous laksa, and cold prawns, and durian paste (which i do not eat, but my sister loves)
thanks eunice, i wouldnt be who i am without you. <3

went home after lunch, before preparing to meet yining at the mrt station at 530pm.
little did i know, dear yining had already planted a helium balloon at my door and ambushed herself somewhere i'll never notice! say wow!
i had to go around to different shops as instructed to request for my birthday balloon.
i then finally found my way to raindrops cafe at scape.
cosy cafe + good food + BEST FRIENDS/SISTERS= puuuuurrrrrfffeeectttt! <3
thank you girls, birthdays/growing old seems a lot easier to accept with you all by my side.
thank you zihui, for the girlfriend promise, to be there 'for every other birthday.' ily! <3

2 september! :D i met up with my dearest tribemate, clique, bestfriend, mother, soulmate for a simple but fulfilling dinner at bedok 85 to celebrate TEACHERS' DAY!

satay, porridge, chicken wings, otah and AHBOLING!

thank you weilin, its always nice to have someone to escape reality with and talk about anything to. <3

3 september, met phebe (you know how important you are, and thank you again for everything) who brought me to tampines safra to be suuuuurrrpriisedd by honey, xin, kok and darric.

poly friends who are closest to my heart,

to all of you, poly life wouldnt be what it was without any of you. fun, filled with laughter, and most amazingly filled with warmth and genuine love.

thank you phebe. you're everything a best friend could be. <3

last but not least, my family had crab together on saturday night.

eunice told me, quoting ps joyce 'i dont care how poor a man is, as long as he has a family, he is rich.'

thank you eunice, aaron and mummy, because of you, im rich. (haha, literally and figuratively)
yea, and i want you to know, my family, the three of you, mean the world to me. i love you all very much! <3

birthday 2010, ive come to understand that in life, people come and go.
it pains me to know that there are people ive lost along the way,
but it made me realised that what matters more is to cherish the ones that are in my life now.
to all those who celebrated together with me, those who sent birthday cards and gifts, those who sent birthday messages and fb wishes, thank you. <3

abrakadoodle

2010-08-18T23:24:00.002+08:00

its time i updated about my NEW JOB! :D
im now working at abrakadoodle art studio for kids. (abraka, not abrakadabra phebe!)

cluny court, the building i am working in, is a really nice place.
with cafes that i'll really love to visit one day!
so, im located at cluny court, bukit timah road.
for now, ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY BUS. but thankfully i have bus 67 which drops me about 200plus metres away from the building.
kind souls, or GOOD FRIENDS can come visit me.
or help me check out whats there to eat nearby, so after work, or lunch break, we could go there together! (:

havent really had a chance to be in the classes yet, just one class at a preschool in suntec.
but class was fun, not the usual, 'please draw the apple' kind.
and i had fun interacting with the children. (:
am really excited abt learning more and being able to help out more in the studio,
but at the same time a little anxious and nervous abt not being able to learn that quickly.
trusting in God that i'll be able to manage! PMA.

here's SPLAT the dog, i have him on my teeshirt for work :D
i really thank God for a really wonderful working environment, really awesome boss and colleagues!
cant wait to go to work tmr! :D

Mary, Martha and Lazarus.

2010-07-19T12:32:00.004+08:00

from Max Lucado's A Gentle Thunder:

They didnt argue for the best seat. They didnt resent each other's abilities. They didnt try to outdo each other. All three worked with one purpose. But each one fulfills that purpose in his or her unique manner.
Martha served; she always kept everyone in step.
Mary worshipped; she anointed her Lord with an extravagant gift, and its aroma filled the air.
Lazarus had a story to tell, and He was ready to tell it.

'Marthas are the Energizer bunnies of the church. They keep going and going and going. They store strength like a camel stores water. Since they dont seek the spotlight, they dont live off the applause. Thats not to say they dont need it. They just arent addicted to it. Marthas have a mission to complete.
If Marthas had a weakness, it is their tendency to elevate the mission over the Master.'

A younger Martha invites a younger Jesus to come for dinner. Jesus accepts and brings his disciples.
Martha was angry because Mary is sitting at the feet of Jesus instead of helping out. Martha complained.
Jesus explains in Luke 10:41-42 "Martha Martha, you are worried and upset about many things. Only one thing is important. Mary has chosen the better thing."
Martha understood.

