2009!
Happy new year! =]
2008 passed really fast and im beginning to miss it already =[
spent the last night of the year at watchnight service worshipping and giving thanks. I think its the best ending to a year, and a best starting as well. While everyone else are at countdown parties waiting to start the year with a bang and fireworks, I love spending the last and first moments in God's sanctuary being still remembering His grace. It is the people as well, spending this time with friends who are more of family =]
Watchnight service was good. Though not the usual youth hype but hymns are nice too! Sharing was very encouraging, knowing what the rest of the church has been doing and going through the past year, as well as knowing how they experienced God's grace.
Then after that we had supper downstairs, and devotion.
Very few people for stayover but we still had fun! =] Sparklers, then the guys went to play soccer while Phileo talked to us. Started asking about him and Pheobe hahahaha contents not to be disclosed but they two are so sweeeeet! =]]
After they finished soccer we came together to and played cards! Table soccer, signal, bang!
Miko was so irritating! He was Pedro so he could get his first card from the discard pile. so once i was jailed, i kept getting jailed again by him!! grr 3 times consecutively okay! hahahaha
So time passed so fast and before i could finish my 4th game of bang Evan's friend gave me a lift home =]
Yay 2008 was really good. The world has been through so much this year, the presidential elections, the bombings, the stock market crash. Singapore has been through so much too like remember the weird spate of enbloc fever at the start of the year haha. It was a tough time but we pulled through so we will continue to in 09!
Personally its been an increeedible year. Dont know how i survived but i did! Firstly, its the terrible Sec 4 year. Been so busy, remember trying to psycho myself to keep doing my work to stop the last minute stay ups, trying to keep up with chemistry and physics because nothing goes in during lessons. Really haven't had much time at home at all the whole year. EOYs was scary because it decided our entrance to hci.
Then there was art. the most amazing thing i've done?? lol seriously! I can't believe I went through all that. Its such an indescribable experience. But im really glad i went through it all, made me a tougher person =] though i really wouldn't want a second experience of that. The 'pre' is exciting, the 'during' is devastating, yet the 'post' is so 'uber-proud-you-pulled-through!!!'
really its something only GAP people understand haha =]]]
And of course there was gym. Im sorry for saying it but was really a very unpleasant time. Just sad when so many of my teammates are injured/uncommunicable, and its so difficult to fix this broken bond when nobody seems to care. Whats more the struggle with my tao, somehow everybody's tao goes down the slump in sec4 and its so difficult to get it back. Like only amanda did it. Injury was devastating, and i still had to force myself to go for trainings for responsibilities sake, though i could only watch. And then there was the power-struggle, which was such a headache to see unfold yet we couldnt really do anything to help.
Wow its been a long tiring year, but yet I have been blessed in so so so many more ways that i tend to be taken for granted. =]
402! the best class i can ask for though we aren't exactly bonded. But I think i've learnt alot from them! Being considerate, being gracious, and the fact that it doesn't matter we aren't the best at the start but just as long as we put in our best effort then we can be proud.
and in this year i got to know so many more people in the class then i did in Sec 3 =]]] as well as get to know eva rachel wingyau jas so much better =]
and theres the same old retarded bunch all the way from Sec 1, still hanging on stronger than ever! :D Im thankful for this sustained strong relationship and really really hope it never will waver.
And my most lovely teammates though we may not be strongly existing as a group, but individually they have blessed me and taught me so much. =]]]
Yay thank God for all these great friends He has granted me, helping me through school and teach me about people and life =] so truly blessed.
And I am so thankful so be able to get over my anti-social tendencies, to be able to open up so much more this year. hahahahahah! I think its so weird im saying this now. Those who know me knows that i was really anti-social la haha couldn't carry out a conversation with a stranger. As the year passed i didn't realise that i kept getting noisier until Rachel told me so, and when I could do presentations without shaking anymore haha. I guess i just really learnt to let go, to not really care that much what people thought about me because its really their perception and i just needed to be able to answer to God =]]
Its a good thing i guess, to be able to be more confident of myself, to get to know others alot more =]
And i think something really sweet was psch reunion! in a way=] my study sessions with ling, having 6i bbq, outings etc.
Then the best thing was finding a certain nattyfatty! =]] whos been so sweet =]]
Im thankful to be given so many opportunities this year to serve in church though i thought i wouldn't be up to it, though i didnt look the part at all. WAMM, youth comm even camp comm. Really opened up my world and got to know so many new people haha though it really seem like i've known them for decades.
2008 has been a blessed year. Hope the same for 2009 =] Many happy moments for all!
December 30, 2008
Dance camp day 2!
Today was fun! Had 4 hours of technical class which wasnt too tiring because there were so many people so across the floor took very long.
First stretching, then learnt positions, did all the usual exercises, then did across the floor, then choreography.
Haha im always sad when it comes to technics class cos im so suckyyyy =[ boooo=[ need to improve need to improve! but its nice to watch all the pros there. see and try to learn =]
after that we did choreography by mr dan on the spot =] Fun but very fast!
After that was lunch, super lousy packet food.
Then we went to the gym for AYG rehearsals! =] Super super fun although i still cant catch up hahahah. Its a nice feeling dancing with so many people. Really MASS dancing, and not the kiddish simple kind of dance some more! =] Im really looking forward to the mass display day itself. Would look so awesome! but first gotta get through the auditions for which i have zero confidence for, gosh.
After that each school showcased a dance each, and the Secondary schools kind of owned the jcs hahahaha! because the jcs weren't familiar with their dance haha. but hss and deyi were good really. their showmanship is very impressive =] so who cares if their techniques arent as good as the jc seniors anyway=]
We had theater production class after that. imagine a whole lecture theater of people whove been dancing from 8 to 3. hahahaa i think nothing much went into our heads.
Dance camp ended! It was a very good experience and a definite eye opener =] Though im all tired and aching but its worth it!
and i really want to improve because it feels so bad being the lousiest. improve!
Today was fun! Had 4 hours of technical class which wasnt too tiring because there were so many people so across the floor took very long.
First stretching, then learnt positions, did all the usual exercises, then did across the floor, then choreography.
Haha im always sad when it comes to technics class cos im so suckyyyy =[ boooo=[ need to improve need to improve! but its nice to watch all the pros there. see and try to learn =]
after that we did choreography by mr dan on the spot =] Fun but very fast!
After that was lunch, super lousy packet food.
Then we went to the gym for AYG rehearsals! =] Super super fun although i still cant catch up hahahah. Its a nice feeling dancing with so many people. Really MASS dancing, and not the kiddish simple kind of dance some more! =] Im really looking forward to the mass display day itself. Would look so awesome! but first gotta get through the auditions for which i have zero confidence for, gosh.
After that each school showcased a dance each, and the Secondary schools kind of owned the jcs hahahaha! because the jcs weren't familiar with their dance haha. but hss and deyi were good really. their showmanship is very impressive =] so who cares if their techniques arent as good as the jc seniors anyway=]
We had theater production class after that. imagine a whole lecture theater of people whove been dancing from 8 to 3. hahahaa i think nothing much went into our heads.
Dance camp ended! It was a very good experience and a definite eye opener =] Though im all tired and aching but its worth it!
and i really want to improve because it feels so bad being the lousiest. improve!
December 29, 2008
Went for dance camp today and missed Happy Day in church! still very sad about it =[ but nevermind! Dance camp was fun though im dead beat now. Wobbly wobbly hahaha.
The strength of camp was huge. HCI, SRJC, NJC, HSS, DeyiSS. Sooo many people! So everywhere we danced we were hitting people along the way haha.
Alright, we were split into groups first, then to our seperate classes.
Our group did Pilates in the black box first. Pilates was tough, tested lotsa strength flexibility and perseverance. Good experience though. I think yoga and pilates are one of those very underrated activities. Because the pros make it look so easy but it is really very difficult to do it well. Especially the weird poses that look so easy but actually cant be done by normal civilians haha
Then we went to the dance studio for Fever Latino! I thought that was really fun because the instructor was so happy and she really looks like Miss Yeo hahaha! It was very energetic and we were jumping non-stop the whole time. haha really tiring but fun =] Everybody does the dance so awkwardly that you dont even care if you look super stupid haha!
Then was lunch. The food was terrible but nevermind its camp. Then we had group bonding session! haha I finally got to know my group and their names :D Played some games that finally got our group talking, then later we had a mass game with the dance. And then we all danced the friendship dance! :D it was super cute
Then we stayed in the dance studio for Alfo Brazil Jazz, which was african contemporary in simpler terms. Fun but even more tiring because he just made us dance non-stop with the music. Some of the moves were kind of awkward too but its a good new experience! :D
Last class, wushu! when we were all dead tired already. Recapped alot of stuff i used to do!=]
After that we were really all tired. Debriefed then home sweet home!!
Okay tmr is going to be an even worse day. 4 hours of technique, 3 hours of choreo and theres still a lecture at the end of the day hahahaha! Wow really dont quite look forward to the exhaustion, but it'll be fun! With so many people dancing together :)
The strength of camp was huge. HCI, SRJC, NJC, HSS, DeyiSS. Sooo many people! So everywhere we danced we were hitting people along the way haha.
Alright, we were split into groups first, then to our seperate classes.
Our group did Pilates in the black box first. Pilates was tough, tested lotsa strength flexibility and perseverance. Good experience though. I think yoga and pilates are one of those very underrated activities. Because the pros make it look so easy but it is really very difficult to do it well. Especially the weird poses that look so easy but actually cant be done by normal civilians haha
Then we went to the dance studio for Fever Latino! I thought that was really fun because the instructor was so happy and she really looks like Miss Yeo hahaha! It was very energetic and we were jumping non-stop the whole time. haha really tiring but fun =] Everybody does the dance so awkwardly that you dont even care if you look super stupid haha!
