yvonne's world

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2009-09-07T22:14:00.002+08:00

to my dearest brother-in-Christ (:

wanna thank ya for being such a great friend and brother all these while. Thank God for teaching me so much through you. Through your labour of love and how God transformed your love. I believe that He is always teaching us new things, moulding us more and more like Him each day.

Its gonna be a new chapter for you tomorrow onwards. Its gonna be a challenging journey, but definitely an enriching one :D jiayou kay. You'll be shining for Christ in your camp :D and its a good opportunity to reach out to the lost (:

ohhyeah there's something that i always wanna tell you. I'm not very sure why you call yourself nameless. but just wanna tell ya, to God, you're the treasured one, unique and special in His eyes. When ya feel nobody cares, He cares. Though we lose some on this Earth, we have gained so much more in Christ (: so yeah :D jiayoujiayoujiayoujiayou.

here's a song for ya, I always sing this to myself whenever i feel uncertain about the things that is ahead of me. This song tells us that though uncertain the path may be, we can rest in perfect peace because He's in control. (:

when life's burdens get so heavy and it seems I'm alone

I cast my eyes on Jesus and come boldly to His throne

and i find His grace sufficient when His promises I heed

for his very life His sacrifice and He lives to intercede

He is the Lord of Lords and when He speaks

winds and waves obey

and when Jesus whispers peace be still and darkness turns to day

and as I'm trusting in my saviour's word

doubts and fears all cease

and beneath the shelter of His wings

I'm at rest in perfect peace

we'll go to ikea someday after your BMT :D let's look forward for tt :)

2009-06-25T23:37:00.002+08:00

Your will will not lead me where Your grace cannot keep me.
Your hand will protect me, I rest in Your care.

Thank God for the trials and testings to push me to my limits.

Many times, facing with an obstacle ahead of me, or i would say a challenge, I would question myself, do i wanna be a fighter in this race, or let this chance of helping me in becoming a better person slip away. I would say, often times, i wish that i could stop running. to stop running this race, cos the pain is just too much for me to bear. . . sometimes, we would also question, why is there so much pain around. but after all the complaining, never did we realise that He has given us pain so that we could appreciate those lil joyful moments more and experience the true meaning of it.
" WE ONLY START APPRECIATING WHAT WE HOLD IN OUR HANDS AFTER WE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE" dont you agree with me ? (:

dear GOD, continue to teach me to be more like You each day, to appreciate every creation, everything that You have given me.

He has made everything beautiful in its time
Ecclesiastes 3:11

fai-to (:

2009-06-21T21:19:00.003+08:00

this feels like a dream.
if it was a dream, i wished that i'll not wake up from it ((:

woke up in the morning and realised that i overslept :S supposed to meet chinyang, anand and the rest at kallang to go to ecp to run in the morn. oops. i guess i need that few more hours of sleep after a long talk with rainbow last night.

the interesting thing, after i woke up, i felt like i was a whole new person. i felt so refreshed, like a load of burden off my shoulders. indeed God answers prayers. days before i've been praying that God will remove whatever fears i have in me, and the things i was troubled about. eventually, God led me back to this word, " contentment " looking back, i had whatever i don't deserve in my hands. Especially those who have shown me their unconditional love and always there in good times and bad times. having a place to stay without having expected for things in return is just so wonderful, and having such a loving father at home is something i never imagined that i can ever have (:

happy fathers' day to ahpa and daddy. guess i shld make a card and send it over to him. wonder what his response wld be like (: but i can always try. maybe things between might get better.

to daddy: thanks for all you've done for me. be it some thing great or small, i remembered them all. thanks for leaving me with such wonderful memories of us going to macdonalds every sunday morning for breakfast and going to the arcade with korkor in marina square. though all of it may seemed short or long-forgotten, in the end, they are still the ones that will be kept closely to the heart <3 i love you.

after reading rainbow's blog these couple of days. i realised that sometimes things arent as simple as it seemed to be. and i never seemed to understand it till today.
many a times, we thought we understood something or someone. but the question is, did we really think deep enough of what others are going through? i guess we all know the answer.
what struck me most was the word " balance " in the post. " balance " is what we all seek to achieve. even though we will never seemed to be able to reach it but at least we can try working close to it. just as i thought about me trying to balance schoolwork, life on my own, friends, running, often times i feel that there's so many things to do but so lil time ---> unlimited wants and limited time. what i learnt is that things could be better if one really take a step back to think of what another person is going through. saying that " I know, I understand" is not gonna help. cos the fact is i don't really understand and really mean what i say. yesterday, i was feeling so much pain in my heart, cos i had that unwanted feeling again, at the same time, i was trying to accept the things i can't change. but today, i realised that i don't have to cos, what is this pain compared to what He bore for us on the cross and have I understood the pain He had went through. and why do I have to feel unwanted when i have the love i needed all along. it was in my hands, but i've failed to see it.

to rainbow:
applying this to whatever that has happened. i believe that i really do understand what you're going through now. really. i know it hasn't been easy for ya. dont give up ((:

2009-06-21T00:44:00.001+08:00

its gonna be a lonely fathers' day...
will it be?
i'm not too sure.

will stop waiting, stop hoping...

2009-06-20T23:45:00.003+08:00

One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets offootprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and hequestioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you said that once I decided to followyou, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."
The LORD replied:
"My son, my precious child,I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

* Your love is my beginning and I know it wont be too long till I see You.

2009-06-20T22:18:00.001+08:00

happy fathers' day daddy (:

2009-06-16T20:05:00.003+08:00

In the twinkling stars that dance like fireflies
In the blushing fruit that hangs upon the vine
In the face of a baby as he forms his first smile
I see you
In the whisper of the wind's soft lullaby
In the laughter and the roar of the rushing tide
In the song of a sparrow as he takes his first flight
I hear you
Why do you hide among the nameless and forgotten
Why do you walk along these long forsaken roads
Calling to me in the hungry and the homeless
Calling me to water your thirst
So I'll give you my heart and my song
In a world where so much is right
But so much is wrong
Your love is my beginning and I know it won't be too long
Till I see you
Why do you hide among the nameless and forgotten
Why do you walk along these long forsaken roads
Calling to me in the hungry and the homeless
Calling me to water your thirst
So I'll give you my heart and my song
In a world where so much is right
But so much is wrong
Your love is my beginning and I know it won't be too long
Till I see you, I hear you, I love you

2009-06-10T00:13:00.002+08:00

free

I see the morning glory
It winds upon the tree
It tells the untold story of how things were meant to be
You saw the universe
Caught up in desperate dreams
You came and changed the ending
Changed it to save my fate
You led the revolution
You left your legacy
Embraced the struggle in the face of mortality
I know I'm not alone in this
Help me believe
I can be free
I can be free from this place
Beautiful healer
Beautiful grace
Help me to see
Everything fall into place
Wake me from dreaming
No more deceiving
Break these chains
It's still the same old story
This great divide
Between the want and waste
And all the hunger inside
I heard the news today
Now I'm trying to find my place
I'm just a single voice
What can I do to erase
All this misunderstanding
All this anarchy
Six degrees of separation
Sometimes it's so hard to see
That we are not alone in this
I need to believe
I can be free
I can be free from this place
Beautiful healer
Beautiful grace
Help me to see
Everything fall into place
Wake me from dreaming
No more deceiving
Break these chains

2009-06-07T17:40:00.002+08:00

"In all these things we are more than conquerors—through him who loved us!" Romans 8:37

*i can conquer this pain

2009-06-02T00:52:00.001+08:00

somewhere over the rainbow

Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high.
There's a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby.
Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue.
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops, Away above the chimney tops.
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then - oh, why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow,
Why, oh, why can't I?