This time, a dinner was given in Jesus' honour for raising Lazarus from the dead. Martha served, while Lazarus reclined at the table with the Lord and Mary worshipping. But this time Martha does not object. She has learned that there is a place for praise and worship, and that is what Mary is doing.
An earlier Martha would have objected. But the mature Martha has learned that just as there is a place in the kingdom of God for sacrificial service, there is also a place for extravagant praise.
...

Some convert the lost. Some encourage the saved. And some keep the movement in step. All are needed.

If God has called you to be a Martha, then serve! Remind us that there is evangelism in feeding the poor and worship in nursing the sick.
If God has called you to be a Mary, then worship! Remind the rest of us that we dont have to be busy to be holy.
If God has called you to be a Lazarus, then testify! Remind the rest of us too, that we have a story to tell.

Each of us has a place at the table.

So if you are a Martha, be strengthened. God sees your service.
And if you are a Mary, be encouraged. God receives your worship.
And if you are a Lazarus, be strong. God honours your conviction.

ive got a job!

2010-07-17T00:40:00.000+08:00

heres an update, (to phebe especially, cause she requested for it)

ive officially got myself a job,
at Gifted Brain Power Pte Ltd.
you know, left brain, right brain- logic, analytica, sequential and image visualisation, creativity, imagination. that sort of stuff.
IT IS AT REDHILL, whoever is near me, lunch or dinner? i start work at 9 and end work at 7!
i have to work 5 days a week, 4 weekdays and 1 weekend.
really long hours, but interested in their training/teaching, so im giving it a shot!
three months of probation. will spend my first two months going through training and following other teachers to their lessons and probably helping out in lesson material preparation.

http://www.brainpower3.com.sg/index.html
this is the company's website (:

really pray that i'll meet nicee colleagues who are fun and patient.
and that i will be able to adapt to a new environment, a new set of routine and schedule!

ps. phebe, i promise i'll get started with twitter soon! and whennnn are we meeting! :D i want to go cineleisure!

the smile of a child

2010-07-16T03:05:00.001+08:00

i want to smile, this way, always.

Klang

2010-06-28T01:49:00.001+08:00

klang <3

its been a week since ive left klang.
and ever since, ive not stopped thinking of them, missing them. (:

This trip is one of my most fruitful trips so far.
Spent a lot of time with the children, not just in the home, had the chance to watch karate kid with them, and even went to i city (their famous city of lights)!
Of course, we also had scrumptious lunches, dinners and suppers of bahkutteh, seafood and their mamak stalls!
there were several interesting encounters like jeremy losing his wallet and us having to runnnnn all the way back from the carpark to baskin robbins in sunway pyramid! oh and counting the number of rats that were scurrying out from behing the fridge and cupboard. and when jeremy didnt want to help me with the humongous roti tissue i was having. shopping around in jusco and taking photos with sunglasses were fun too. also when jeremy caused the electricity to trip in church when he tried to on the aircon. and definitely having lunch with so many children in macdonalds! (i'd say ALL CHILDREN LOVES MACDONALDS!)

every time i visit the home, i come back humbled.
this time i come back to Singapore, knowing the importance of thankfulness. ive learnt so much from their maturity, their love for others, their genuine spirit.
My heart goes out to them and i really wish i could do more for these beautiful children. I pray for God's abundant love and joy to overflow in each and every one of their hearts. <3

Isaiah 43:18-19

2010-06-28T01:07:00.000+08:00

Isaiah 43:18-19

"Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland."

I knew God was speaking to my heart through this passage.
We should refuse to be prisoners of a negative past. To forget failures, disappointments, guilt, rejection, shame, hurts and betrayal. God is calling us to a new level of faith. A heart that is hardened by a negative past, does not see and understand spiritually.

God will only be able to heal, to the extent we are willing to be healed.
So today i'd say, "yes God, come heal me, come restore me, come renew me."

2010-05-29T22:48:00.000+08:00

talk about emo pms,

'i just keep hearing people blame love. but love doesnt walk away, people do.'
and 'life doesn't hurt, until you think about how much things have changed and who you've lost along the way'

because you've walked away,
because you've changed,
now things will never be the same.

Life's important things.

2010-04-23T15:50:00.000+08:00

多一些关心，
多一些问候，
多一些呵护，
多一些欢乐，
对待你身边爱你和你爱的人。

insights from valerie's blog

2010-04-20T00:31:00.000+08:00

多一些微笑
your smile makes others smile along with you,
your smile encourages, strengthens and gives hope.
keep smiling.
be brave, be strong.
you will overcome.

i miss redang ttm!