Then was lunch. The food was terrible but nevermind its camp. Then we had group bonding session! haha I finally got to know my group and their names :D Played some games that finally got our group talking, then later we had a mass game with the dance. And then we all danced the friendship dance! :D it was super cute
As we walk to the leftAnd we did variations like hope, jump, plie, passe and all kinds of dance stuff to fulfill the dance camp theme. haha really fun, made new friends by face! =]]]
As we walk to the right
As we walk, as we walk, as we walk all night
With a heel and a toe, and a half-turn around
With a heel and a toe and a new friend found!
Then we stayed in the dance studio for Alfo Brazil Jazz, which was african contemporary in simpler terms. Fun but even more tiring because he just made us dance non-stop with the music. Some of the moves were kind of awkward too but its a good new experience! :D
Last class, wushu! when we were all dead tired already. Recapped alot of stuff i used to do!=]
After that we were really all tired. Debriefed then home sweet home!!
Okay tmr is going to be an even worse day. 4 hours of technique, 3 hours of choreo and theres still a lecture at the end of the day hahahaha! Wow really dont quite look forward to the exhaustion, but it'll be fun! With so many people dancing together :)
December 28, 2008
I finally uploaded photos of my Taiwan trip! haha
(1) - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67589&l=3aba3&id=565581700
(2) - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67594&l=290fc&id=565581700
Overall the trip was really fun! I <3 taiwan! Awesome food made by seemingly odd uncles who are pros in disguise :O
I haven't had a family trip since uhh HongKong in p3?? because the genting trip didnt count it was so boring hahah.
Really had alot of fun this trip, family bonding! mainly walked night streets with my brother wrecking our brains for presents. We caught 2 mules, 2 peas pods, 1 elmo, 1 hand puppet and my favourite warbird! hahaha :D Then we played basketball machine which was really fun but i suck hahaha.
The people in Taiwan are very nice. Especially the service staff who are very professional unlike the sulky salesgirls back here. The youngsters are very stylish and they all have crazy hair haha. quite fun to watch people there but i think i wouldnt want to live there, very vain atmosphere. Shilin night market is bugis street x10 haha
The artsy village we went to was very cute. It used to be the area where all the rich businessmen frequented to spend money. So there are little houses with chinese roof along very steep stairs. makes a really pretty picture =]
My dad got his friend to bring us around for one day. Uncle Dillon is an awesome tour guide! He like knows everything about Taiwan, its general history, history for each of the place we visited, current politics etc. haha very interesting =] I think without him the trip would have been less meaningful and we would just be blurly walking around the city area. The sightseeing, rural areas of taipei are cooler =]
Yay i really look forward to future family trips! :D
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Alright holidays are ending too fast! It just zoomed past comon the last thing i remember i was rejoicing over the end of EOYs, then went to japan and had church camp then BOOM its 28th december. oh goodness time passed so fast!
Dont want school to start!
oh yes its 28th! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIU WENQIANG :D and sam yong! :DD
Rachel and I kinda planned a surprise for them which failed because we couldnt buy a cake in the morning! hahahah so we got them a slice each, lit a candle, sang happy birthday and gave it to them after service in the worship hall.
and they took a photo together awww :D so sweet hahahaha
yay! happy birthday to our brothers :D
(1) - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67589&l=3aba3&id=565581700
(2) - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67594&l=290fc&id=565581700
Overall the trip was really fun! I <3 taiwan! Awesome food made by seemingly odd uncles who are pros in disguise :O
I haven't had a family trip since uhh HongKong in p3?? because the genting trip didnt count it was so boring hahah.
Really had alot of fun this trip, family bonding! mainly walked night streets with my brother wrecking our brains for presents. We caught 2 mules, 2 peas pods, 1 elmo, 1 hand puppet and my favourite warbird! hahaha :D Then we played basketball machine which was really fun but i suck hahaha.
The people in Taiwan are very nice. Especially the service staff who are very professional unlike the sulky salesgirls back here. The youngsters are very stylish and they all have crazy hair haha. quite fun to watch people there but i think i wouldnt want to live there, very vain atmosphere. Shilin night market is bugis street x10 haha
The artsy village we went to was very cute. It used to be the area where all the rich businessmen frequented to spend money. So there are little houses with chinese roof along very steep stairs. makes a really pretty picture =]
My dad got his friend to bring us around for one day. Uncle Dillon is an awesome tour guide! He like knows everything about Taiwan, its general history, history for each of the place we visited, current politics etc. haha very interesting =] I think without him the trip would have been less meaningful and we would just be blurly walking around the city area. The sightseeing, rural areas of taipei are cooler =]
Yay i really look forward to future family trips! :D
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Alright holidays are ending too fast! It just zoomed past comon the last thing i remember i was rejoicing over the end of EOYs, then went to japan and had church camp then BOOM its 28th december. oh goodness time passed so fast!
Dont want school to start!
oh yes its 28th! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIU WENQIANG :D and sam yong! :DD
Rachel and I kinda planned a surprise for them which failed because we couldnt buy a cake in the morning! hahahah so we got them a slice each, lit a candle, sang happy birthday and gave it to them after service in the worship hall.
and they took a photo together awww :D so sweet hahahaha
yay! happy birthday to our brothers :D
December 27, 2008
boxing day.
took a reaaally long bus ride to mind cafe@tampines safra and was late like mad haha. i got out of the house at 130, reached at like 340! and zx was super late too, but he walked to tampines safra and still reached before me. !!! loll very late people. we were supposed to meet at 2.
haha okay so we played family business but it was very slow because nobody knew the game except me. was still fun though! =] then we played this.... uh... dino game? hahahahaha which was so uber lame nvrmind haha! the next game was fun! it was called 'express it guess it' or sth. basically there were a whole range of emotions and we were supposed to pick one card and express the emotion on the card by charade, drawing or saying out a rhyme in that emotion. hahahaha it was kinda funny. there were stuff like crazy, infatuated, triumphant, flirtatious, amused. sounds easy but it really isnt hahaha never knew its so difficult to express emotions hahahaha. after that played taboo! which ended up quite fun also. it was the singaporean version of taboo so there were stuff like parking warden hahahaha and one of the taboo words for that is 'aunty'!
They went for pool and dinner after that, i went back to town to meet nat and liseah at tanglin mall. there was a fake snow party! so many kids running in the pool =]]] everytime i pass tanglin mall on the bus i wonder why the christmas tree is so ugly. but then i realised that it was made of plastic bottles! haha so cool :D
Then we went to Holland V =] my first time there and i really like the place at night. Its a bustling food street where we can just walk on the road without getting knocked down. =]] yay
We went to 2a.m. dessert bar which was at some secluded corner beside the carpark.
haha its the block upstairs.
i love the ambience there! super nice with full length windows. and theres these sofa seats where people were lying down and drinking wine eating dessert, and theres the bar seats where we were. haha its kind of disturbing that adults dressed properly were behaving like they were at home, but ah well its a place to relax adults deserve a break too =]
we ordered 2 mains and 2 sides and were super full.
mains: Chocolate
Cheese Avalanche
Sides: fried calamari and chicken chunks.
(haha liseah looks so cute)
The desserts are a total rip-off, but other than the price they are very good actually though not fantastic. i love the chocolate tart! super nice there was chocolate oozing out of the tart!
love the cheese and white chocolate combination too =] with the biscotti.
yayy love desserts! :D
I got a super cute teddy from nat=]]] it has a hoodie! love love love
and i got a card on a christmas tree deco :D
had fun today. happy boxing day! =]
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and now i shall document my christmas present effort! because im proud of it haha.
idea from danielle
I found a thick book with a soft cover cos i couldnt find one with hardcover. so i got cardboard and cut up my brother's mega clothes from years ago and made it a hardcover! haha sad i dont have a before after picture but nvrmind =] its fun covering books with cloth =]
then i spent superrr long cutting a hole in the book with a penknife. haha now i feel kinda retarded after my dad told me i could have used a craft saw hahahaahah! nvrmind its all for the fun of it.
i wanted to hide the bear inside but it couldnt fit haha and i had to put some lame stuff inside cos i didnt have anymore time. haha sorry!
yay =]
took a reaaally long bus ride to mind cafe@tampines safra and was late like mad haha. i got out of the house at 130, reached at like 340! and zx was super late too, but he walked to tampines safra and still reached before me. !!! loll very late people. we were supposed to meet at 2.
haha okay so we played family business but it was very slow because nobody knew the game except me. was still fun though! =] then we played this.... uh... dino game? hahahahaha which was so uber lame nvrmind haha! the next game was fun! it was called 'express it guess it' or sth. basically there were a whole range of emotions and we were supposed to pick one card and express the emotion on the card by charade, drawing or saying out a rhyme in that emotion. hahahaha it was kinda funny. there were stuff like crazy, infatuated, triumphant, flirtatious, amused. sounds easy but it really isnt hahaha never knew its so difficult to express emotions hahahaha. after that played taboo! which ended up quite fun also. it was the singaporean version of taboo so there were stuff like parking warden hahahaha and one of the taboo words for that is 'aunty'!
They went for pool and dinner after that, i went back to town to meet nat and liseah at tanglin mall. there was a fake snow party! so many kids running in the pool =]]] everytime i pass tanglin mall on the bus i wonder why the christmas tree is so ugly. but then i realised that it was made of plastic bottles! haha so cool :D
Then we went to Holland V =] my first time there and i really like the place at night. Its a bustling food street where we can just walk on the road without getting knocked down. =]] yay
We went to 2a.m. dessert bar which was at some secluded corner beside the carpark.
haha its the block upstairs.
i love the ambience there! super nice with full length windows. and theres these sofa seats where people were lying down and drinking wine eating dessert, and theres the bar seats where we were. haha its kind of disturbing that adults dressed properly were behaving like they were at home, but ah well its a place to relax adults deserve a break too =]
we ordered 2 mains and 2 sides and were super full.
mains: Chocolate
Cheese Avalanche
Sides: fried calamari and chicken chunks.