2009-05-28T21:42:00.002+08:00

*keep the faith

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"
Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on
'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

* die dao le zai pa qi lai, bie fang qi ((:

2009-05-26T21:50:00.003+08:00

cuiwen jiayou (:

2009-05-21T21:27:00.003+08:00

God wiped away every tear with a smile of a friend ((:

received a letter from aunty annie today...
just when i felt so lost and down, God knows it all.

In the letter, it contains few pages of verses aunty annie consolidated for me :D
Here's a verse i wanna share as its something tt has blessed my heart.

" Call unto to me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. " Jeremiah 33:3

in my heart there's this fear...
fear of falling... fear of having to fight so hard again.
was thinking really hard, why do I even have to struggle, though I felt i put in all my heart into what I wanna achieve, but everything just seems to be going the wrong way.
guess after reading this verse, i was given the answer.
it was that I didnt have enough faith to believe that He can help to do the great things He has planned for me. so here's a goal i'm gonna set for myself, while I do my best for God and mummy, I'm gonna learn to depend on Him. sometimes, we just know there are things that are beyond what man can reach. Dear God, I need your grace to bring me through.
* fai-to... till the very end! ((: nothing is too hard for Him.

tags : thanks melmel for your prayers. I miss ya LORRYLOADS. haha a new word invented by vonny. improvised version of truckloads. haha. I think the paper yesterday was alright. will be praying for your sis <3

hello Ian :D thanks for the tag (: it meant alot to me. (",)

thank you aunty annie :D:D am really touched by the lil letter, it was very timely and it did make me feel much better. I'll remember your wise advices. enjoy your family dinner tomorrow!

thanks rainbow for the jokes and riddles today. and thankfully i didnt faint half way while running. haha. never mind, i'll get faster and better right?? (: haha. kidding. thanks for being there! :P

ahhhhhhmoooooooo thanks for the messages ya sent me :D sorry have been busy. i'll see ya in church tomorrow alright. catch up soon dearie.

hello bread twin :D continue to hang on to His promises when things just seemed so wrong at work. jiayou sis !

thoughts (:

2009-05-17T21:49:00.007+08:00

time machine

back to where things were...
had dim sum with james after morning run today. it kinda reminded me of the days when daddy brought us to beauty world for dim sum every sunday morning :) somehow my heart had that warm feeling. when i thought of that. *no matter how short those times were, those memories will never fade away* i was nice TODAY and didnt make him run too much cos he was complaining that he swam 30 laps yesterday. hah. which is something never possible for yvonne FOR NOW. hee. hmm, after i reached home, i decided to do my laundry. while waiting for my clothes to be done in the dryer, i was practising the song shufei thought me years ago :D was happy that i could play some part of it with two hands now * contented* met alexis and lossini *besties* at plaza singapura for a short while to chit chat, enjoyed the sweet time of fellowship with them, hope things will remain (",) *wanna treasure the things i have in my hands* afterwhich met rainbow (finally thought of the name cos sunshine comes with rainbow after every thunderstorm) at city hall to head to esplanade library to mug. spent hours doing statistics. ate claypot rice while he ate carrot cake at marina square food court. *the one at bukit timah market is still the best :D * then again i was reminded of the times, daddy and mummy brought bros and I to the arcade. then i was only four. hah. have no idea how to play the games my bros play.waha.but NEVERMIND, i enjoyed dad's and mom's company. will NEVER forget those times i had with mummy when she was well and when daddy carry me on his back. :)) *now i understand the meaning of what rainbow said about FAMILY, though it was a joke "Father And Mother I Love You" his lecturer told him, to think of it, i believe that at then they definitely wanted the best for me, i guess maybe some things happened along the way tt brought about the change in them. though we've been through many sad moments, i guess deep down inside me, i still love them. * after dinner continued mugging with rainbow, had plenty of sweets, hah. i think that explains why i was singing and singing while walking to the mrt station *vonny was on SUGAR HIGH!!! whee * bought my favourite strawberry yoghurt drink on my way home * i love strawberries!* OHHYEAH! i actually made a lil something for rainbow but i forgot to pass to him :S never mind, next time.
once i reached home, the first i did was to iron my uniform :D i think i'm getting better at it each time. heehee. *proud of myself* dont know why i'm excited about school tomorrow ((: this is really something rare. waha. *Dear God, please help me to go through the long day i have in school tmr, " I can do all through Christ who strengthens me." *

run this race with patience...

2009-05-11T22:32:00.006+08:00

chicken rice + soya bean = :S:S:S puke almost everything after eating them.
lesson learnt : never eat them together again.

2009-05-10T07:18:00.003+08:00

on a rainy sunday morning

just woke up and was prepared to go for my usual morning run with james. but sad that its raining :S how i wish it cld stop right now. . .

gonna meet mummy soon, in less than five hours, i hope all will be fine, with no quarrels and unhappy thoughts. am excited to pass her the cookies i've made for her (:

2009-05-09T22:27:00.002+08:00

sometimes i wonder.
if only things can be that simple...

2009-05-08T23:48:00.000+08:00

unwanted yet loved...

many things have happened recently and i don't seem to understand why things went the way it did. been struggling with things like whether i'm accepted at home, whether my help will be of significance to the girls at home, whether my existence would even make a difference to anyone.

but i think today, God gave me the answer to all of them.

for the past week i've been feeling really confused about how i should feel towards ahpa. i can say, he's the very first adult other than mr ramond who has won my trust in sharing my troubles and joy with. i never knew that it actually feels so good to have a father who cares and loves me just for who i am and displaying God's love to me. recently, many have often times used his name to order me around and this has really affected how i feel about him although in my heart i very much wanted to trust that he loves me genuinely. but, today i think i've got an answer and my heart is at ease now. as usual, i only got to speak to ahpa for a few mins in a week cos he's a busy man who has to handle so many other girls. Although he doesn't know what was going through my mind, i was really convinced that nothing has changed since the day i met him here. I recalled very clearly, when i first came here, i was crying and feeling unwanted, he held me and said, " Dear child, you don't have to fear cos this is your home and you will never have to be 'thrown away' cos God loves you and I will be your father cos my father above has first loved me." everytime no matter how busy or tired he is, he would take time to bring me out for dinner with mummy grace or when i'm back home late, he wld stay up to wait for me. sometimes its lil things people do that make one feel loved. this is exactly how i'm feeling now. Just wanna say, "sorry ahpa that i actually doubted your care and concern for me. I will do my best in whatever i do to not disappoint you. I guess you probably won't see this, but i just wanna express how i feel about you cos you're someone special that God placed in my life. "

had the chance to talk to XXXXXXX again (((: am really happy to see her being so positive and wanting to go back to school :D now yvonne has a new goal for next year, other than picking up violin, i wanna become a tutor over here so that more will be able to get back to school or take. whee... this is so exciting and am like all excited and geared up for it. don't give up my dear girl :D cos nothing is too hard for God.