2010-04-14T13:56:00.000+08:00

my favourite photo taken in redang,
one of the first few, when we just reached the beautiful island.
i miss redang tothemax, can someone find me a rich husband there, i'll get married and stay there forever!

2010-04-13T00:49:00.002+08:00

i'm never a person who deals with changes well, or adapt to new environments quickly.
bethel gec, the blue building along the highway (now almost white though)
has been a home, a no-where-to-go-so-go-church place to me.
a familiar place of belongingness and security.

we will be in plmgs for at least 1 and a half years,
(yourong said by then, he ORD LO. zomg. thats like eons away! i said, 'you just POP lor, ORD SOUNDS SUPER FAR AWAY!)

as much as i'll miss the place,
i believe God has greater plans for the church, for the people,
im excited to come back to a greater building! :D

how best friends are no longer friends.

2010-04-12T00:43:00.003+08:00

how you used to know every single detail of my day, my life.
and now, you lead yours and i lead mine.

cheers to redang!

2010-04-06T00:36:00.000+08:00

redang was aweeesome! :D
im already missing the place, the sun, the sea, the sand, the people.
snorkeling was amazing, beautiful corals, fishes, sea turtles and baby sharks.
stars in their night sky was a spectacular view and holding what they call 'blue sand' in the palm of our hands was a thrill.
redang friends, muti and arieer especially, made our trip a whole lot more enjoyable and meaningful (:

we ♥ redang to the max!

anniversary

2010-04-01T17:22:00.000+08:00

i realise, this morning,
that it has been a year since baby left us.
i still miss his presence, his cuddles.

i am going to redang in another four hours time,
i just got my clothes ironed. (:
a time to escape, to relax, to enjoy, to forget.
I COME BACK AS A BETTER PERSON!

goodbye world! ♥

iphone

2010-03-31T00:37:00.000+08:00

i saw this advert today:

so the equation of this entire promotion is,
increased transactions on ibanking = increased chances of WINNING AN IPHONE.
ibanking = blogshop, therefore, blogshop>transactions>IPHONE!

call me optimistic. call me silly.
i really want my best friend back. :O

God speaks

2010-03-28T22:49:00.002+08:00

Amanda read me a verse today,
'Trust in the Lord, with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will make your paths straight.'

The altar call song had this line,
'i wholly surrender to your will.'

Jeremy said during prayer meeting,
that in every battle, only the victor will hold up their banner.
And our God is our banner.
through any circumstance, God has already won the battle for us.

i trust, i surrender and i claim victory.

something to be glad about!

2010-03-11T00:41:00.000+08:00

WEILIN IS BACK! :D
haha, i miss you dear, work is killing me!
meet me meet me!

Kitty sent me a message today,

蟑螂姐弟第一次出去见世面，没多久蟑螂姐姐哭着回来对爸爸说：“爸！为什么大家都叫我「害虫」…？”呜呜呜…　

而蟑螂弟弟却很晚才回来，他很高兴的说：“大家对我都很热情呢！”蟑螂爸爸纳闷的问此话怎讲？蟑螂弟弟说：“大家看到我都说「嗨…虫」。”

乐观是什么？乐观就是能在最糟的情况下选择最好的解释。当命运递给我们酸溜溜的柠檬时，加点糖把它变成柠檬汁吧！愿快乐每一天加油、加油、加油！

:-) it made me smile, just the way kitty wanted me to.

晚安

2010-03-07T02:01:00.000+08:00

'晚安蚂蚁'我会在每晚对你说直到我回家,哈哈可以吗?
haha, omg, make me want to cry.

i'll really miss working with kitty.
she puts others before herself,
she never gets angry,
she carries the stands with me cause she thinks they look too heavy for me,
she knows i like to listen to 'everything' and plays it immediately when there are no more customers left in the restaurant,
she comes and help you out without having you to ask.
i've learnt so much from her,
of joy, humility and friendship.

谢谢你小猫,我会想你的 (:

現在很想見你

2010-03-06T12:02:00.005+08:00

cant find the video for the song. ):
i want to sing it the next time i go kbox!
EIGHT DOLLARS EIGHT DOLLARS!