(haha liseah looks so cute)
The desserts are a total rip-off, but other than the price they are very good actually though not fantastic. i love the chocolate tart! super nice there was chocolate oozing out of the tart!
love the cheese and white chocolate combination too =] with the biscotti.
yayy love desserts! :D
I got a super cute teddy from nat=]]] it has a hoodie! love love love
and i got a card on a christmas tree deco :D
had fun today. happy boxing day! =]
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and now i shall document my christmas present effort! because im proud of it haha.
idea from danielle
I found a thick book with a soft cover cos i couldnt find one with hardcover. so i got cardboard and cut up my brother's mega clothes from years ago and made it a hardcover! haha sad i dont have a before after picture but nvrmind =] its fun covering books with cloth =]
then i spent superrr long cutting a hole in the book with a penknife. haha now i feel kinda retarded after my dad told me i could have used a craft saw hahahaahah! nvrmind its all for the fun of it.
i wanted to hide the bear inside but it couldnt fit haha and i had to put some lame stuff inside cos i didnt have anymore time. haha sorry!
yay =]
December 26, 2008
Photos for memories sake =]
Christmas eve stayover!
ballooons that were incredibly difficult to blow.
sparklers!
yayy
happy people :D
happy jumping people :D
we were supposed to look like we were standing on them, so we were very heavy.
thats why huiying's face hahahahha
:D
:DD
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chrismas!
bubbles!
danielle and my retarded bro
bryan and his fav girl hahaha
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camp comm dinner at siling's
Shepard's pie!
gift trap!
daniel wants a sugar daddy! hahahaha :D
icecream <3
Christmas eve stayover!
ballooons that were incredibly difficult to blow.
sparklers!
yayy
happy people :D
happy jumping people :D
we were supposed to look like we were standing on them, so we were very heavy.
thats why huiying's face hahahahha
:D
:DD
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chrismas!
bubbles!
danielle and my retarded bro
bryan and his fav girl hahaha
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camp comm dinner at siling's
Shepard's pie!
gift trap!
daniel wants a sugar daddy! hahahaha :D
icecream <3
December 25, 2008
-{Alex}- << :::LoV1Ng R0cKz GrP 0f 2o08::: >> says:
eh jia qi so far in the 2 camps i went
-{Alex}- << :::LoV1Ng R0cKz GrP 0f 2o08::: >> says:
u are my favorite tl hahaha
-{Alex}- << :::LoV1Ng R0cKz GrP 0f 2o08::: >> says:
i hope next year u become my tl again hahahaha
ahhhh oh gosh so sweet! melts
haha wow i never imagined i would ever hear this :))
sigh in relief. i just hope they'll continue growing in the Lord and see His grace.
=]
eh jia qi so far in the 2 camps i went
-{Alex}- << :::LoV1Ng R0cKz GrP 0f 2o08::: >> says:
u are my favorite tl hahaha
-{Alex}- << :::LoV1Ng R0cKz GrP 0f 2o08::: >> says:
i hope next year u become my tl again hahahaha
ahhhh oh gosh so sweet! melts
haha wow i never imagined i would ever hear this :))
sigh in relief. i just hope they'll continue growing in the Lord and see His grace.
=]
Wow i love christmas =]
Its the best holiday all year round because there is just so much love in the air. Its the time we all sheepishly sit down to attempt writing cards for each other, but along the way discover that there is so much to be thankful for in each and every of our friends, and end up loving each other so much more by the end of the card. :)
And in this joyous season I just want to tell all of you that I love you and appreciate you all so much!!
I was just worn out yesterday making making making cards, and i had to drag myself to huiying's house for stayover. Plus i haven't finished my christmas shopping so i was actually in a bad mood. But really, just stepping into the car with huiying and her mum, huiqing jiale yiyan and zhee, i just cant help it but smile from within. hahahaha most retarded bunch of people in the world =]]] like who else in this world grosses people out with her pus-filled open wound. coughhuiqingcough! and can poke fun of somebody dressed like barber-shop lamp hahajialehaha!
we reached her house at 6 and decided to watch sweeney todd!!! hahaha so much for christmas cheer yea! but it was a good movie la i think huiying and jiale agreed right! though they were so reluctant at first. then we went down for dinner! huiying's parents were having a party so we had nice catered food yea. We just had fun playing asshole taidee, poking fun at huiying and her prospective rjc bf, haha just alot of rubbish.
Once it was christmas day we all wore santa hats and went to the playground to play sparklers! haha we are mad! :D It was alot of fun though! imagine a peaceful neighbourhood in the wee hours of the morning, then a crazy bunch of people jumping at the cue of a countdown timer. haha siao! =]
went back to huiying's house, watched freaky friday, ate, watched moulin rouge then everybody fell asleep and a few people watched friends. i really enjoyed the night. what a way to spend the first few hours of christmas man! love this warm feeling. =]
And today service in church was good. =] Thank you all who gave me cards and presents. really really appreciate it. Its a warm fuzzy feeling reading all the lovely cards!
Stayed back and hanged around after church. havent had such a big gathering of youths in so long, where everybody just sat at the steps eating talking and having fun =]] we then all went into the board room and played werewolf! haha its a comforting feeling seeing everybody having so much fun together. woohoo i kinda miss those days.
after that danielle, bryan my bro and i stayed back playing signal all the way till 6! hhaah laughed like crazy. we laugh at the weirdest stuff. =] we then went for dinner, then bryan wq and i went to walk orchard =] it was floodedddddddd.
throughout the journey bryan, my bro and i talked. haha so now im quite freaked out at life. wq keeps telling me theres alot of stuff in this world i have not experieced. haha i dont know how to put it but the journey ahead just seems quite scary.
But i just feel really thankful that i am surrounded with so many great people, in church and in school. so so many nice people really=] its family everywhere.
I really thank the Lord for blessing me with all these people around. And let us just remember that Christmas is a celebration of Christ's birth. Jesus is reason for the season. And I am so thankful that God sent us a saviour. =]
Its the best holiday all year round because there is just so much love in the air. Its the time we all sheepishly sit down to attempt writing cards for each other, but along the way discover that there is so much to be thankful for in each and every of our friends, and end up loving each other so much more by the end of the card. :)
And in this joyous season I just want to tell all of you that I love you and appreciate you all so much!!
I was just worn out yesterday making making making cards, and i had to drag myself to huiying's house for stayover. Plus i haven't finished my christmas shopping so i was actually in a bad mood. But really, just stepping into the car with huiying and her mum, huiqing jiale yiyan and zhee, i just cant help it but smile from within. hahahaha most retarded bunch of people in the world =]]] like who else in this world grosses people out with her pus-filled open wound. coughhuiqingcough! and can poke fun of somebody dressed like barber-shop lamp hahajialehaha!
we reached her house at 6 and decided to watch sweeney todd!!! hahaha so much for christmas cheer yea! but it was a good movie la i think huiying and jiale agreed right! though they were so reluctant at first. then we went down for dinner! huiying's parents were having a party so we had nice catered food yea. We just had fun playing asshole taidee, poking fun at huiying and her prospective rjc bf, haha just alot of rubbish.
Once it was christmas day we all wore santa hats and went to the playground to play sparklers! haha we are mad! :D It was alot of fun though! imagine a peaceful neighbourhood in the wee hours of the morning, then a crazy bunch of people jumping at the cue of a countdown timer. haha siao! =]
went back to huiying's house, watched freaky friday, ate, watched moulin rouge then everybody fell asleep and a few people watched friends. i really enjoyed the night. what a way to spend the first few hours of christmas man! love this warm feeling. =]
And today service in church was good. =] Thank you all who gave me cards and presents. really really appreciate it. Its a warm fuzzy feeling reading all the lovely cards!
Stayed back and hanged around after church. havent had such a big gathering of youths in so long, where everybody just sat at the steps eating talking and having fun =]] we then all went into the board room and played werewolf! haha its a comforting feeling seeing everybody having so much fun together. woohoo i kinda miss those days.
after that danielle, bryan my bro and i stayed back playing signal all the way till 6! hhaah laughed like crazy. we laugh at the weirdest stuff. =] we then went for dinner, then bryan wq and i went to walk orchard =] it was floodedddddddd.
throughout the journey bryan, my bro and i talked. haha so now im quite freaked out at life. wq keeps telling me theres alot of stuff in this world i have not experieced. haha i dont know how to put it but the journey ahead just seems quite scary.
But i just feel really thankful that i am surrounded with so many great people, in church and in school. so so many nice people really=] its family everywhere.
I really thank the Lord for blessing me with all these people around. And let us just remember that Christmas is a celebration of Christ's birth. Jesus is reason for the season. And I am so thankful that God sent us a saviour. =]
December 24, 2008
It was a horrible day, nvrmind.