stayed home to teach the girls, helped aunty noi with chores and cooking yesterday (: vonny loves cooking and i simply love aunty noi's company. ohyeah! and we baked lovely cookies for mothers' day today. cant wait to give them to my mom. didnt manage to get tupperware to keep them so i decided to store them in the fridge. hope they'll be fine in there (",)

going for training tmr (((: gonna see coach, lossini, khaileng and alexis. i cant wait ((: hee. but after tt will be chem tuition :S but i'm sure it will be a great day cos i have a great God.

all the best to those having time trial tmr - raviin, leo, anand, feroz and some others but i dont know who. :D jiayou!

2009-05-03T20:12:00.000+08:00

i'm drowning in the room full of flies :S:S:S:S:S
help me!!!

2009-05-03T10:11:00.003+08:00

a usual sunday for me...

came back from jogging w james. planned to go to bendemeer for breakfast actually but made him to run more since he wanna keep fit so in the end we ended up at boon keng market for breakfast. waha! in the end, he found out that evil plan of mine but too bad, we alr covered tt distance. hmm, after that when we parted, he took my room keyyyyy backkk! i was :S:S:S:S thankfully his home is only few bus stops away. and he's gonna go for driving ltr, hope he doesnt fall asleep while driving cos he said i ran a bit fast today. and like any other sunday, vonny was locked out again. then i was squatting outside the gate and the cat we have at home was nice enough to squeeze out of the gate to accompany me outside. after a while i decided to sit at the bus stop outside hoping for someone to come to my rescue. and thankfully aunty noi came out (((: in the end, i decided to accompany her to get some wires for her bonsai :D hmm, kinda miss going to the market and shops with my grandma :D after shopping for what she wanted, we went to buy fruits. and aunty noi got me nice mangoes, pears and prunes (",)

am back now to do my chores again. waiting for the clothes in the washing machine to be done and gonna put it in the dryer soon before i get scolded again :S its gonna be a tough week with tests and work. Dear God, please help me to manage my time well with work, home, friends.
am off to do work! :D:D:D econs here i come.

lil shoutouts:
alexis: my dear girl, happy birthday once again (",)
chuanen: happy birthday mr prawn!
esa, mel, pat: miss you all (: hang out soon.
lossini and khaileng: hope we can all start running together soon!
james: we'll jog to your future school next week! dont be lazy :D
jay: hello jay, guess you're out from bmt alr! was supposed to go out with ya this weekend. but i'm really busy with work. do take care. i'll see ya soon. i wanna go waffletown! and... we'll challenge each other in running soon. waha.
xiu: hello xiu hope wenny, weiming and you're fine over there in aus. i miss ya!
rogan: thanks for the lovely picture (((:
raviin: thank you for being there all these while (:

2009-04-20T22:59:00.003+08:00

things to be completed:

-probability tutorial

-carboxylic acids tutorial

-study for mock spa :S:S:S:S

-notes for gsc

-prepare for microecons test on week 6

yvonne wants to hurry strike them all out (((:

gonna meet fishball to run tomorrow, guess its gonna be fun! gonna get back zuowen tmr, hope i do well :D ran with vanessa and tess around school just now. so now monday shall be a running date for three of us!

shoutouts: thanks indera for helping me with probability (:

thanks james for the yong tau foo ytd

thanks raviin for mugging with me and the bread! i ate one of them alr!

lossini congrats for your run today!!!

terter vonny misses ya!

aunty annie, thank you for the call yesterday. i did feel better after talking.

and thank God for this brand new day (:

2009-04-20T00:55:00.002+08:00

dear God,
It's really hard...
I need Your grace to bring me through this. :((((

2009-04-18T22:12:00.002+08:00

some random pics i've found...
the good old days we had ((:

though we were small but we had big dreams

khaileng lossini and I ((:

coach and mdm chan <<3

hah. dream to open a bakery. waha (:

thanks for the bread mr good cook <<3

had a great time at training today ((: and mugging too!

am all excited for breakfast and run together with my friend tomorrow ((:

zena just left for japan yesterday, kinda miss her now. shoutout to zena: all the best for world champs! :D hope to hear from you soon!

2009-03-25T22:05:00.002+08:00

yvonne
is disappointed cos she couldnt run cross today :(((((((((

never knew how much running meant to me.

2009-03-23T22:28:00.003+08:00

screwed up my gp paper today :S was quite disappointed initially. didnt have the mood to go on for my 2nd paper.
GSC was alright (: phew... a lesson learnt today... sometimes we just have to go through it, things will be fine. Thank God for today for the good times and the lesson learnt.
its econs tmr, mr neo i'll do my best :D i dont want to disappoint ya.
thanks for your patience and guidance.

4 more days to krabi... cant wait to visit the home there.
dear God help me to run this race...3 more papers to go.

till the line, i will fight.
till the end with no regrets.

2009-03-23T00:13:00.003+08:00

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.

psalm 100:4

thanks bread twin for sharing this verse with me (:
Dear God, i come to You in this day with thanksgiving in my heart.
Thank You that You've found me in my darkest moments and held me by the hand walking me through this storm. Though i knew it was never gonna be easy, yet time and time again, You whispered into my ears, " Yvonne, don't be afraid because you're not alone. " It was easy to tell Him, " Lord, am tired. I feel like giving up. " But His loving hands and grace was sufficient to sustain me through it. On that very day, i was listening to this song, " I'll praise You in this storm" I came across this sentence, " I remember when I stumbled in the wind, You heard my cry and raised me up again. " I was thinking who am I that God would hear my cry and would care for this little soul. The answer was, " This God who i put my trust in, loved me from the beginning and will continue to love me till the end of the edge. " What else could I ask for when I have a Father that loves me so much. When i was young, all i wanted was for my Dad to cuddle me in His arms, all i longed for was for him to pat my back and tell me, " well done yvonne
" for my results. Although it never came, when the disappointment seemed so overwhelming, here I am being reminded that I have this gift of love from God in my hands, all i have to do is to receive this love. Isn't this amazing? This love so unconditional will not mind how tall or short i am, if i rich or poor and will not care the mistakes or good works i've done. How sure i can be of this love? A love so great that He could give His life for an unworthy soul like me...

here am I offering my five loaves and two fishes to You.
Continue to teach me to be more like You.