現在很想見你

你突然握著了我的手
你一定感覺到我的顫抖
在耳邊小聲說話
說你心中的話
原來這是心有靈犀一點通

現在很想見你
要打電話給你
可是我的勇敢只在我夢里
和你去看電影
一起唱ktv
我的世界就更明亮
現在很想見你
如果你會答應
我會試著實現夢里的情境
擁抱你在街上
不怕別人眼光
你是我永遠的夢想

theres so many things i want to do,
like go to east coast and SIT ON A WATERBREAK.
go ICE SKATING.
go EAT ICE CREAM AT PARKWAY.
go BLOW BUBBLES ANYWHERE.
go SING TILL WE DROP.
any takers? (:

things to emo about

2010-03-05T20:00:00.001+08:00

theres like so many things to be emo about. D:

1. KITTY IS TRANSFERRING TO WISMA. EMERALD AND CHARLENE QUITTING SOON. seems like im going to be the only part timer left. nooooo, so upsetting.
2. WEILIN IS IN VIETNAM NOW.
i'll be so bored without her, what if something happens at work, and i need to talk to someone. like how i just found out the kitty will be transferring, where to find a shoulder to sob over.
3. MY BEST FRIEND HAS NO TIME FOR ME.
4. I'LL BE WORKING LIKE A DOG NEXT WEEK.
5. I HAVENT DECIDED WHAT UNI TO GO TO.
6. IM SLEEPY, BUT I DONT WANT TO SLEEP MY OFF DAY AWAY. I WANT TO GO PARKWAY AND EAT ICE CREAM.
7. I WANT TO CRY I WANT TO CRY I WANT TO CRY.

a day with phebe!

2010-03-05T01:51:00.000+08:00

had an awesome day today! (:
phebe chases your emoness away.
thanks bffltf, you 'made me smile, made me sing'.
hahahaha and 'you're my everything!'

had a damn full 'processed food' lunch together.
tang yuans are still the best!
so smooth, so round, so succulent!
couldnt resist the EIGHT DOLLARS NETT KBOX, so we decided to go!
sang till 1145 and bus-ed home! 21 didnt take too long, thank God. (:
(experienced the evils of geylang without the company of yinzhou. but he said i got myself into it! O:)

dont know when's the next time we'll get to meet. ):
phebbbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,
i promise you.
that, other than being ruan jin tian's, I WILL BE YOUR BIAN LI TIE TOO!
call me, meet me, ask me do things!
for supper, for lunch, for you! anything!

thanks for the wonderful day, i love you best friend!

redang!

2010-03-04T01:01:00.000+08:00

omg im going to redang! :D with nicolette and saran.
cant wait cant wait!

clear waters and lovely fishes, wait for me, im coming! :D

ive been working for three days now back at bakerzin,
9 hours 9 hours 10 hours!
so i really thank God its off day tmr (:
i dread next week cause, kitty's going on leave. i'll be working. six days ):
but that will probably cover the cost for the trip! so i HAVE TO WORK!

i hope you're doing okay, im worried.

serene and cherilynn

2010-03-04T00:43:00.000+08:00

haha, i thank God for dears like serene and cherilynn. (:
their encouragements brought me through my four and a half months in bakerzin.
their presence bring so much joy.
and their friendship means so much.

thanks for visiting! i love the both of you!

everything

2010-03-02T12:05:00.000+08:00

Everything by Michael Buble

You're a falling star, you're the get away car.
You're the line in the sand when I go too far.
You're the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you're the perfect thing to say.

And you play it coy but it's kinda cute.
Ah, when you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don't pretend that you don't know it's true.
'cause you can see it when I look at you.
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times.
It's you, it's you, you make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
You're every minute of my everyday.

And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through,
And you know that's what our love can do.

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times.
It's you, it's you, you make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
You're every song, and I sing along.
'Cause you're my everything.
Yeah, yeah

hope it made you smile as much as it made me :D

read this on xide's msn nick.
'i guess we cant always be important to certain people, even though they may always be important to us.'
how sad, really true, really true. ):

dream wedding gown!

2010-03-01T00:58:00.000+08:00

i forgot that i wanted to upload a picture of my dream wedding gown.
was screaming away and telling weilin that i really like it :D
a simple gown with a pretty dusty pink ribbon. awesome!

on a side note,
BREAKTHROUGHS TODAY. REALLY.
IM IN AWE OF MYSELF. MUAHAHAHA.
with this, i can truly say.
'a chapter is closed' (:

bff's of tp

2010-02-27T04:07:00.001+08:00

for my bffs of tp. :D
i want to tell you, thank you.
you made 3 years of school, all worthwhile.
(keywords are highlighted in bold.)

Weilin- my niang, my tribe mate, my clique.