Making Christmas cards cheered me up! :) because my brother was with me too.
he was cutting potatoes and using them as stamps. haha how kindergarten! =] but his cards turned out very cute =] I was spamming glitter and now my floor is glittering! =]
I hope tmr will be a better day. my bro and I decided to make a pact and wake up at 6 to go running. hahahaha i wonder if that will really happen :O
Making Christmas cards cheered me up! :) because my brother was with me too.
he was cutting potatoes and using them as stamps. haha how kindergarten! =] but his cards turned out very cute =] I was spamming glitter and now my floor is glittering! =]
I hope tmr will be a better day. my bro and I decided to make a pact and wake up at 6 to go running. hahahaha i wonder if that will really happen :O
December 23, 2008
haha okay alot happening
friday! went to wingyau's house for sleepoverr! :D it was really fun just that rachel pangsehed again and jasmine was in malaysia.
we went for dinner at subway, then spent very long in videoezy deciding on what to rent. in the end we realised that none of us had membership, and videoezy membership were only for each branch, how weird is that!
k then we went back to her house, bathed settled down, watched xiao niang re, played foosball on her mini display set. hahahaha really fun everybody was screaming. then we played cluedo! i finally figure out how to play cluedo haha =] then we watched apocalypse by eva's recommendation.
it was so gory and babaric, but it was quite a interesting movie actually, very good film. but i would call it nice cos i was cringing half the time hahahahaha. =]
after the movie we went back into her room and talked till 430! surprisingly long we had so much to talk haha =] eva was being evil to me as usual.
and we discovered a real scary side to wingyau, what she does to people when we disturb her hahaha inside secret.
saturday! morning woke up, pancakes for breakfast! bridge, taidee, more cluedo then home! =] went to get books at salvation army, then visit my granny and frantically run all over the place getting ingredients for nat's birthday cake=]]]
sunday! i started baking at 1 am hahahahah omg. it was quite a disaster, my first layer of cake broke into three parts (OKAY SHHH...=]) and i really really really suck at tempering chocolate hahahaha. all my chocolate didnt melt properly, become chunky. spread some out, refrigerated it to harden. then i tried making shapes with my cookie cutters and all failed except two. i tried at least 10 times and only only got two which didnt break, but they chipped at the sides still. then tried making a crisscross pattern thing which failed terribly too. I was so happy when i got a perfect upright rounded one, then in the end i put it on the cake and it started to melt and flatten. So sad! =[
haha okay right so the process of making and decorating the cake was a disaster. i hope it tasted fine.
slept at 7, woke up at 9 for church. yayyyy!! i missed going for service and seeing everyone haha though i only skipped one sunday last week for taiwan. its so great to see everybody happy after camp =]]] whooo
then after church went to deliver cake, then to marina. watched nick&norah, it was quite sweet!
oh yes singapore wishing thingy! :D
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had a great day! Happy birthday you! =]]
monday! today, rachel called me randomly to go out. and we went around orchard to look for her christmas present. and she decided on some stuff! yay! =]]]
then to siling's house for camp comm dinner. had shepards pie for dinner! yum yum!:D then sat around to talk while waiting for tiff and daniel.
then we went down to play board game! i forgot the name of the game but it was something about giving gifts! hahahahah it was really quite fun and somehow we got to know each other better. like waiian doesnt like cats, tiff wants a sugardaddy hahahahha, waiian doesnt want a tamagochi, lydia doesnt mind a tanning session, daniel wants an inflatable santa suit haha! really funny time :D
after that we had shared venezia out of a tub! haha love chocolate and mint :D and and siling bought back peking duck flavoured pretz from china! hahahahah comment :"at first theres this salty taste, taste like pizza, then after that there will be this strong duck taste!' hahahahahah so disturbing! pretz should never taste like duck. hahahah!
then tiff and sheryln gave daniel his christmas present! :D hahahaha!! which is..... a super huge poster of him!! :DD hes officially our poster boy! :D
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:DD poster boy
then we watched 'mind your language' on okto, and home sweet home =]
friday! went to wingyau's house for sleepoverr! :D it was really fun just that rachel pangsehed again and jasmine was in malaysia.
we went for dinner at subway, then spent very long in videoezy deciding on what to rent. in the end we realised that none of us had membership, and videoezy membership were only for each branch, how weird is that!
k then we went back to her house, bathed settled down, watched xiao niang re, played foosball on her mini display set. hahahaha really fun everybody was screaming. then we played cluedo! i finally figure out how to play cluedo haha =] then we watched apocalypse by eva's recommendation.
it was so gory and babaric, but it was quite a interesting movie actually, very good film. but i would call it nice cos i was cringing half the time hahahahaha. =]
after the movie we went back into her room and talked till 430! surprisingly long we had so much to talk haha =] eva was being evil to me as usual.
and we discovered a real scary side to wingyau, what she does to people when we disturb her hahaha inside secret.
saturday! morning woke up, pancakes for breakfast! bridge, taidee, more cluedo then home! =] went to get books at salvation army, then visit my granny and frantically run all over the place getting ingredients for nat's birthday cake=]]]
sunday! i started baking at 1 am hahahahah omg. it was quite a disaster, my first layer of cake broke into three parts (OKAY SHHH...=]) and i really really really suck at tempering chocolate hahahaha. all my chocolate didnt melt properly, become chunky. spread some out, refrigerated it to harden. then i tried making shapes with my cookie cutters and all failed except two. i tried at least 10 times and only only got two which didnt break, but they chipped at the sides still. then tried making a crisscross pattern thing which failed terribly too. I was so happy when i got a perfect upright rounded one, then in the end i put it on the cake and it started to melt and flatten. So sad! =[
haha okay right so the process of making and decorating the cake was a disaster. i hope it tasted fine.
slept at 7, woke up at 9 for church. yayyyy!! i missed going for service and seeing everyone haha though i only skipped one sunday last week for taiwan. its so great to see everybody happy after camp =]]] whooo
then after church went to deliver cake, then to marina. watched nick&norah, it was quite sweet!
oh yes singapore wishing thingy! :D
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had a great day! Happy birthday you! =]]
monday! today, rachel called me randomly to go out. and we went around orchard to look for her christmas present. and she decided on some stuff! yay! =]]]
then to siling's house for camp comm dinner. had shepards pie for dinner! yum yum!:D then sat around to talk while waiting for tiff and daniel.
then we went down to play board game! i forgot the name of the game but it was something about giving gifts! hahahahah it was really quite fun and somehow we got to know each other better. like waiian doesnt like cats, tiff wants a sugardaddy hahahahha, waiian doesnt want a tamagochi, lydia doesnt mind a tanning session, daniel wants an inflatable santa suit haha! really funny time :D
after that we had shared venezia out of a tub! haha love chocolate and mint :D and and siling bought back peking duck flavoured pretz from china! hahahahah comment :"at first theres this salty taste, taste like pizza, then after that there will be this strong duck taste!' hahahahahah so disturbing! pretz should never taste like duck. hahahah!
then tiff and sheryln gave daniel his christmas present! :D hahahaha!! which is..... a super huge poster of him!! :DD hes officially our poster boy! :D
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then we watched 'mind your language' on okto, and home sweet home =]
December 19, 2008
wah!
im really tired from typing minutes hahahaha
so much to type especially for camp debrief. i dont remember we talked so much! hahahahah
ah Christmas is coming really soon! ahhh need to do cards!
I mean i love making cards but not in such a short time. hahaha argh! whooo need to find some fast but pretty way :)
im really tired from typing minutes hahahaha
so much to type especially for camp debrief. i dont remember we talked so much! hahahahah
ah Christmas is coming really soon! ahhh need to do cards!
I mean i love making cards but not in such a short time. hahaha argh! whooo need to find some fast but pretty way :)
Yes man!
I really really liked this movie! =] Though its a comedy but it gives us something to think about =] like how maybe we could start trying to say yes to people, to make somebody's day better if we could. instead of a dead flat no, or usually maybe. But in the end, the bottomline comes back to your own decision, whether you choose to say yes because you want to, or yes because you have to.
And Jim Carrey is just super funny! Its his other good movie since Son of the Mask, which was soooooooo long ago =] Haven't had a good American comedy in ages. The movie came in time =] and Yes Man is just really sweet as well.
Watch it! =]
Im falling in love with this song! "All i want for Christmas is you"
and already in love with the movie since very long ago =]]] - "Love Actually"
Yay Christmas is coming I cant wait for Christmas! :D
I really really liked this movie! =] Though its a comedy but it gives us something to think about =] like how maybe we could start trying to say yes to people, to make somebody's day better if we could. instead of a dead flat no, or usually maybe. But in the end, the bottomline comes back to your own decision, whether you choose to say yes because you want to, or yes because you have to.
And Jim Carrey is just super funny! Its his other good movie since Son of the Mask, which was soooooooo long ago =] Haven't had a good American comedy in ages. The movie came in time =] and Yes Man is just really sweet as well.
Watch it! =]
Im falling in love with this song! "All i want for Christmas is you"
and already in love with the movie since very long ago =]]] - "Love Actually"
Yay Christmas is coming I cant wait for Christmas! :D
December 15, 2008
Taiwan!!
I left Singapore for Taiwan this morning, got to walk around ximending tonight and i already love it here!! The food is awesomeeeeee =]]]]]
and the best thing is.... I met luo zhi xiang!!! having his autograph session in ximending! waaa hahaha happy!:DDDD the queue for autograph was insanely long!
its been a fun day =] and i adore my hotel room! :D theres a big lcd tv, and jacuzzi with tv yayyy =] and not to mention internet access in the room whoo
okay bye till wed!
I left Singapore for Taiwan this morning, got to walk around ximending tonight and i already love it here!! The food is awesomeeeeee =]]]]]
and the best thing is.... I met luo zhi xiang!!! having his autograph session in ximending! waaa hahaha happy!:DDDD the queue for autograph was insanely long!
its been a fun day =] and i adore my hotel room! :D theres a big lcd tv, and jacuzzi with tv yayyy =] and not to mention internet access in the room whoo
okay bye till wed!
December 13, 2008
Photos @ Minds' cafe
poke the pirate!
Joseph actually trying to figure how the mechanism works hahaha
poke poke!
Family business! Tiff and her 'Pretty Boy'
Tiff is so funny she actually chooses which character to die in family business hahaha
Daniel Chong! person always trying to kill my gang!
waiian!
Sherlyn and I at Cash and guns.
Daniel and Joseph
The Sec 4 s :D
All of us! :DDD
Tiff is so funny she actually chooses which character to die in family business hahaha
RADICALS Youth Camp 2008.
redefine. revisit. reload.
Wow its been such an amazing experience really. As I sit down and look back now at these 4 days of non-stop moving and thinking, and frantic rush to make things work, I realise that everything had actually been God's perfect plan. From how amazingly well the pairings of TLs and ATLs worked out though there were so many doubts and worries before, to how He had chosen for us to be at St Francis Methodist School this year bringing personal blessings to each of us, to how He laid down the limit and called for us to have an internal camp this year.