2009-03-19T21:42:00.001+08:00

CTS here i come!

mon - GP, GSC
tues - econs
wed - chem
thurs - maths

fai-to!!

you'll be strong cos He walks with you ((:

happy birthday mom

2009-02-01T02:04:00.008+08:00

A great week with a great God (:

Had a great time in school mugging with gail, indera and yam this week. Love this mugging gang man! Thank God for giving me great friends and great tutors (Mr Chan and Mr Neo) ! Thank God for ahpa, mummy grace and aunty joyce for being so kind and patient ((: Thank God for great brothers and sisters in Christ too (pat [thanks for the messages!], michelle[ thanks for the box of plasters], mel[ thanks for running with me tt day! <3]>

vonny misses sarah loads, wonder who's the one who went MIA HUH! hah. we'll meet up soon kayy!!

Beautiful Saviour

Jesus, Beautiful Saviour,
God of all Majesty,
Risen king,
Lamb of God,
Holy and righteous,
Blessed redeemer,
Bright morning star
All the heavens shout your praise,
All creation bow to worship You
How wonderful, how beautiful,
Name above every name, exalted high
How wonderful, how beautiful,
Jesus your name, name above every name, Jesus
I will sing forever, Jesus I love you, Jesus I love you

Lord, Thank You for your saving grace.

THANKS BREAD TWIN FOR BEING HERE ALL THESE WHILE <3

Day at CHINGAY with YAM and BIBEH! ((:

i didnt know tt yam hates balloons. waha.

zena, xuejie, gina and wanting on the float ((:

here's the shivering bibeh (:

LASTLY, MOM,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY <3

I miss ya very much... if only ya cld see this :S

((:

2009-01-28T23:54:00.003+08:00

WHEN LIFE'S BURDEN GETS SO HEAVY
AND IT SEEMS LIKE I'M ALL ALONE
I CAST MY CARE ON JESUS
AND COME BOLDLY TO HIS THRONE

I FIND HIS GRACE SUFFICIENT
WHEN HIS PROMISES I HEED
HIS VERY LIFE HE SACRIFICE
AND HE LIVE TO INTERCEDE

HE IS THE LORD OF LORD
AND WHEN HE SPEAKS
WIND AND WAVES OBEY
WHEN JESUS WHISPERS PEACE BE STILL
AND DARKNESS TURNS TO DAY

AND I'M TRUSTING IN MY SAVIOUR'S WORD
DOUBTS AND FEARS ALL CEASE
BENEATH THE SHELTER OF HIS WINGS
I REST IN PERFECT PEACE

2009-01-13T19:38:00.004+08:00

just a random post to destress (:
its been a long but good week of studying.
Thank God for answering my prayers to start right from day one in school.
Thank God that though there's a lot of work but somehow i could just enjoy doing them even though it gets rather tiring at times.

Thank God for placing ahpa, mummy grace, peipei, devi, aunty joyce and also the uncles in my life. Finally, i know how it feels like to be home. To be in a home where someone cares about how I'm doing, somewhere where i can be heard and a place with people who remembers my need. ahpa remembered that i needed to read newspapers to improve on my econs, although i didn't remind him and didn't think that he would remember anything about it, he actually got me a copy of it. Its gonna be another day of mugging tomorrow! But am kinda looking forward to it.
"Commit your works to Him and He will establish your thoughts." its a verse a read from proverbs. This has really helped me a lot in seeking His plans and purpose for me each day.

Here are some pics taken during nov and dec hols. really miss those kids and the times we had at our own flea market and emmanuel house.

zhenying and I

(((:

jolene and I

(",)

trip to ubin :S * broke my slippers there and gotta wear a pair of ahpek slippers for TWO DAYS!!

uth camp. TEAM FAITH <3

christmas musical (:

thanks changsuo for being there (:

friends @ vibe

bread twin and I

patvonshine

friends @ home (:

Econs!!! rocks!

gotta get back to work ((: ohhyeah, one more thing, wanna thank those who stood by me all these while. I believe you guys know who you are and most importantly God knows ((: Thanks for being such a blessing!

(:

2008-11-29T02:50:00.009+08:00

thanks weiqiang and alvin for making my day today.

although it was just a short 30 mins together at dinner, i really enjoyed the company.

it was long since i laughed and smiled like just now.

thanks for being there and always so sincere.

*shoutouts: to weiqiang : jiayou for your upcoming exams!

to alvin: keep safe when you're in korea! (:

day out with mich, melody and paulene (:

self drawn hopscotch

melody with her flying pose. waha!

us @ the monorail.

had a great time playing hopscotch, pepsi&7 UP. <3>

looking forward to the nxt outing together. hope that paulene can join us for uth more often in future!

went to Uth after tt, did a birthday surprise for charmaine (:

wasn't very successful. but hope you enjoyed it charmaine <3>

shoutout to teresa: von wished that she could join ya for mugging and baking tonight. but can't cos needed to get some things done at home. we'll bake soon kay (: cant wait. xiu, wenny and jay will be coming back sooooooon. can't wait! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH TO THANK YA FOR.

day out at farmart with kids @ cip.

blurblur :S

first attempt:S got licked by the goat.. eeks

((:

sis in Christ : Jemimah

*you've been a great encouragement and friend to me. thank God for bringing us together to help one another in our walk with God. life's never easy but God promised tt He will bring us through it! keep striving!!

sally's itchy hand got her bitten by the mouse :S

weilong(:

* always have to remind him that "i'm not 500 metres away!! so you don't have to shout!!"

but even so, i still love him.
you guys really test my patience man! hah.

always FULL of energy. cheerFUL, playFUL.

jeff <3>

*didnt see those kids today, kinda miss them! i'll be back tmr and it'll be my last day with them, hope we'll have a good time! thank God for the time spent together the last few days. (,")

praying for the salvation of those unsaved. thank God for having the chance to work with brothers and sisters in Christ (shiyun, huijun, reuben, ben, jonathan, emmanuel, jemimah) in this programme for the kids.

went for street E yesterday. paired up with rei. after some time mel came to join us. had a good time sharing the gospel. thank God that the seed was sown. hope that those who heard the GOOD NEWS will one day come to know God as their saviour and friend personally(:

cycling with sarah (:

our long awaited outing after sooooooo long.. since march with yusof? hah.

thanks jj for the nice coffee.. hmm, i meant the design.hah. cos the coffee tasted bitter. very bitter :S

@ east coast

saravonne

didnt manage to see weili on that day cos he didnt work tt day. but hope to see ya soon!

some random pic took some time ago. it just reminds me to rejoice in the Lord always because we have a great God.

dinner with claudia and mel last fri @ yoshinoya! yummy beef bowl.

claudia and I (:

mel and claudia

*finally my shaky hands took a clear pic for them (:

after Uth we celebrated marcus bday. gave him the shirt :D glad he liked it. thank God for him. always being so encouraging and really concern for each one of us in OASIS. even though now tribe doesn't exists anymore, it is still something we hold on to in our hearts. thank God for sustaining these relationship we have with one another as brothers and sisters in Christ.

birthday surprise for shiqian after street E last thurs.