Thank you for sharing my burdens and fear during the attachment period. i couldnt have done it without you.
Thank you for rushing projects and individual assignments with me. with you, i know im never alone!
Thank you weilin, you make me feel so loved.

Phebe and Radhiah- my joy and the reason i go to school for.

Thank you for being with me through this 3 years, you are dears and you mean so much.
Thank you for bringing so much joy and fun. i laugh and smile alot in poly, because of you.
Thank you besties, you'll always be treasured, always loved.

Yinzhou- 'BEST FRIEND, I WONT LEAVE YOU OUT'

Thank you for everything, from studying together at macs, to going to school together, to arnolds, to parkway. how to carry on living when you're in army? you tell me.
Thank you for being there, a phonecall away, 100 metres away. Dependent, yes i am.
Thank you best friend, you mean more to me than you can ever imagine!

:D thank you all, you'll always hold such an important place in my heart!

grad party.

2010-02-26T01:04:00.001+08:00

'graduate' (:
nice to hear, but hard to accept,
my days in poly are over.

had my gradparty yesterday night,
was a good time of talking, laughing, reminiscing and taking photos.
am really going to miss tp.
'WE LOVE HTM!'

friends i would never want to have missed knowing.
friends i promise, will keep for the rest of my life.

'sorry ah, abit emo.' (quote ms choi)
really will emo, really. D:

a day with weilin

2010-02-23T00:30:00.000+08:00

i went out with weilin today! :D
we are timepushers. from 1 to 2 to 230.
had an interesting time trying to help weilin find dresses and heels!
her 'nono's and my 'yesyes's to pearls, laces, shinnny stuff and polkadots.
so in the end she still managed to pick a dress ON HER OWN!
so proud of her.

we were playing HEN HOUSE the entire day.
we got so excited, we were literally squealing away. great teamwork! high ambitions!
cant wait to show off to dingzhou! :D

ohohoh and i saw this poster of my dream wedding dress,
will upload it the next time i blog.

updates people,
im going to be working in bakerzin again. (:

bah bah black sheep

2010-02-22T02:33:00.001+08:00

wl: BAH BAH BLACK SHEEP!
a: have you any wool?
wl: yes mam, yes mam, 3 bags full
a: one for the who?
wl: one for my master and one for me, one for the little girl who lives in aljunied.

haha, amusing right, the way me and weilin started our conversation.

its all these little things that make my day, thanks dear! :D

chinese new year!

2010-02-13T00:56:00.000+08:00

happy new year everyone :D
oh, and happy valentines too.

im so free,
i need to get a job and earn money!
ive been so free that ive been thinking about a lot of things,
need to learn to not allow my thoughts to affect my emotions,
and if it does, not to allow my emotions affect the ones around me.

有耶稣在我里面活着我勇敢站立 :D

special thanks to miss fu! :D

2010-01-26T01:01:00.000+08:00

haha, here's a post dedicated to my dear tribemate, miss fu weilin! :D
i is thank you for chionging the past two days with me,
for coming over to my house to let me not be distracted by other things, other than you.
for meeting me in school, for volunteering to help me print stuffs, for your constant encourgments whether in the form of words 'jia you jia you!' or as an example 'hai you wo'.
i is love you so much and you will love me very much too,
lets do this together, right hand hits chest and say 'NICE PHOTO!'

Tiredness forced us to this, but well, we invented our tribe identity! :D

FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL

2010-01-26T00:41:00.000+08:00

im back in school! :D
chionged till 7 plus, woke up late at 11am,
cabbed to school to continue my sip report,
TP SHOULD REALLY CHANGE THEIR COMPUTERS MAN!
THEY ARE INCREDIBLY SLOW, REALLY.

told radhiah i was at free access lab 45 and she asked me 'thats the one at level one issit?'
haha, too long never come to school already can.

wanted to wait for phebe to finish napha,
wonder how she did. (:

my dear, cheer up!
'fall seven times, stand up eight.'
somewhere in our walk, we trip and fall, but what matters most is that we pick ourselves up!
im always here if you need, love you! (:

END OF SIP

2010-01-23T04:32:00.000+08:00

hello everyone, i OFFICIALLY ENDED MY ATTACHMENT! :D
say yayyyy with me!

though im really glad i dont have to work anymore,
that i can go back to church, go back to singing and serving on stage, go back to being a student,
i really really will miss everyone at work.
from my kitchen crew to definitely my service crew,
surprisingly i'll even miss serving customers, making drinks, packing cakes, settling bills.
cried yesterday night when they gave me a farewell party at kbox, heart aches just for the fact that im leaving this bunch of people. Joann, Kitty, Weedy, Yen, Tina, Emerald, Charlene, Lao Da, Ah Qin, Guang shu, Ah Bin, Ping Ping, the people i see day in day out, for the past three and a half months in suntec.

im in post-sip depression mood,
its like you are uptight and anxious and excited all at the same time.
i've missed out so much, activities and all, that i feel so distant from things and from people, its like for the past four months, work and colleagues were all i've got. D:

6 days FTW!