Thinking of it, it really couldn't have been our plan and will to do whatever we have done those few days. Every part of camp just fitted in like a perfect puzzle to form this amazing experience =]
Honestly right from the start, when I was asked to be in the camp committee as secretary and treasurer, I was so excited to be part of this awesome group that had the privilege to serve, and at the end of it produce a camp like every previous youth camp that everyone was hyped up and raving about. 'Youth Camp' was always just pictured as something super fun, exciting, with lots of bonding, great games and great worship. It was the highlight of every year where the youths (us) could experience a time of high and bonding.
And like many of us, I forgot that God was to be the main highlight and focus, not the fun nor bonding.
So when I heard from the first meeting that we were going to scrap flag-making, cheer-making and skits, I was so disappointed! Skits were the highlight of every third night which promoted group bonding, it also meant a time of fun and laughter for the whole camp.
The focus for this year's camp was to be coming back to the basics of being a Christian, and what it meant to us. Because in the previous years, as youth ministry continued to grow in numbers, our spiritual life stagnated that was what the teacher thought. The meaning of 'Radicals' was lost, in a way the roots of YM was lost. So the main theme for this year was to find back what we lost, and start right from the basics like doing QT and praying.
I was scared it was not going to be a good camp, that we wouldn't have as much fun as previous, and that it wasn't going to touch people, knowing that Youths run on fun and adrenaline.
But now, after experiencing camp, all i can say is that God is good. He had everything so well planned that we can't help but to give him the glory. We really saw how He delights in using simple things and normal people to bless others. Like for example, on day 2, it rained and we had to resort to playing handball and a tweaked version of netball. I mean, comon its the simplest a game can get. Just throw them a ball and let them play. But hey, it was this that really allowed the campers to have fun and get to know each other, and from here we also saw how people were taking care of each other as well as aiming for a certain goal as a team instead of individually.
I just want to give thanks to God for letting camp run so well. It was one camp that I think the youths have really benefited and learnt from the sermons and workshops, as well as that have truly touched us. I am so proud to be in camp committee this year and am really grateful for this special privilege given to me. I would not trade this experience for anything else.
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DAY 1. 7th dec
the franticness started right from the previous night. I had so much accounts and registration stuff to settle that by midnight i hadnt even started packing.
the day started at 8 with prayer meeting, then before i knew it the campers started flowing in. Set up my registration booth last minute and spent the next hour welcoming people and collecting indemnity forms. Luckily Lydia and Pearlyn was there to help me!
Unknowingly as i was outside waiting for the last few late people to arrive, time passed and inside the Team Leaders started icebreaking. I was really really relieved to hear so much noise and ruckus from inside the fellowship hall =] They were having so much fun! Michelle's group was sticking masking tape on each other's faces, Miko's was playing bang, and Xinyi's group was playing whacko. and with all these games they were already having so much fun. I think I worry too much so I was just very glad to see all the laughing faces.
Mass icebreakers were really rar rar as well. Zach has this secret talent in hyping people up! hahahaha everything went well by God's grace, and after that was worship and sermon. Aunty Rita was going to be our speaker for all 4 days of camp.
[Sermon 1] -Redefine
Titus chapter 1
- with every choice you make there is a consequence, choose your actions and words wisely.
- redefinition1 : God is not a Christian's partner, He is my master.
- redefinition2 : God chooses whom will be saved.
- redefinition3 : the truth is objective and it is given through the Bible.
- redefinition4 : God does not lie. 1 Corinthians 10:13, Philippians 4:9
- redefinition5 : Things move according to God's timing.
- redefinition6 : God is more interested in a person's character. Proverbs 27:5-6
- redefinition7 : Your actions must show that you know God, wrong thinking is dangerous.
Becoming is superior to being.
- what you become is more important that what you already are. So think through what you really want to be like and work on towards it.
after sermon, camp broke into groups to have bonding over lunch. This was when i got into siling's car, huge bag on lap because all the back seats and boot was loaded with sooo much stuff, and off we went to SFMS. and when we reached, the security guard was not there!!! so we had no keys to open up the campsite and bunks and hall and all, when the campers were going to come in an hour's time! hahah imagine the horror. then i had to call the in-charge, who i later discovered was in malaysia (ahhh my phone bill -.-). then blah blah blah after a while Mr Mustafa came in from the door with his lunch in hand panting cos he sped walk all the way back from his lunch place hahaha. ahhh Mr Mustafa is so friendly and cute. when he came back he just started talking about how he was at the hawker centre then the incharge called him then he had to rush back and how he cannot rush because he just had a heart bypass then he pulled down to singlet and showed us his bypass scar!!!!! hahahahah! Siling and I was just :OOOOOOO -.- omggg..
anyway! Mr Mustafa is really nice he treated us like family and gave us the key, walked around the whole school showing us how to open this room, then open another door etc etc haha. hes so nice really!
luckily we managed to get everything done before the logistics lorry came and the 4 of us, Si Ling, Sherlyn, Daniel and me moved all the musical instruments up to the fifth level worship hall! luckily there was a lift, but still it was a massive job because there were just 4 of us but we made it =] haha the campers came soon after while i was trying to find all the rooms, then figure out how to open all the bunks and stick the rooming list onto all the doors. just imagine the rush haha.
but i made it too phew.
in short the whole morning at the camp site was ups and downs, alot of moving around and shifting stuff. because right after that was amazing race! so after i had to settle the rooms, we had to have station masters debrief in 5 minutes then rush down to city hall in a cab first before all the campers. hahaha mad fun. and in the cab was just madness too because there were so many unsure parts and the communication was bad. there were 4 people in the taxi and all of our phones never stopped ringing throughout the ride there.
I was soooo relieved when i finally reached my station, which was at St Andrew's Cathedral. =] It was such a beautiful and serene place. Inside the church people were having service (in cantonese hahaha so cool), and outside the church there were alot of people gathering and just chatting having a good time =]. I found a nice shady place to settle down, finally compose myself and eat my lunch which was bread haha. whew. If you know, there was standard chartered marathon in the morning and all the roads in the city was blocked off. By God's grace, by 230 when the station masters all travelled down to the city, the road blocks were lifted though on paper it stated 330. and the rain was held even though at the start it was drizzling. =] wow
for the next 2 hours i was enjoying the peace in the cathedral and watching the service from outside while groups came to visit :D My station was : the groups had to form a song from a list of words and tunes i provided to them. Then they had to sing it and i would video them. hahahah all the groups that came were very on about it probably because the other stations were all difficult. My station was one of the most easy ones so it was glad seeing them all have fun churning out rubbish songs haha!
At 530 we gathered back at lavander station to take the bus back to SFMS. On the bus i got to talk to victoria and hannah and Conrad! Conrad is soooooo cute gosh hahahahah! I think hes kind of irritating, the naughty boy kind when you're young, but everybody just cant help to swoon over his cuteness hahaha! and Sherwin just absolutely adores him and treats him like his son hahahahah so cute!
I'll post pics when i finally get the photos! There are alot of pretty photos =] I love SuLyn's camera!
After shower was dinner were there was a severe lack of food! Camp comm had five plates of food and we were just scavenging off whatever was there hahaha =]
And all the guys couldn't have seconds because there was just nothing left. Oh yes it was then we witnessed Tiff's chicken cartilage eating habits. As if its not weird enough to eat cartilage, Tiff eats other people's chicken cartilage gosh hahahah! So she would steal all our chicken bones after we finish the meat. hahahahah gross but so funny!
Workshop was on QT and prayer by Aunt Lay Keng, on the SPECKS way of doing QT. From the feedback, it was a very beneficial session even the older youths brought something out of the workshop. Yay! Its good how even though QT and prayer seem like the most basic thing for Christians, but regardless of age we were all inspired and found new personal insights to QT and prayer =]
After that was practice. we broke up into groups to do QT and team time. Camp comm gathered back in our favourite place - logs room! which was girls bunk too, and did QT and team time together.
Supper was hot dog buns! =] and there was sharing over supper.
then for campers was lights out, while TLs ATLs had debrief. Thanksgiving and surfaced a few issues. then camp comm debrief when everyone was halfdead already. It was a really long day together but at the end of the day we are all happy and contented with how the first day of camp went, and how God was with us every step of the way =] by debrief, we all sounded like frogs and were passing strepsils around. we keep finishing strepsils by the boxes hahaha! then we also had vitamin C eating sessions!=]
we then got to bathe after debrief and finally made it to sleep at 3am. knocked out!
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to be continued
redefine. revisit. reload.
Wow its been such an amazing experience really. As I sit down and look back now at these 4 days of non-stop moving and thinking, and frantic rush to make things work, I realise that everything had actually been God's perfect plan. From how amazingly well the pairings of TLs and ATLs worked out though there were so many doubts and worries before, to how He had chosen for us to be at St Francis Methodist School this year bringing personal blessings to each of us, to how He laid down the limit and called for us to have an internal camp this year.
Thinking of it, it really couldn't have been our plan and will to do whatever we have done those few days. Every part of camp just fitted in like a perfect puzzle to form this amazing experience =]
"It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blesses hope - the glorious appearing of our Great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good."
- Titus 2: 12-14
Honestly right from the start, when I was asked to be in the camp committee as secretary and treasurer, I was so excited to be part of this awesome group that had the privilege to serve, and at the end of it produce a camp like every previous youth camp that everyone was hyped up and raving about. 'Youth Camp' was always just pictured as something super fun, exciting, with lots of bonding, great games and great worship. It was the highlight of every year where the youths (us) could experience a time of high and bonding.
And like many of us, I forgot that God was to be the main highlight and focus, not the fun nor bonding.