happy birthday shiqian! hope ya like the elmo balloon!

birthday celebration for kaiting last sunday

zhixian, steven, junri, ervin, chuanliang @ kaiting's bday dinner. alson is missing! --> stuck in the toilet.

kaiting finally got her long awaited present. awhile ago she was still fuming mad. hah. thanks to malian's idea man! hah!

priscilla, von, kaiting, geena.

happy birthday kaiting!WO HAI JI DE NI! <3

2008-11-20T10:08:00.006+08:00

VIBE IS COMING THIS SAT AGAIN (:

*invited friends do remember to join us @360 dunearn rd

yvonne is learning to appreciate econs ((:

by sarah's friend (: thanks jj!

feasting @ toastbox after mel's last paper (:

yuanyuan and divya!

distorted star cookie from vonny to mich gwee (:

sarah.yvonne.eloise.

wq with diapers? hah. congrats for your win (:

lisan.jackie and dee (: *jackie recover soon!

cip@ ttsh kindergarten!

kaven, rafie and company(:

cycling buddy! come back sooooooon!

happy birthday cass <3

from oasis to marcus: dearest tribe leader! happy birthday!

2008-11-06T22:05:00.002+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZENA SIM KAIXIN!

cui wen xi wang kai xin neng gou tian tian kai kai xin xin de(:

dinner @ breko

seems like elmo wants to eat too!

had a great time cycling today. we were wondering if there's anything wrong with our bicycles. we were paddling hard, but we were still moving so slowly.. :S but nevermind, we still manage to get back to where we came from. saw the interact club ppl from school teaching little kids to cycle(: thought was really fun. if only i cld join them..we were looking for yam dessert all around holland v. but there isnt any. while searching for it, yam(yanzhen) msged me. hah. hao qiao..

hope kaixin isnt too tired for training tmr! jiayou (: * jin jin chu mo wei lai yao yuan de fong, you yi tian ni hui zao dao ni de meng. jiayou! remember the verse your sis told ya? ni xing de.

gotta revise econs now(: ohhyeah, jiayou alvin, dee and andre for results! He works in ways we cannot see, He will make a way. and all the best wenny,xiu and jay for exams!

:D

2008-11-04T23:56:00.003+08:00

good old days
was talking to ronghua two days ago and happened to come across these pics.
looking back, time does past really fast.
and we have all grown up:D

calista, yanni and i @ sarawak 2004

swift road relay 2006

lebanon invitational meet 2006

lossini, khaileng and i.* nat juniors 2007*

nationals '07 , 3000m

had my op yesterday. thank God that pw is finally over. thank God for giving me the wisdom for Q & A. :)) had class outing today, thank God for the time spent with them. though sometimes i wished for jc life to end quickly but somehow or rather part of me feels otherwise. i think i'll really miss all of you when we all move on to the nxt phase of our lives. well.. we still have one more year to treasure one another. its always good to have sweet memories. but memories are good to be kept but nt to hold on to. :S

attended bible study just now and something mentioned really comforted me. it was to know tt there'll be a rainbow after every storm. God has promised good to us, we can trust Him to bring us through every trial. so andre, jiayou. He works in ways we cannot see, He will make a way for you:)

all the best for those who are having their op tmr!

Dee: jiayou~ ask God for confidence. Do your best and let God handle the rest.

Jon: dont panick. stay calm. im sure it'll turn out fine:)

all the best for those who are having their A lvls now!

pat, yufang, genevieve, nicola, chiawen, jean, jemimah, sarah, jiale and mich: In need of strength ask God! :) commit your works unto Him and He will establish your thoughts!

all the best for those who are having Os!

melody, charmaine ng and pek, baoyue, xuelin, aqhari, cherie, anthea and divya: jiayou! :D few more papers to go, press on! :D:D:D

hope army is treating you well mattie!

to ronghua and james!:D hope you guys are doing fine in camp. hang in there!!

do keep them in prayers!!!:D

:))

2008-10-29T13:52:00.002+08:00

-From the inside out-

A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord

Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord

Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out Lord, my soul cries out

*will you give your best for Him?

:D

2008-10-28T20:28:00.009+08:00

week has been good with God. :))

here are some pics of my classmates, churchmates and i @ vibe

-nige, glenn, david and leslie in action! -

-glenn playing the guitar-

-dickson, weiqiang, andre, nige, leslie, me and victoria-

-jesse, xueling and melanie-

tag replies!
mich: thanks for being such a great sis to me! continue to depend on Him for your exam k! am very encouraged by ya! i'll see ya real sooooooon k. miss ya!

sarah! i haven't forgot about you! dont be stressed up, continue to press on for Him. You have worked hard for it, just go out there to do your best! fai-to!

patricia! thanks for being there for me.

edlyn:) I MISS APPLE GANG. hope to have free blocks with ya again nxt year!

xiu: hello xiu! thanks for praying for me faithfully. all the best for your exams. stay close to Him in this time, He'll bring ya through. cant wait for ya to be back:D

wenny! thanks for being so encouraging all the time :P will train hard for blading so tt we can blade tgt when you're back. remember to bring back your drawings!

jay: jay, all the best for your driving test and upcoming exams. i know things are gonna get tougher as ya prepare yourself to come back to s'pore. but just wanna encourage ya to trust Him to bring ya through it! remember the happy things:blading, waffletown!!

melanie! thank God for ya! glad you came tt day, we'll meet up soon k!

zena! glad tt you're FINALLY back, we'll meet up on your bday k!(i didnt forget!) you're booked by me in advance:) see ya soon<3

tiffany: hello tiff, hope ya doing fine. thanks for remembering me, all the best for A's. continue to shine for Him!

shoutouts: jiahao: thanks for being here and the prezzie(i like it alot)

nicole! i'm waiting for your fish porridge and the strawberry smoothie is waiting for ya! we'll meet up after op k!

dee: hey recover soon! :) i'll buy ya liang cha again if you're still nt well. haha. jackie is really cute.. we'll bring him down to see lisan again k:D

mama wo hao xiang ni...

:D

2008-10-24T01:26:00.002+08:00

simply not there yet...
but each day we are growing stronger and stronger than we know...
because He has promised good to us, that He'll be with us till the very end.

yvonne, fai-to!
trials are opportunity to prove God's faithfulness to us.
Lord, i wanna to be a fighter for you. Please mould me to be the person you want me to be.
:)

many things happened this week.
what i've learnt is that when we face difficulties, or even when we gain victory in the little things we do, give all praise and glory to Him.

Not I but Christ be seen, be known, be exalted.
Let's continue to live our lives for Him.