2010-01-17T01:52:00.002+08:00

attachment is ending in 6 days time! FTW! :D
i seriously cant wait.

so, my FINAL week's schedule will be:
Mon: 1800-2200
Tues: 1200-2200
Wed: 1200-000
Thurs: 1300-1800
Fri: 1200-2300

so exciting right, its like counting down for new year!
i'll miss the people i work with,
miss doing the things i do almost everyday.

oh oh oh, i chanced upon this in my photobucket.

haha, thats really true happiness, isnt it! :D
happy 'happier than a bird with a french fry' day everyone!

6 DAYS FTW!

life

2009-12-29T02:18:00.003+08:00

i havent updated my space for such a long time :O
i had a eventful day today with yining and bao zhong.
went for dinner at manhattan fish market and then went for movie marathon!
we watched bodyguards and assassin and sat beside pastor daniel and wife,
then after 30 mins or so, we went for sherlock holmes and we met marc and renee!
the world is so small cannn.

zihui asked me what is 'life' to me.
i told her my friends and family.
i'd like to add in my church and God.
i realised only now, that these things and people are always there.
and i can proudly say that I AM FULL OF LIFE! :D

lao da

2009-12-11T23:28:00.000+08:00

yesterday, i ran into the kitchen looking for lao da.
and i shouted laoooo paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
work kills brain cells, im so dumb now.

friends

2009-12-02T03:42:00.000+08:00

i was reading my previous blog when i stumbled across this sentence i wrote:

friends,
make my world go round.

yes they do and i miss them all :D

boys over flower

2009-11-26T20:29:00.001+08:00

i just finished watching boys over flower,
irrealistic BUT it makes the world look like a better place :D
especially when there are people like yun jihuuu,
i want to flyyyy to koreaaaa.

I WANT TO

2009-11-03T00:47:00.001+08:00

i want to:

1. Fly in yining's arms again
2. Eat katong's choc tart
3. Eat ben and jerry's strawberry cheesecake icecream
4. Win $50000 from macdonalds
5. Take leave
6. Go to klang
7. Go to church
8. Sing on stage
9. Go to school
10. Have tribe breakfast
11. Nua sai at home
12. Go Shopping
13. Play badminton
14. Sleep till 3pm

恩

2009-10-29T02:36:00.000+08:00

'小蚂蚁, 今天谢谢你.
恩 :D'

blessed to bless others, thank you Jesus.

saturday is here!

2009-10-24T00:50:00.000+08:00

saturday is here! :D
i start work at 6pm and im not going to be at the baaaaaaaar.
say 'yay!' with me.
and im going to get my loooong awaited off day on sunday again!
that means i get to see the people i loveeeee and missss so much :D

happy happy happy happy!

saturday

2009-10-22T01:37:00.001+08:00

saturday come saturday come! :D

2009-10-19T00:19:00.000+08:00

The Lord is the everlasting God,
the creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired and weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall,
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength;

They will soar on wings like eagles,
They will run and not grow weary,
They will walk and not be faint.

new face

2009-10-14T23:54:00.004+08:00

nice right nice right nice right!
i likeeeeeeeeeeeeee the new look. :D

anyway, kitty was super funny today.
she sent in a order that said:
iced lemon tea **special request: less oil
i almost died laughing.

trust

2009-10-14T01:20:00.000+08:00

Stop striving and trust God.
He will bring His purposes to pass in His own time.

i think

2009-10-01T23:22:00.002+08:00

i think i just want to be remembered.

i think 'even ns men get to go to church'

i think tears these days are harder to control.

i think alot.

i thank God for you

2009-09-29T02:04:00.000+08:00

I thank God for

Nice managers and friends in paragon
Japanese customers who are extremely polite
Customers who make you want to serve them another drink seeing how much they've enjoyed theirs
Customers who laugh and say its okay when you forgot to get them their side plate
Little children who smile and say thank you in the sweetest way possible when you serve them
Getting the chance to prepare warm choc cake, coupe cheesecake and profiteroles
Strawberry shortcakes and Sweet pleasures
Friends who come and find me at the outlet
Friends who call almost everyday to check on how i am
Friends who eat supper with me