So when I heard from the first meeting that we were going to scrap flag-making, cheer-making and skits, I was so disappointed! Skits were the highlight of every third night which promoted group bonding, it also meant a time of fun and laughter for the whole camp.
The focus for this year's camp was to be coming back to the basics of being a Christian, and what it meant to us. Because in the previous years, as youth ministry continued to grow in numbers, our spiritual life stagnated that was what the teacher thought. The meaning of 'Radicals' was lost, in a way the roots of YM was lost. So the main theme for this year was to find back what we lost, and start right from the basics like doing QT and praying.
I was scared it was not going to be a good camp, that we wouldn't have as much fun as previous, and that it wasn't going to touch people, knowing that Youths run on fun and adrenaline.
But now, after experiencing camp, all i can say is that God is good. He had everything so well planned that we can't help but to give him the glory. We really saw how He delights in using simple things and normal people to bless others. Like for example, on day 2, it rained and we had to resort to playing handball and a tweaked version of netball. I mean, comon its the simplest a game can get. Just throw them a ball and let them play. But hey, it was this that really allowed the campers to have fun and get to know each other, and from here we also saw how people were taking care of each other as well as aiming for a certain goal as a team instead of individually.
I just want to give thanks to God for letting camp run so well. It was one camp that I think the youths have really benefited and learnt from the sermons and workshops, as well as that have truly touched us. I am so proud to be in camp committee this year and am really grateful for this special privilege given to me. I would not trade this experience for anything else.
__________________
DAY 1. 7th dec
the franticness started right from the previous night. I had so much accounts and registration stuff to settle that by midnight i hadnt even started packing.
the day started at 8 with prayer meeting, then before i knew it the campers started flowing in. Set up my registration booth last minute and spent the next hour welcoming people and collecting indemnity forms. Luckily Lydia and Pearlyn was there to help me!
Unknowingly as i was outside waiting for the last few late people to arrive, time passed and inside the Team Leaders started icebreaking. I was really really relieved to hear so much noise and ruckus from inside the fellowship hall =] They were having so much fun! Michelle's group was sticking masking tape on each other's faces, Miko's was playing bang, and Xinyi's group was playing whacko. and with all these games they were already having so much fun. I think I worry too much so I was just very glad to see all the laughing faces.
Mass icebreakers were really rar rar as well. Zach has this secret talent in hyping people up! hahahaha everything went well by God's grace, and after that was worship and sermon. Aunty Rita was going to be our speaker for all 4 days of camp.
[Sermon 1] -Redefine
Titus chapter 1
- with every choice you make there is a consequence, choose your actions and words wisely.
- redefinition1 : God is not a Christian's partner, He is my master.
- redefinition2 : God chooses whom will be saved.
- redefinition3 : the truth is objective and it is given through the Bible.
- redefinition4 : God does not lie. 1 Corinthians 10:13, Philippians 4:9
- redefinition5 : Things move according to God's timing.
- redefinition6 : God is more interested in a person's character. Proverbs 27:5-6
- redefinition7 : Your actions must show that you know God, wrong thinking is dangerous.
Becoming is superior to being.
- what you become is more important that what you already are. So think through what you really want to be like and work on towards it.
after sermon, camp broke into groups to have bonding over lunch. This was when i got into siling's car, huge bag on lap because all the back seats and boot was loaded with sooo much stuff, and off we went to SFMS. and when we reached, the security guard was not there!!! so we had no keys to open up the campsite and bunks and hall and all, when the campers were going to come in an hour's time! hahah imagine the horror. then i had to call the in-charge, who i later discovered was in malaysia (ahhh my phone bill -.-). then blah blah blah after a while Mr Mustafa came in from the door with his lunch in hand panting cos he sped walk all the way back from his lunch place hahaha. ahhh Mr Mustafa is so friendly and cute. when he came back he just started talking about how he was at the hawker centre then the incharge called him then he had to rush back and how he cannot rush because he just had a heart bypass then he pulled down to singlet and showed us his bypass scar!!!!! hahahahah! Siling and I was just :OOOOOOO -.- omggg..
anyway! Mr Mustafa is really nice he treated us like family and gave us the key, walked around the whole school showing us how to open this room, then open another door etc etc haha. hes so nice really!
luckily we managed to get everything done before the logistics lorry came and the 4 of us, Si Ling, Sherlyn, Daniel and me moved all the musical instruments up to the fifth level worship hall! luckily there was a lift, but still it was a massive job because there were just 4 of us but we made it =] haha the campers came soon after while i was trying to find all the rooms, then figure out how to open all the bunks and stick the rooming list onto all the doors. just imagine the rush haha.
but i made it too phew.
in short the whole morning at the camp site was ups and downs, alot of moving around and shifting stuff. because right after that was amazing race! so after i had to settle the rooms, we had to have station masters debrief in 5 minutes then rush down to city hall in a cab first before all the campers. hahaha mad fun. and in the cab was just madness too because there were so many unsure parts and the communication was bad. there were 4 people in the taxi and all of our phones never stopped ringing throughout the ride there.
I was soooo relieved when i finally reached my station, which was at St Andrew's Cathedral. =] It was such a beautiful and serene place. Inside the church people were having service (in cantonese hahaha so cool), and outside the church there were alot of people gathering and just chatting having a good time =]. I found a nice shady place to settle down, finally compose myself and eat my lunch which was bread haha. whew. If you know, there was standard chartered marathon in the morning and all the roads in the city was blocked off. By God's grace, by 230 when the station masters all travelled down to the city, the road blocks were lifted though on paper it stated 330. and the rain was held even though at the start it was drizzling. =] wow
for the next 2 hours i was enjoying the peace in the cathedral and watching the service from outside while groups came to visit :D My station was : the groups had to form a song from a list of words and tunes i provided to them. Then they had to sing it and i would video them. hahahah all the groups that came were very on about it probably because the other stations were all difficult. My station was one of the most easy ones so it was glad seeing them all have fun churning out rubbish songs haha!
At 530 we gathered back at lavander station to take the bus back to SFMS. On the bus i got to talk to victoria and hannah and Conrad! Conrad is soooooo cute gosh hahahahah! I think hes kind of irritating, the naughty boy kind when you're young, but everybody just cant help to swoon over his cuteness hahaha! and Sherwin just absolutely adores him and treats him like his son hahahahah so cute!
I'll post pics when i finally get the photos! There are alot of pretty photos =] I love SuLyn's camera!
After shower was dinner were there was a severe lack of food! Camp comm had five plates of food and we were just scavenging off whatever was there hahaha =]
And all the guys couldn't have seconds because there was just nothing left. Oh yes it was then we witnessed Tiff's chicken cartilage eating habits. As if its not weird enough to eat cartilage, Tiff eats other people's chicken cartilage gosh hahahah! So she would steal all our chicken bones after we finish the meat. hahahahah gross but so funny!
Workshop was on QT and prayer by Aunt Lay Keng, on the SPECKS way of doing QT. From the feedback, it was a very beneficial session even the older youths brought something out of the workshop. Yay! Its good how even though QT and prayer seem like the most basic thing for Christians, but regardless of age we were all inspired and found new personal insights to QT and prayer =]
After that was practice. we broke up into groups to do QT and team time. Camp comm gathered back in our favourite place - logs room! which was girls bunk too, and did QT and team time together.
Supper was hot dog buns! =] and there was sharing over supper.
then for campers was lights out, while TLs ATLs had debrief. Thanksgiving and surfaced a few issues. then camp comm debrief when everyone was halfdead already. It was a really long day together but at the end of the day we are all happy and contented with how the first day of camp went, and how God was with us every step of the way =] by debrief, we all sounded like frogs and were passing strepsils around. we keep finishing strepsils by the boxes hahaha! then we also had vitamin C eating sessions!=]
we then got to bathe after debrief and finally made it to sleep at 3am. knocked out!
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to be continued
BACK FROM CAMP!!!
haha nah actually i was back on wednesday. But i konked out on my bed from 6pm, once i reached home, till the next day 9am. Then the whole of thursday was just wasted cos i was trying to get myself back into the normal mode.
I miss camp so much!! I miss camp comm so much though i just met them hahaah!
Shall talk about camp another day because theres too much to say, so i shall just talk about today.
Went to Minds' cafe at Tampines Safra to hang out with camp comm today! Only 6 of us made it though, Joseph Daniel Tiff Waiian Sherlyn and me. Steph Lydia and Siling couldn't join us =[ Ah well we had alot alot of fun though!(: hahahaha camp comm is just really crappy and we have alot of fun going crazy together!
For starters we played a 'poke the pirate' game first. haha darn i dont have photos yet. Anyway so there was just this super cute pirate on a barrel with alot of holes, and we take turns sticking daggers into the barrel. Then the pirate will randomly spring out when some mechanism inside is activated! hahahaa its really retarded but its kinda fun to get a cheap thrill out of it haha! :D
Then we played Family Business! Yea its super fun! Its basically a card game of war! where we take turns trying to kill each other hahaha. we kept ganging up on each other and making people die haha so fun!
Then we found this game called the joke game, which wasnt funny at all so we switched so a cash and robbers game, which was too difficult to make sense of, hence we ended up with a game called 'True colours'! there were basically cards with questions for example 'who would you like to be your sibling if possible?' Then we would go round the table voting anonymously, and at the end you reveal the votes and see what other people think of you. hahahah it was quite cool and we kinda got to know what we each thought of each other at the end. :)
We were at minds' cafe from 1 to 530 playing these games. it was really a really fun time though! :))) oh yea and i met zhixuan there! and he was wearing contacts too hahahah i just saw him a few weeks ago right. hmm right
Okay then we made our way to Uncle Stuart and Aunty Rita's place, where we were warmly welcomed with awesome dinner! I am such a fan of Aunty Rita's homemade bread! IT IS SO AWESOME REALLY! and we had cheese fondue to go with it too which was so yummy! The beef rice was fantastic too, shes such a good cook! Had a great chat over dinner and after dinner as well, then we went to the living room to play taboo.
just charades in word form and theres a list of taboo words you cannot mention in order to make them guess the actual word.
hahahah Daniel is seriously a joker hahahaha!