:D

2008-10-10T01:38:00.003+08:00

just some shoutouts for my loves:

to michelle (momo): thanks for being such a blessing to me. just wanna tell ya that He will work all things out for good according to His purpose for us. man fails but God will never. claim this promise. its in your hands:)

to jemimah: jemimah, you've encouraged me greatly in how you have glorified Him in every aspect of your life. just wanna tell ya that, we can be complete in Him, we need not be afraid of the things ahead, the past sins, the present situation because He is in control and our all in all. Let's shift our dependence on Him. He will guide us through!

to indera:D , my dearest classmate: thanks for being such a caring and understanding friend. just wanna remind ya that we are all unique and special in His eyes. remember, you're special. there'll be ppl who love you the way you are!<3

to mel: i remember there's a verse in psalm which says, " He gave the lonely families." wanna thank God for letting our paths cross and allowing me to know your family. as we know He gives and take away.. but our hearts will still choose to say, Lord blessed me your name. continue to mug hard for His glory. though He did not promise that we'll be free from trials and difficulties but He has promised us to see us through it. Not i but Christ, be seen, be known, be exalted. Amen!

to ter: welcome back from batam. yvonne misses janet and jane.! we'll go back there soon i hope!
thanks for your advices and encouragement.<3

to wenny and jay: waffletown, blading, cycling are waiting for us in DEC:D

to xiu: thanks for praying for me faithfully all this while:D all the best for your upcoming assignments. trust that He'll see ya through them! praying for ya dearest sis!

to cheryl: had a great time with you guys at bible study that day. wanna thank ya for providing us with the place to play tennis and bball on mon:D all the best for your upcoming tests if there's any:D

:D

2008-09-29T01:31:00.005+08:00

heard this song for ter's laptop some time ago.
some of the words just struck my mind and i feel that God is reminding me that knowing that God is with us, there's nothing to fear.

The song goes like this...
I Saw What I Saw and I can't forget it
I heard what I heard and I can't go back
I know what I know and I can't deny it
Something on the road, cut me to the soul
Your pain has changed me
your dream inspires
your face a memory
your hope a fire
your courage tells me what i'm afraid of (what i am made of)
and what I know of love
we've done what we've done and we can't erase it we are what we are and it's more than enough we have what we have but it's no substitution
Something on the road, touched my very soul
I say what I say with no hesitation
I have what I have and I'm giving it up
I do what I do with deep conviction
Something on the road, changed my world

the poor and weak who cast their faith upon Him is strong in Him.
their courage to face every challenge tt is to come really tells me how strong their faith is.
This sentence,"your courage asks me what I'm afraid of (what I am made of)" often appear in my mind whenever i faces difficulties and i find it hard to carry on. At that very moment, i realised how weak i am... BUT we can take comfort that though men are weak, we have a STRONG God who watches over us.

thanksgiving time!
wanna thank God for bringing me through exams and also for teaching me to depend on Him in this time. thank God for sending ppl to encourage me. Even though it was just a simple sms, i cld really feel the love and concern from them.

thank God for sustaining my small group- Mel, Jiaxin, Jiawen, Michelle, Jiale and Claudia. pray tt Lord ya continue to help us to abide in You.
thank God for great sisters in Christ- Cheryl, teresa, dawn, jesse, chiawen, catherine, samantha, cassandra, herientta, patricia, eleanor... and alot more.
thank God for jemimah for helping me with my preparation for promos. Lord i pray that you will grant her the strength to go through A levels.
thank God for dickson's salvation. pray that Lord you continue to guide Him in His walk with you.

prayer requests:
pray for my mom to be well soon
pray for those who are having promos, a levels and o levels.

:)

2008-09-17T21:20:00.007+08:00

You give and take away
You give and take away
my heart will choose to say
Lord blessed be Your name

*THANKS JIAHAO FOR THE REMINDER

:D:D

2008-09-17T21:20:00.003+08:00

Lord as i seek Your guidance for the day
i find my thoughts unyielding, confusion crowds my way
but then when i bow to You
the challenges You guide me through
Your promises are ever new
i claim them for today.

yvonne finally decided to blog. thought that by not talking about things happening now will help me not to think about it, but He just showed me how weak and helpless i am when i try doing things by my own strength. i realised that trying to be positive about things and putting our faith in Him for all things to work out are two different things.
i was really glad that mom was getting better each time i visited her, and each time, my hope for her to recover increased as i make my way there to see her... but after i visited her yesterday, things didn't appear to be what i thought. i wondered, "its been ten years... Lord, how long do i have to wait? I'm really tired. What should i do now?" For awhile, i realised that there's nothing i can do at all. even when she said, "我在等你长大, 我真的在等你长大.", but at that very moment i knew 即使我长大,我能为她做的只有那么多. I told myself, cuiwen ni xing de, after which i started studying all day as i remembered what she said to me. but after studying i find myself really tired and found it hard to carry on...
today God really showed me that He is there when all else fails. my heart was so empty till i decided to seek Him in this matter. He hears and answers even its a simple prayer. all along i know, He knows my heart even before the words were uttered, but He's waiting for me to ask Him for guidance!(: am glad that He never let me go through it all.. :D wo bu zhi yao jia you, but also continue to rest on His promises each day.

:D:D

2008-09-10T22:32:00.002+08:00

today i received a message from Yufang and thought it was interesting so decided to share it with you guys:D

It goes like this," When large amounts of acid is added into the buffer, it exceeds its capacity and cannot keep the pH constant. Though we keep sinning, God's love for us is always constant. We cant just plot this love into a GC..For just as how God's love for us is constant, it is infinite." Though its all the chemistry and maths theories but i think its a good way for us to remember His love for us. never lose faith. He loves you just the way you are:)

:)

2008-09-10T01:27:00.002+08:00

希望妈妈早日康复.

2008-08-27T00:05:00.009+08:00

four more weeks to promos. jiayou jiayou!

shoutouts:
to mel and bestie: all the best for prelims!
to jon: study hard for promos! ya can do it.:))
to cheryl and teresa: thanks for your support in all ways!(",)
to xiu, jay and wenny: hope all is well for you guys, study hard!:D
to jiahao: thanks for your concern and help!
to sarah: yvonne misses you!!
to aisyah and ting: all the best for your matches. i'll be there.
to jairus, victoria and glenn: thanks for being such great pw mates. we can do it.
to nessa: thanks for always being there for me. <3>
to michelle, jemimah and jiale: All the best for As!
to mummy and granny: ILOVEYOU!

jiahao and i @vibe:D

alvin and i @ james farewell dinner.

baking @ter's place.yummy cookies!

this is so fun!!!

yummy cookies ready to be eaten!wheee..ter's cookie factory.hahasYMCT!

yvonne is happy! rejoice in the Lord, always!

blading with ter, wenny and jay:D miss you guys! xiu too!

pw'ing'... :O yawns..

vibe shopping. yummy toasted bread.

smells good??

sisters in Christ forever!

:p

2008-08-19T20:47:00.003+08:00

hmmm. five more weeks to promos. about one week to prelims for the j2s (patricia, yufang, eleanor & genevieve):D Let's pray that He will see us through it. and whatever the results are we will praise Him and pray that whatever we do, it will be for His glory. :D wanna thank God for tess, nessa, joelynn, indera, gail and yanzhen for being such a blessing to me in school and also Thank God for jairus, glenn and vic for being such encouraging project work group mates.

and yeah, i met my kindergarten best friend(crystal) in school yesterday. :)) thought that it was really amazing. thought that i'll never have the chance to see her again but yet He brought us together again. :D

back to mugging:D see ya soon!
here's a verse to encourage you!