I'm so blessed :D

:D

2009-09-23T04:34:00.000+08:00

i thank God for the many
'how have you been?', 'i really miss you' and 'jia yous'.

i treasure and appreciate them,
because they keep me going.

cua

2009-09-23T02:18:00.000+08:00

i was signing in to blogger and i had to type my email address.
here's what i typed:
anne_cua@hotmail.com

amazing right!
anyway, im going to be transferred to suntec's bakerzin soon, next week monday to be exact.
lesser people, bigger space, dimmer lights.
i'll miss working at paragon, the nice friends, the nice chefs.
but, p.m.a, so suntec! here i come! :D

i really miss seeing my friends, yes, all of you.

sanctuary

2009-09-22T14:53:00.001+08:00

When my world was in darkness
You spoke Your word
Night turned into day
Your beauty filled this place

When my world stood in silence
You filled my heart
With songs that never end
Forever I will praise

To think that the universe
Could not withhold Your glory
You choose to live in me
I'm so amazed

And I worship you lord
My life in You restored
Here is my heart
Make it Your sanctuary
For nobody else
But Jesus only You

You are faithful and true
Glorious lord
All my life
It is You I adore
You've touched my soul
Completed my world I surrender to You

'Jesus dwell in my heart, make it your sanctuary.
I want to draw closer to you.'

susan

2009-09-18T02:00:00.000+08:00

haha, i have a wonderful manager who brought medicated oil to rub my sprained hand today! :D
she took orders, served the food, cleared the tables, wiped the tables, topped up the water, washed the cloth, swept the floor.
i took orders, presented the billfolders, kept the billfolders.

she is a 好人 :D

first day at work

2009-09-11T01:48:00.002+08:00

was really really nervous before i reported for work today,
ive not been that nervous for a long time.
think over time in poly, ive become so dependent on my friends that i cant do things on my own without them.

working was really tiring,
my hands and feet are shouting for mercy.
but i had fun,
and i know i'll learn even more things in time to come.
i pray that everything will be alright,
and i know with God everything will be :D

on a side note, i really miss my friends.
especially phebe, i realised when i came home,
the first thing i did other than signing in to msn was to check her blog to see if she posted anything about exam results or about work.
phebbbbe leooow, i miss you so much D:

sip posting!

2009-09-09T02:22:00.000+08:00

im posted to bakerzin at paragon.
rich tai tais, here i come!

'be stong and be brave.
believe you have it. P. M. A!'

happy birthday :D

2009-09-09T02:11:00.003+08:00

ive been procrastinating cause this blogpost is going to be super long :O
thank you all who have made my birthday such a special one,
you all are my dearest :D

i had my first celebration with the closest people of my life.

the three most important girlfriends i have in church,

yining, zihui and xiuling.

we went to pscafe, good food, good ambience, but nothing beats good company :D

and went to some ulu 10 dollars ktv place, which i laguhed at some road name but i cant remember it anymore.

it was a combined birthday celebration for both me and yining,

so yining and i had to share a birthday candle! (never let us share a candle ever again, im too fast for yining :D)
thank you dears, for a night of fun, as always.

oh and one more thing to add on, i was analyzing the photos when i realised how similar me and yining are, heres what i mean:

CORRECT?

alright, the next day, i went for a on boat dinner with ebenezer! :D

we had a good time catching up and laughing at each other getting all dizzy on the boat.
thank you ebenezer, for bringing me to the coolest places. i know im sua gu.

(edited) at 11 plus, my best friend, CAI YINZHOU CAME OVER TO PASS ME HIS HANDMADE CARD.
was so touched, i almost burst into tears.
THANK YOU BFF. ps. smiley faces can be a little misleading (:

then it was surprise surprise by yining, xiuling, dingzhou and yangcheng at 1am near 2, they almost had me believing i had no surprise :D
though so many things happened along the way,
i thank you for your effort and i love you all so much.
we headed down to meet ivan at macs, cause it HIS BIRTHDAY TOO! :D

next morning, on 1st of september! i met up with the dearest people of my entire poly life.
met phebe at aljunied before we headed down to imm to meet radhiah.
they blindfolded me and brought me to cafe cartel, where i was surrrrrprised by shenn and wanxin!
i was like 'shit, they're going to zheng wo until i die today.'
they made me hook a big orange board around my neck and told me to approach 10 people to ask them to shake my hands, say happy birthday and take a photo with me. HUMILIATION!
that was not all, they then blindfolded me and brought me to snowcity! cold but fun. (and i know! i havent scanned the photos yet, donnnnnt scold me lahhh)
thank you dears, for your careful planning, for your brilliant ideas, for your time and for your company.
you know how much i love you :D

then it was a sumppppptious dinner with my family.