The word was 'flab' then he went like, "uh alot of this thing on your tummy then it goes 'plop plop plop'*starts doing some weird flapping action*" hahahahah we just died laughing!
another word was 'hot line' then he went, " okay the first word. I am very...? *fans himself vigourously* "
hahahah he has such a big fat ego! hahaha super funny :)
and we realised through taboo that camp comm really had alot of fun together and built alot of identities together through camp. for example the description for 'vibrate' was 'waiian's phone!' because her phone is like this machine that vibrates super hard that it makes a sound when its on silent mode.
and 'what Tiff sounded like on the first day of camp!' was the description for 'Gremlin'! hahahah! really cool stuff.
We stayed there playing taboo till 11pm before heading home.
Yay i had such a fun day out with camp comm. Really love our committee because everybody just really seems to gel well and enjoy each others presence lots :) it wont happen if any one of us are changed.
Yay I really thank the Lord for this wonderful combination of people that he had brought together. =]
haha nah actually i was back on wednesday. But i konked out on my bed from 6pm, once i reached home, till the next day 9am. Then the whole of thursday was just wasted cos i was trying to get myself back into the normal mode.
I miss camp so much!! I miss camp comm so much though i just met them hahaah!
Shall talk about camp another day because theres too much to say, so i shall just talk about today.
Went to Minds' cafe at Tampines Safra to hang out with camp comm today! Only 6 of us made it though, Joseph Daniel Tiff Waiian Sherlyn and me. Steph Lydia and Siling couldn't join us =[ Ah well we had alot alot of fun though!(: hahahaha camp comm is just really crappy and we have alot of fun going crazy together!
For starters we played a 'poke the pirate' game first. haha darn i dont have photos yet. Anyway so there was just this super cute pirate on a barrel with alot of holes, and we take turns sticking daggers into the barrel. Then the pirate will randomly spring out when some mechanism inside is activated! hahahaa its really retarded but its kinda fun to get a cheap thrill out of it haha! :D
Then we played Family Business! Yea its super fun! Its basically a card game of war! where we take turns trying to kill each other hahaha. we kept ganging up on each other and making people die haha so fun!
Then we found this game called the joke game, which wasnt funny at all so we switched so a cash and robbers game, which was too difficult to make sense of, hence we ended up with a game called 'True colours'! there were basically cards with questions for example 'who would you like to be your sibling if possible?' Then we would go round the table voting anonymously, and at the end you reveal the votes and see what other people think of you. hahahah it was quite cool and we kinda got to know what we each thought of each other at the end. :)
We were at minds' cafe from 1 to 530 playing these games. it was really a really fun time though! :))) oh yea and i met zhixuan there! and he was wearing contacts too hahahah i just saw him a few weeks ago right. hmm right
Okay then we made our way to Uncle Stuart and Aunty Rita's place, where we were warmly welcomed with awesome dinner! I am such a fan of Aunty Rita's homemade bread! IT IS SO AWESOME REALLY! and we had cheese fondue to go with it too which was so yummy! The beef rice was fantastic too, shes such a good cook! Had a great chat over dinner and after dinner as well, then we went to the living room to play taboo.
just charades in word form and theres a list of taboo words you cannot mention in order to make them guess the actual word.
hahahah Daniel is seriously a joker hahahaha!
The word was 'flab' then he went like, "uh alot of this thing on your tummy then it goes 'plop plop plop'*starts doing some weird flapping action*" hahahahah we just died laughing!
another word was 'hot line' then he went, " okay the first word. I am very...? *fans himself vigourously* "
hahahah he has such a big fat ego! hahaha super funny :)
and we realised through taboo that camp comm really had alot of fun together and built alot of identities together through camp. for example the description for 'vibrate' was 'waiian's phone!' because her phone is like this machine that vibrates super hard that it makes a sound when its on silent mode.
and 'what Tiff sounded like on the first day of camp!' was the description for 'Gremlin'! hahahah! really cool stuff.
We stayed there playing taboo till 11pm before heading home.
Yay i had such a fun day out with camp comm. Really love our committee because everybody just really seems to gel well and enjoy each others presence lots :) it wont happen if any one of us are changed.
Yay I really thank the Lord for this wonderful combination of people that he had brought together. =]
December 06, 2008
okay im so lazy and tired of blogging! nooo.....
cos I've nothing smart to say and my words feel so superficial. haha oh well
thursday.
I own at racing hahahahah
BOLT! the hamster is so uber uber uber cute! "Rhino is awesomeeeee!" :D haha uber cute and the pigeons are just hilarious! The way the animators interpret and imitate real pigeons into cartoon is so amusing =]]
oh the 3d glasses were so funny, made everybody look like mad scientist geeks =] It kinda worked and made things pop out. like the smoke at the fire scene was so real!
And the bookshop is my new favourite place because there are so many treasures in there waiting to be discovered. =] tree trunks brimming with knowledge
friday.
band prac! we were an hour late, and break lasted another hour, so we ended up really late hahaha. friday was also spent packing stuff for camp! and doing lotsa saigang. i LOVE our nametags and lanyard! sooo pretty! and the camp tee and camp booklet look really awesome as well! yay love camp comm! =] had dinner together and got too lazy so cabbed back home with sherlyn.
the ECP flyover scenery is really pretty at night =]
saturday.
woke up at 630! leaders training at 830 in church. leaders training was good i thought, and everybody turned up =]] had a really fun time all the leaders together. Hope we'll continue to bond happily as a big family. i think they love the lanyards.
hahaha oh Sherwin! should have seen his face when he saw his 'I (heart) Steph I (heart) Steph I (heart) Steph' lanyard! hahahahah it was a mix of disbelief, disgust, stone, unacceptance! hahahah so classic and hilarious!! haha super funny!!! :D everybody somehow loves to make fun of him dont know why haha!
okay ! CAMP TMR!! im really excited and scared and worried. cos i havent packed and havent finished settling accounts! argh! gonna sleep late and we are supposed to report at 8 tmr omggg!!!
haha gah! but i know camp will go well and be so fun because God is in control!
oh yea! :D all out tmr!
will be gone till wednesday =]
cos I've nothing smart to say and my words feel so superficial. haha oh well
thursday.
I own at racing hahahahah
BOLT! the hamster is so uber uber uber cute! "Rhino is awesomeeeee!" :D haha uber cute and the pigeons are just hilarious! The way the animators interpret and imitate real pigeons into cartoon is so amusing =]]
oh the 3d glasses were so funny, made everybody look like mad scientist geeks =] It kinda worked and made things pop out. like the smoke at the fire scene was so real!
And the bookshop is my new favourite place because there are so many treasures in there waiting to be discovered. =] tree trunks brimming with knowledge
friday.
band prac! we were an hour late, and break lasted another hour, so we ended up really late hahaha. friday was also spent packing stuff for camp! and doing lotsa saigang. i LOVE our nametags and lanyard! sooo pretty! and the camp tee and camp booklet look really awesome as well! yay love camp comm! =] had dinner together and got too lazy so cabbed back home with sherlyn.
the ECP flyover scenery is really pretty at night =]
saturday.
woke up at 630! leaders training at 830 in church. leaders training was good i thought, and everybody turned up =]] had a really fun time all the leaders together. Hope we'll continue to bond happily as a big family. i think they love the lanyards.
hahaha oh Sherwin! should have seen his face when he saw his 'I (heart) Steph I (heart) Steph I (heart) Steph' lanyard! hahahahah it was a mix of disbelief, disgust, stone, unacceptance! hahahah so classic and hilarious!! haha super funny!!! :D everybody somehow loves to make fun of him dont know why haha!
okay ! CAMP TMR!! im really excited and scared and worried. cos i havent packed and havent finished settling accounts! argh! gonna sleep late and we are supposed to report at 8 tmr omggg!!!
haha gah! but i know camp will go well and be so fun because God is in control!
oh yea! :D all out tmr!
will be gone till wednesday =]
December 03, 2008
Went for Hwachong training today!
It was so slack hahaha. Just sit around talking and go jump once in a while. lol!!
but yea its very cosy there, not much of stress and anxiety. Can just train at your own pace. i guess thats good in some ways, very bad in others haha! =]
Wang is not that bad, hes rather nice to us yea =]
Yay i was really happy to jump again after such a long break. It feels good and free and just really really comforting =] YAY im back home. how i miss jumping, dont miss training at all though. I think now I can really find my joy of jumping back, which disappeared after sec 1; because now theres no stress and no fears, except those from yourself =] yay!
and I got to meet Jeanne today! yayyyy! happy happy! jeanne is mean and keeps bullying her teammate hahahaha! their quarrels are very funny.
Darn i miss the seniors alot! Jiayi, olly, jiayee, sandy, meiying, peirong, ......!
After training, went for lunch with Rina and Jeanne, and watched four christmases. I thought the movie was okay, not much of a laugh, not much of an inspiration, but its kinda sweet.
Okay, i want to waste more time with my teammates and go find seniors! It shall be a resolution for the holidays!
It was so slack hahaha. Just sit around talking and go jump once in a while. lol!!
but yea its very cosy there, not much of stress and anxiety. Can just train at your own pace. i guess thats good in some ways, very bad in others haha! =]
Wang is not that bad, hes rather nice to us yea =]
Yay i was really happy to jump again after such a long break. It feels good and free and just really really comforting =] YAY im back home. how i miss jumping, dont miss training at all though. I think now I can really find my joy of jumping back, which disappeared after sec 1; because now theres no stress and no fears, except those from yourself =] yay!
and I got to meet Jeanne today! yayyyy! happy happy! jeanne is mean and keeps bullying her teammate hahahaha! their quarrels are very funny.