I have fought te good the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept my faith.
2 Timothy 4:7

In all things, give your best. Trust in His time, He will give you His best.

2008-08-15T00:49:00.006+08:00

thank God for such a wonderful time spent in st john last weekend:)

shan and i :D thank God for great time of fellowship!

can ya see the word? its says Singapore!:D happy national day!

THANK GOD FOR HIS WONDERFUL CREATION. Lord, we know that we don't deserve them, yet you have graciously provided. Please teach us to treasure the things we have.

i love barbequeing marshmallows!:D you want some? hee.

lazarus island:)

xiuzhen and I. you've been a great encouragement to me. thank God for you serving.

cheechin and I:D

catherine and yvonne! hey cat, remember tt i'll be the first to taste your cooking!whee.

after watching the sunrise. :)

we all wanna fly:D hey shine, im not gonna post the funny pic you commented:P

let's remember those who are having prelims for O's and A's (refer to teens blog for the people to pray for) this year and those who have promotion exams coming up(including me!so please pray for me.)

teresa is having her exams next week so please pray for her. pray for cheryl and catherine who are writing their report for their projects. pray for xiuying, wenny and jay as they prepare for their end of year exam.

:D

2008-08-04T00:22:00.003+08:00

hello bestie(mr happy) :), this post is for you. just wanna encourage you to have faith that everything will turn out for good:). i know things may seemed really hard to overcome now, it seems like no matter how hard you try its never enough. but if you know that you have put in your best in it, you have no regrets (i'm sure you don't). so continue persevering bestie. smile always.

*ohgreat, WR is approaching completion. hope it'll be approved. thank God for sustaining me. yvonne wants to blade and cycle. :S

:D

2008-07-30T23:32:00.004+08:00

Am in the midst of researching for written report. thank God, so far so good :)

went to eat prata with shine, rourou and matt just now, thank God for the time we had.

Its Thanksgiving time!

- Thank God for sustaining me in times of trouble and showing Himself strong in my life.

- Thank God for strength for school :D

- Thank God for great sisters in Christ ( xiu, esa, mel, shine, pat, michelle, genevieve, yufang, jiale and rourou )

- Thank God for the prayer group in school on Mondays

- Thank God for great classmates ( yanzhen-yam, inDEra, calyn and gail)

- Thank God for Bible study and Blueprint course

Shoutouts:

Dear

Sarah: hope that you're doing fine, all the best for A lvls. jiayou, ni xing de!!
Shine: He will make a way, where there seems to be no way. He works in ways we cannot see, He will make a way for you.:) remember sorrow looks back, worry looks around but FAITH looks UP.

Nessa: You've been a strong girl, have faith that everything will turn out for good.

Xiu: Thanks for all the encouragement you gave and those prayers. My week has been surprisingly good, though I had lots of schoolwork to do, God still gave me the determination to pull through. When we work, we work. When we pray, God works! so let's continue to keep one another in prayer:) God bless!

Esa: will be praying for you for strength and discipline to study. thanks alot for the sharings at bs, i've learnt alot from it.

Rourou: continue to stay strong in Him, His grace is sufficient for you. I know things may seem hard to overcome now, but believe that He has a purpose for it. take care small eyes!

Patricia: jiayou for As. thank God for you in leading us for Monday's prayer group(",)

Jiahao:Let's make a deal, i'll do my best to sleep early and ya don't skip school!

Jay: jiayou for school:D pray that God will help ya adjust to the weather and school soon:) zZz monster take care! I think ten blankets will be good to prevent you from catching a cold. heehee (".)

Wenny:Esa and I saw a cockroach yesterday :/Anyway, have a great week. yvonne wants to blade:S. take care :P

Mel: may God grant ya the wisdom for your prelims and O lvls. <3

Mom: I love you. :)

Dear God, please keep me close to You.

:)

2008-07-23T22:51:00.003+08:00

hello maria:) hope you're doing fine in Canada. We miss you.

school has been tough :/ Dear God, yvonne needs You.

:S

2008-07-21T03:10:00.005+08:00

its kinda late now. but still gotta stay up to do work, have lots of work piled up, am really in need of strength to go through this :/. many things had to be settled last week and finally its all over now. thank you God for being so gracious and giving me strength in each step of faith i took. :D thank God for my mom's salvation. thank you for answering my prayers. i admit that i didnt pray enough but God, yet you answered my this humble request. thank you God for the blueprint course, it has been a really good experience and i know that there's many more truths that I have to learn, pray that Lord you will give me a willing heart to hear Your Word.

thank God for a great time spent with teresa, wenny and jay. had great time catching cockroaches, roller-blading, eating icecream in waffletown with them. pray that God you will continue to guide them in their walk with You and pray that You will give them wisdom and strength when their school term starts:) thank God for giving me an opportunity to know xiuying better too. pray that God you will keep her safe in China and help her to be a blessing to the people there. thank God for giving me such a great encourager, teresa, who's there always to listen and to give advice whenever I needed someone to be there. thank God for the wonderful time spent with Cheryl at the stadium to cheer for Mel and Alvin, thank God will guiding them through their races. I believe, they have given their best and their ALL to You Lord. also want to thank You for Cheryl for having the burden to reach out to their friends in school, I pray that You will create opportunities for her to share with them the Good News in Your timing.

thank God for wonderful time spent at east coast flying kite with mel, ter, xiuzhen last sunday. finally knew how to fly a kite. but learnt it the hard way though.haha.thought it was really fun.havent think of a name for our ultraman kite...wonder what shall we name it. :D
had a great time in east coast cycling with mel today. it feels really good to take time off to really enjoy God's creation, everything was just so beautiful. thank God that You kept yvonne safe from falling down. :S cos i know i can be quite clumsy at times. ALMOST fell down today. but the main point is that i DIDN'T. so phew. I'm free from cuts and bruise today. (",) i guess we can always thank God in simple ways... don't always have to be about things that we think is important. yay! I'm applying what i learn in blueprint yesterday. :) oh yea, today mel and i were playing some games at the bazaar in east coast. I almost got the cookie monster softtoy. it was really cute. we tried 4 times in total, the last time i manage to secure it, but it didnt drop into the box. was quite disappointed though. but i guess, nevermind. was a good experience. we dont always get what we want but we should always keep our spirit up! i meant in everything we do, this is just something i learn from this game. :) yesterday was Caleb's birthday, we celebrated his birthday today with a cake decorated by Mel and I. We used M&Ns to write his name on the cake. glad he liked it.

Gotta thank God for indera, yanzhen and gail for being such great classmates:S sorry to trouble you guys so much... let's all work hard for promos. thank God for sarah chu ting fang's wise advices. thank God for Jiahao constantly reminding me to sleep early. i think i'm becoming a zzz monster soon. got influenced by him.haha. kidding.

gotta go back to work!i wonder since when i become so long winded. vibe this saturday. so start inviting friends! :p

vibe!