we had DA YU DA ROU. eat until my family want to explode.
thank you, cause you're always the most important people in my life.

last but not least, i was surprised at the LAN SHOP by zihui and mchong :D

they bought me a beautiful bouquet and a super good cake.
thank you for going out of the way to make me feel special, i love you all.

i had a wonderful birthday,

thank you for remembering,

thank you for celebrating it with me,

thank you for your blessings.

thank you for being a part of my birthday, a part of my life :D

movie screening

2009-08-28T00:49:00.001+08:00

'吓到笑'

cast: chu/chua yining, anne chua, eunice chua and aaron chua (:
if i put it on youtube, it can be those videos named 'funny birthday surprise'
yining was prolly a little more scared than she looks in the picture at the bottom.
$10/per ticket. grab it while its hot!

nescafe 3in1

2009-08-26T10:21:00.003+08:00

2 cups of it, and you dont need to sleep.

perfect when you play mahjong through the night.

but never when you have exams the next day.

i hope i remember everything i tried to memorise.

happy birthday!

2009-08-25T11:28:00.010+08:00

from the chua's to you.

happpppi birthday (:

pma

2009-08-20T04:19:00.000+08:00

everyone needs PMA!
Positive Mental Attitude!

so, here's a go at it.
I only have 4 papers, omg like seriously.

thank you

2009-08-02T01:21:00.003+08:00

for being one of the few who can make me smile this way, thank you :D

happy

2009-08-02T00:21:00.015+08:00

there's so many beautiful reasons i have to be happy :D

I am happy because:
1. I have a God who carries my burdens.
2. My mum cooks the best curry chicken.
3. I have a brother who sticks A4size notes around the house,reminding us to save electricity.
4. My sister is not sleeping in the hostel. There's someone who will off the lights at night.
5. I have friends like qiu tian.
'第一次見面看妳不太順眼.
誰知道後來關係那麼密切.'
6. I can sing emo songs, smiling.
(not just cause the guy on the mv is cute)
7. I have good hokkien. huai hi dio ho!
8. I have a cat, which my brother calls his son.
9. Phebe uploaded and edited the photos i will post on my blog.
10. I have a tribe.
11. I have time to rot in school. I have time to name the fishes in the koi pond.
12. A little girl waved at me on my way home today.
13. My school sells mentos in cola flavour.
14. Chicken wings exist in the world.
15. Mensa's dory fish and Bizpark Chao Fan (with pokpok)!
16. Everytime i say 'LG', weilin says 'Life's good'
17. Yining talks to me on the phone n---- :O

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”

curry

2009-07-25T17:09:00.000+08:00

mummy makes the best curry chicken! :D
sometimes a little too oily,
but, whats curry chicken without oil!

one word,
shiok!

join us!

2009-07-17T13:42:00.003+08:00

weilin is my classmate and my groupmate,
she is my best friend,
and we are a clique.
(you know like how every class has their cliques, we're one of them)
but, if circumstances forces us,
we will not hesitate to be a gang.

and so mr. kok,
unsatisfied with his nonya gang,
coerced darric to join our gang!
look how popular we are :D
(i suggest first thing we have to do as a gang is to take a gang photo)

then again,
not so easy,
darric and kok you have to go through an interview.
resumes and cover letters please, then we'll hand you the application forms.

haha, we've further changed our status to 'tribe'
tribe sehhhhhhh, cool sehhhhhhh.
and to join us, you have to go through a tribal ritual. hee hee.
like being stabbed with a fork or a thumbdrive.
pick your choice.

'come join us today!'

de zui

2009-07-14T18:08:00.001+08:00

shall not, to the best of my ability,
let people around me shou yuan wang zui. :D

de zui those who de zui you.

camera

2009-07-14T17:47:00.002+08:00

haha, im going to once again,
start bringing my camera out with me everywhere i go,
cause,
im so lack of pictures! D:

but then again,
my life has been all about projects,
whats there to take and to post on blog.