Darn i miss the seniors alot! Jiayi, olly, jiayee, sandy, meiying, peirong, ......!
After training, went for lunch with Rina and Jeanne, and watched four christmases. I thought the movie was okay, not much of a laugh, not much of an inspiration, but its kinda sweet.
Okay, i want to waste more time with my teammates and go find seniors! It shall be a resolution for the holidays!
December 02, 2008
GRAD NIGHT! :)
It was really enjoyable, though the turnout was disappointing. 130 out of 440 Sec 4s, and 10 out of alot alot of teachers. None of 402's teachers turned up except Mr Lim :(
Oh well it was still a good night and i dont regret paying 75 bucks for it, in exchange for a fun night out, to see each other again! all dressed for the event :)
this time almost everybody did their hair haha quite cool to see all the party hairstyles.
okay so huiqing, audrey and i went to khatib to meet jiale to go to the salon. but jiale's gate got stuck so her mums car couldnt get out! so we cabbed to her house and went to the salon outside her house instead. The hairdressers were very friendly i thought =] though they have a fetish with making all of us look like english dolls. seriously they love curls! the more curly the better. haha really creepy!
I asked for wave, and she gave me seriously curly curls TT eek hated my hair haha but nevermind at least now i know what i look like with gross curls, and know that it looks weird on me =] haha once in a lifetime experience! It was quite fun seeing how all of our hair transformed from straight to curls which springs back at you when you pull it. hahahaha.
Huiqing got a little bit of a curl too but she insisted the hairdresser straighten it again cos she thought she looked like a dumbbell with that. so her hair went back to normal! haiyo she wasted her ten bucks and spent it on nothing her hair looks exactly the same! hahaha
After that we went back to jiale's house, changed, fumbled and rushed with make-up, frantically hopped onto a cab and off we went to Marriot!
reception was at third level.
It was great to see each other again after so long! haha i felt a tinge of nostalgia stepping into the holding area and seeing people like cass, cherie, liying, blah blah! we wont exist in the same class anymore =[ but i was very very happy to see everybody! in dresses and looking real pretty =]
wingyau looked really pretty! hahahah hello you! you should wear contacts! =]
Rachel fell sick and couldnt come for grad night. arghhh :((( so sad :(((
We hung around for very long, took alot alot alot of photos before we got to go in to the hall. Dinner started at 8. was so famished haha. Generally the food was not bad...
appetiser: baby octopus, cold prawns with salad, mushroom thing, clams, duck
peking duck, some nice noodles, sharksfin (gosh so evil zzz), abalone mushroom, peking duck, nice fish, some fried hongkong style dessert.
yep it was not bad actually and the waiter serving our table was very hardworking and nice =]]]
The program for the night was ....... _______
haha it was okay
really dont like the DJ but oh well hes trying.
there was a band from hwachong. the violinist was very good, the guitarist too. nice songs
then a magician who was really cute.
then we had games. each of us had an alphabet, then the hall was divided into half we were supposed to run on stage and form words.
There was best-dressed award! which wingyau got saboed for wahaha! :D but she really looked very pretty anyway! :D hahahah her few minutes of fame! =]]] she said she was shaking on stage haha! in the end a chinese dancer won lol.
Lili got saboed to do some retro dance on stage too hahaha! super funny =]]
okay i cant remember what else. All in all the night was fun! with friends all things are fun =]
lots of picture taking after dinner.
then at around 1130 we had to clear the hall. so jiale, huiqing, huiying and i decided to go walk orchard road! =]] Since we were all dressed up so go display ourselves abit! haha joking
at paragon the pavement was blocked off, so we were seriously walking ON the road, with cars beside us hahaha. and we stopped and took photos cos we wont get another chance to walk right in the middle of the road! i think the drivers must have been pissed with us because there was a big jam because of the cordoned off area, and yet we were still stopping and taking photos haha funny!
We walked to starbucks and lazed around the sofa area until starbucks closed! then cabbed back to jiales house. home sweet home! bathed, dropped my phone onto her roof, jiale climbed onto her roof to get my phone, then goodnight! haha =]] we were too tired to do anything else.
There ends the night! at 3am! well it was definitely fun =] gonna stay in my memory.
some photos! gonna upload everything on facebook
Odd looking people!
haha look at all the curls. ugh i look like a doll gone wrong hahahahaha
table 12 yayy :D
no rachel and eva! =[[
best dressed nominees!
from left: natalie, shiyu, vivian, melanie, wingyau, lianghui
natalie won haha
teammies!!
sarah and i love christmas! :D
the tree was really prickly though haha
me, jiale, huiying, huiqing!
202'06 :D
402'08! :D
shiing, me, lili, jiale
we were doing retarded poses. lili is my 'go retarded!' partner hahaha shes so funny.
lili is retarded! waha
outside Marriot with the christmas lights! :D
on the road!
my favourite christmas tree this year! though it doesnt look as nice at night!
reach home at 12.25 =]
yay! =]
okay need to treasure my rest time. been on the go for so long its sucking up so much energy.
and im glad theres no more dinners whatsoever for 2 years, hate being girly! so troublesome and uncomfortable.
i heart my shirts and jeans! yay! =]
It was really enjoyable, though the turnout was disappointing. 130 out of 440 Sec 4s, and 10 out of alot alot of teachers. None of 402's teachers turned up except Mr Lim :(
Oh well it was still a good night and i dont regret paying 75 bucks for it, in exchange for a fun night out, to see each other again! all dressed for the event :)
this time almost everybody did their hair haha quite cool to see all the party hairstyles.
okay so huiqing, audrey and i went to khatib to meet jiale to go to the salon. but jiale's gate got stuck so her mums car couldnt get out! so we cabbed to her house and went to the salon outside her house instead. The hairdressers were very friendly i thought =] though they have a fetish with making all of us look like english dolls. seriously they love curls! the more curly the better. haha really creepy!
I asked for wave, and she gave me seriously curly curls TT eek hated my hair haha but nevermind at least now i know what i look like with gross curls, and know that it looks weird on me =] haha once in a lifetime experience! It was quite fun seeing how all of our hair transformed from straight to curls which springs back at you when you pull it. hahahaha.
Huiqing got a little bit of a curl too but she insisted the hairdresser straighten it again cos she thought she looked like a dumbbell with that. so her hair went back to normal! haiyo she wasted her ten bucks and spent it on nothing her hair looks exactly the same! hahaha
After that we went back to jiale's house, changed, fumbled and rushed with make-up, frantically hopped onto a cab and off we went to Marriot!
reception was at third level.
It was great to see each other again after so long! haha i felt a tinge of nostalgia stepping into the holding area and seeing people like cass, cherie, liying, blah blah! we wont exist in the same class anymore =[ but i was very very happy to see everybody! in dresses and looking real pretty =]
wingyau looked really pretty! hahahah hello you! you should wear contacts! =]
Rachel fell sick and couldnt come for grad night. arghhh :((( so sad :(((
We hung around for very long, took alot alot alot of photos before we got to go in to the hall. Dinner started at 8. was so famished haha. Generally the food was not bad...
appetiser: baby octopus, cold prawns with salad, mushroom thing, clams, duck
peking duck, some nice noodles, sharksfin (gosh so evil zzz), abalone mushroom, peking duck, nice fish, some fried hongkong style dessert.
yep it was not bad actually and the waiter serving our table was very hardworking and nice =]]]
The program for the night was ....... _______
haha it was okay
really dont like the DJ but oh well hes trying.
there was a band from hwachong. the violinist was very good, the guitarist too. nice songs
then a magician who was really cute.
then we had games. each of us had an alphabet, then the hall was divided into half we were supposed to run on stage and form words.
There was best-dressed award! which wingyau got saboed for wahaha! :D but she really looked very pretty anyway! :D hahahah her few minutes of fame! =]]] she said she was shaking on stage haha! in the end a chinese dancer won lol.
Lili got saboed to do some retro dance on stage too hahaha! super funny =]]
okay i cant remember what else. All in all the night was fun! with friends all things are fun =]
lots of picture taking after dinner.
then at around 1130 we had to clear the hall. so jiale, huiqing, huiying and i decided to go walk orchard road! =]] Since we were all dressed up so go display ourselves abit! haha joking
at paragon the pavement was blocked off, so we were seriously walking ON the road, with cars beside us hahaha. and we stopped and took photos cos we wont get another chance to walk right in the middle of the road! i think the drivers must have been pissed with us because there was a big jam because of the cordoned off area, and yet we were still stopping and taking photos haha funny!
We walked to starbucks and lazed around the sofa area until starbucks closed! then cabbed back to jiales house. home sweet home! bathed, dropped my phone onto her roof, jiale climbed onto her roof to get my phone, then goodnight! haha =]] we were too tired to do anything else.
There ends the night! at 3am! well it was definitely fun =] gonna stay in my memory.
some photos! gonna upload everything on facebook
Odd looking people!
haha look at all the curls. ugh i look like a doll gone wrong hahahahaha
table 12 yayy :D
no rachel and eva! =[[
best dressed nominees!
from left: natalie, shiyu, vivian, melanie, wingyau, lianghui
natalie won haha
teammies!!
sarah and i love christmas! :D
the tree was really prickly though haha
me, jiale, huiying, huiqing!
202'06 :D
402'08! :D
shiing, me, lili, jiale
we were doing retarded poses. lili is my 'go retarded!' partner hahaha shes so funny.
lili is retarded! waha
outside Marriot with the christmas lights! :D
on the road!
my favourite christmas tree this year! though it doesnt look as nice at night!
reach home at 12.25 =]
yay! =]
okay need to treasure my rest time. been on the go for so long its sucking up so much energy.
and im glad theres no more dinners whatsoever for 2 years, hate being girly! so troublesome and uncomfortable.
i heart my shirts and jeans! yay! =]
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