2008-06-30T21:06:00.002+08:00

VIBE:)

BIRTHDAY GIRL - TERESA(26JUNE2008)

happy birthday teresa, thanks for being such a great sister in Christ and thanks for teaching me how to bake tasty cookies!!<3>

peishi, louisa, weiqiang and me!:)
ter & von (",)patricia and I :D
*wanna thank God for bringing me through exams and giving great friends like them.

children's camp!

2008-06-23T20:32:00.006+08:00

CHILDREN'S CAMP!

* thank God for such a wonderful time spent with the kids.
pray that you will continue to guide me and abide in You.

Kate, ondrea, me and abigail <3

new hairstyle on jiahao designed by me :p

kate and yvonne!

colgate on luzerne's face :S

*i wasn't the culprit:)

mama wo hao xiang ni.

2008-06-18T06:42:00.001+08:00

mama wo hao xiang ni :'(

I'll praise You in this storm.

2008-06-09T17:05:00.003+08:00

I'll praise You in this storm

I was sure by now,God, that You would have reached down
and wiped our tears away, stepped in and saved the day.
But once again, I say amen and it's still raining
as the thunder rolls I barely hear You whisper through the rain, "I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives and takes away.

Chorus:
And I'll praise you in this storm and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are no matter where I am
and every tear I've cried You hold in your hand
You never left my side and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to You
and raised me up again
my strength is almost gone how can I carry on if I can't find You
and as the thunder rolls I barely hear You whisper through the rain "I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives and takes away

Chorus:
I lift my eyes onto the hills where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth
I lift my eyes onto the hills where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth

i guess, mel's mom is right.
God will always love me.
That's what matters most.

vibe:D

2008-05-27T00:50:00.006+08:00

VIBE:)!!

unglam :S but i wish that yvonne can always be that cheerful.

Macey, me and gang:D

*divya, mel and I :D

thank God for such a wonderful time spent in church last saturday:)

long tough day.

2008-05-26T23:53:00.002+08:00

Does anybody hear her?

She is running
A hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction
She is trying
But the canyon's ever widening
In the depths of her cold heart
So she sets out on another misadventure just to find
She's another two years older
And she's three more steps behind
Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?
Or does anybody even know she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?
She is yearning
For shelter and affection
That she never found at home
She is searching
For a hero to ride in
To ride in and save the day
And in walks her prince charming
And he knows just what to say
Momentary lapse of reason
And she gives herself away
Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?
Or does anybody even know she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?
If judgment looms under every steeple
If lofty glances from lofty people
Can't see past her scarlet letter
And we've never even met her
If judgment looms under every steeple
If lofty glances from lofty people
Can't see past her scarlet letter
And we've never even met her
Never even met her
Does anybody hear her?
Does anybody see?
Or does anybody even know she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her?
Does anybody see?
Does anybody even know she's going down today?
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her?
Does anybody see?
He is running a hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction

*Lord, please show me the way.

jean's choir concert.

2008-05-13T21:16:00.004+08:00

picture took after jean's choir concert. hmm. nice voices:D. Thank God for the beautiful things he has created:D

wanna thank God for great classmates. great pw group members, great teachers guiding me through work and training and most of all mel's parents:).

congrats to luke, yanzhen, nige, janice, andre and kendrick for great performances during your competitions! all the best aloy and yingte for your up coming competitions too! thanks indera and gail for being such great friends! sorry daniel and vic, couldnt support you guys for dance night. but i'm sure all of you enjoyed it. *vic, hope ya recover soon:D

shoutouts to sarah, mel, lossini, zena, ting and aisyah: miss you all!<3

happy birthday ce!

2008-05-04T23:58:00.004+08:00

01/04/2008's post.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUANEN a.k.a mr prawn! (30th April 2008)

this was taken while aloysius and i waited for the rest to come. aloy refuses to let me take it at first but in the end, he still gave in. hmm. rainbow reminds me of God's promises to us!

a book filled with memories- from us to you!

we had a belated birthday celebration for mr prawn at the kembangan al-meen. had loads of fun cracking jokes and trying hard to cooperate by taking part in laughing at one another's jokes. *i specially remember the one when nessa was ordering naan for herself. thanks to chuanen again:D* Am glad that though several months have past. we're still the same:) after pigging out, we went over to sheena's house to sing birthday song!sheena and chuanen were supposed to blow the candles out together. chuanen counted one two... before he said three. he blew them out.. we were all like -_-. expected that from chuanen la.. haha.

<3 buddies

2008-05-04T23:45:00.005+08:00

Buddies forever!

yuanyuan got a new giraffe handphone pouch:D glad ya like it!:)

alvin and his SMILE!:D -after friday worship.

saw these muffins near j8. thought it was quite cute so decided to buy them for alvin and weiqiang:D hope you guys like it. was standing in front of the bakery staring at them for quite some time. knew i wouldnt bear to eat them up cos they're so cute, so it'll be a good idea giving them away as gifts!

i miss you guys!

2008-04-29T13:57:00.002+08:00

love you guys. havent been attending school regularly, havent been feeling well.will be back to join you guys soon:D. maria will be leaving soon. will definitely miss you. thanks for being such a great friend.

in christ alone

2008-04-28T21:07:00.002+08:00

In Christ alone.

In Christ alone will I glory
Though I could pride myself in battles won
For I’ve been blessed beyond measure
And by His strength alone I’ll overcome
Oh, I could stop and count successes
Like diamonds in my hands
But those trophies could not equal
To the grace by which I stand
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
Is Christ alone
In Christ alone will I glory
For only by His grace I am redeemed
For only His tender mercy
Could reach beyond my weakness to my need
And now I seek no greater honor in just to know Him more
And to count my gains but losses to the glory of my Lord
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
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
Is Christ alone
Is Christ alone

let's continue to live for Him each day.

YVONNE! update!

2006-05-12T16:20:00.000+08:00

hello yvonne! (:
update update update! (:
LOVE!sarah

LOVE LOVE! (:

2006-04-26T16:29:00.000+08:00

HELLO!
sarah updating for yvonne <3
grrr, yvonne! so sad, you are
leaving just tml. ):
will miss you. coz i will have
a few days wihout you and
khaileng. )): nevermind,
anywayy, hope ya enjoy this
trip of yours and gain some
experience okayy! (:
good luck! have fun! muacks!

<3>

hello yvonne! (:

2006-04-23T20:07:00.000+08:00

hello! (:
this is sarah blogging for yvonne!
HEY YVONNE! (: just done
your blog. though simple, i hope
you'll like it? hehe. if its not nice
just tell me okayy? i know its plain.
haha. but, hmm, just hope you like
it. (: err, anywayy, good runs for
nationals junior! (: you did a great
job! proving yourself, and running
for GOD. alrights, guess i shall
leave the rest of your blogging to
yourself now! (: take care darling!

<3 sarah (: