 I took the "women warriors" quiz on gURL.com | |||
 |  | my woman warrior is joan of arc Your ability to think long and hard about a situation (and your conviction to carry through) makes you a strong person, both inside and out. You generally try to see things from everyone's perspective and show them kindness they might not bestow on others. Read more... Which woman warrior are you? | |
Friday, September 14, 2007
bored at work.....
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
i like!
Leng Che brought some goodies back for me from Thailand when she went there for a YWAM conference! :)
Didn't get to take pictures of it, so I had to google and found these!
Here they are!!
Didn't get to take pictures of it, so I had to google and found these!
Here they are!!
Fried Bamboo Worms
Fried Silk Worms
They're delish! When I offered them to people after service, most were pretty squeamish. But Shin, Aman and Peter actually like the bamboo worms! We made Rubhi eat one without telling her what it was. Think she was traumatised after she was told she just ate a worm! :P
Gie and her girls decided to eat the bamboo worms together. It was quite a sight! Haha!
SK took a few bamboo worms as forfeits during cluster games and they made Renita eat one eventhough she didn't have to!
My cell was complaining that they were hungry, so I brought the worms out for them to try. The girls all thought they were really gross but my boys liked the bamboo worms. Apparently they had them before in Thailand and they really enjoyed it! My girls think I'm weird now! :S
Actually it was quite interesting observing how people react to things which are unconventional or culturally different. :)
*Yes Moo, so cultural and exotic! :P
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
i heart my monkeys!
It has been a pretty eventful three years leading my cell kids, full of joys and heartaches, the bulk of which were caused by my 3 - 4 boys.
We kept them with us when we combined with Alissa and Yue-yi's girls and roped in Boon to help mentor them (he's doing a great job!). They used to be the bane (no pun intended) of my problems. Hahaha! Boon and bane! Funny right? :D
Ok, back to my cell.
Like I was saying, my boys used to be the bane of my problems. They'll not pay attention and talk among themselves or play with their mobiles during cell (they still do). And it used to annoy the hell out of me!
Not until recently did I realize I actually, truly love my monkey clan! My girls are just attentive and sweet and it's hard not to love them. But I have come to love my boys as well, having spent more time lunching with them these days! Of course they still get figety and talk during cell, but they're angels when we're out and I enjoy spending time with them!
We were at Jurong Point's MOS Burger after Dempsey one Sunday and I was just observing my 3 boys and Debb having their own conversation and I couldn't help but smile! I can only imagine what kind of conversations they'll have when they're 18! They're just adorable lah!
Gayle has also risen up to the challenge and signed up for Cell Leaders' Training, eventhough the twins pulled out. Proud of her! :)
Beky and Debb are part of this year's camp comm!
The rest of my girls, Rachel, Beatrice, Jeanette, Joanne and Julia are just bundles of joy to have in the cell! Will cocok them to go for CLT next year!
We kept them with us when we combined with Alissa and Yue-yi's girls and roped in Boon to help mentor them (he's doing a great job!). They used to be the bane (no pun intended) of my problems. Hahaha! Boon and bane! Funny right? :D
Ok, back to my cell.
Like I was saying, my boys used to be the bane of my problems. They'll not pay attention and talk among themselves or play with their mobiles during cell (they still do). And it used to annoy the hell out of me!
Not until recently did I realize I actually, truly love my monkey clan! My girls are just attentive and sweet and it's hard not to love them. But I have come to love my boys as well, having spent more time lunching with them these days! Of course they still get figety and talk during cell, but they're angels when we're out and I enjoy spending time with them!
We were at Jurong Point's MOS Burger after Dempsey one Sunday and I was just observing my 3 boys and Debb having their own conversation and I couldn't help but smile! I can only imagine what kind of conversations they'll have when they're 18! They're just adorable lah!
Gayle has also risen up to the challenge and signed up for Cell Leaders' Training, eventhough the twins pulled out. Proud of her! :)
Beky and Debb are part of this year's camp comm!
The rest of my girls, Rachel, Beatrice, Jeanette, Joanne and Julia are just bundles of joy to have in the cell! Will cocok them to go for CLT next year!
Monday, September 03, 2007
vicky-for-a week
So Shin and I have been bingeing last Saturday with lunch at Tony Roma's (for her) and Turkish food for me, dinner at Cha Cha Cha's with Tracy and desserts at The Marmalade Pantry with Daphne.
We have thus decided to go on the Vicky-for-a-Week program. Which is basically tofu, steamed vegetables, bread and tuna, and oolong tea (we'd rather drink water...). This is of course also preparation for our chocolate buffet with the Philippines team in aboiut 2 weeks' time. :)
Right. All of you reading this, please call or text us to remind us to eat healthily ya? Thanks!
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By the way, my past came back to haunt me last week.
We have thus decided to go on the Vicky-for-a-Week program. Which is basically tofu, steamed vegetables, bread and tuna, and oolong tea (we'd rather drink water...). This is of course also preparation for our chocolate buffet with the Philippines team in aboiut 2 weeks' time. :)
Right. All of you reading this, please call or text us to remind us to eat healthily ya? Thanks!
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By the way, my past came back to haunt me last week.
Friday, August 31, 2007
joshua 24:15
But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
song of the week
我可以
寄 没有地址的信
这样的情绪
有种距离
你放着谁的歌曲
是怎样的心情
能不能说给我听
雨下得好安静
是不是你偷偷在哭泣
幸福真的不容易
在你的背景
有我爱你
*我可以陪你去看星星
不用再多说明
我就要和你在一起
我不想又再一次和你分离
我多么想每一次的美丽
是因为你
寄 没有地址的信
这样的情绪
有种距离
你放着谁的歌曲
是怎样的心情
能不能说给我听
雨下得好安静
是不是你偷偷在哭泣
幸福真的不容易
在你的背景
有我爱你
*我可以陪你去看星星
不用再多说明
我就要和你在一起
我不想又再一次和你分离
我多么想每一次的美丽
是因为你
Friday, August 10, 2007
best friends
We're second from the right at the last row. :)Check out the online version and pictures of other best frens at Straits Times Online.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
festival of praise 2007
Date: 3rd - 5th August 2007
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Singapore Indoor Staduim
Be there or be square!
I'll be there on Friday! So let me know if you'd wanna go as well ya? :)
my name is anjali.....
Had a fun fun party last Saturday at Elaine's... for Elaine.. Haha!
The theme was Indian. We wore saris and all, had naan, prata, dhal, curries. Just Indian. Doesn't matter North or South. All are welcome. :)
Attendance:
Elaine (it's her house!)
Gie
Wan Lin (Lakshimi)
Jess (Lalitha)
Hanna
SK (Muthu)
Boon
Angel
Me
The masterminds were Gie and SK and it was great because we managed to dupe Leng Che. She was cooking and taking pictures for her own belated birthday celebration! =D It was great fun! We were all dressed up, sort of, ate till we can't eat no more, had durian and Ice Wine (yummy!). We even had Indian music, which I must say is terribly good and incredibly dance-able (Gie was getting awfully inspired! Haha!) and of course, Hindi movies! We watch Kuch Kuch Hota Hai! Sharukh Khan is how cute! And Kajol is such a babe!
It was a small and cosy party, which Leng Che thought was weird, coz random people were there supposedly for SK, Gie and Zac's birthdays. :) We had fun and the girls all look so pretty in our Indian costumes!
*Ahem*.... Photos people! Photos!
And of course, we were pretty tired on Sunday.
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I got my first pay check yesterday!
Shoots! I made a mistake announcing this on my blog, didn't I?
Er.... Hmm..... Guys, you didn't hear or see that okie?
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The theme was Indian. We wore saris and all, had naan, prata, dhal, curries. Just Indian. Doesn't matter North or South. All are welcome. :)
Attendance:
Elaine (it's her house!)
Gie
Wan Lin (Lakshimi)
Jess (Lalitha)
Hanna
SK (Muthu)
Boon
Angel
Me
The masterminds were Gie and SK and it was great because we managed to dupe Leng Che. She was cooking and taking pictures for her own belated birthday celebration! =D It was great fun! We were all dressed up, sort of, ate till we can't eat no more, had durian and Ice Wine (yummy!). We even had Indian music, which I must say is terribly good and incredibly dance-able (Gie was getting awfully inspired! Haha!) and of course, Hindi movies! We watch Kuch Kuch Hota Hai! Sharukh Khan is how cute! And Kajol is such a babe!
It was a small and cosy party, which Leng Che thought was weird, coz random people were there supposedly for SK, Gie and Zac's birthdays. :) We had fun and the girls all look so pretty in our Indian costumes!
*Ahem*.... Photos people! Photos!
And of course, we were pretty tired on Sunday.
****************************************************************************************
I got my first pay check yesterday!
Shoots! I made a mistake announcing this on my blog, didn't I?
Er.... Hmm..... Guys, you didn't hear or see that okie?
This message will self-destruct in
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2
1
Friday, July 27, 2007
watch out friends... i may be making you fat!
http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_142885.html
July 27, 2007
Getting fat? It may be because of your friends
Obesity is socially contagious and the risk is highest among friends: Study
LOS ANGELES - IF YOUR friends get fat, chances are you will too, even if you live miles away from each other, researchers have found.
The study, published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that obesity is 'socially contagious'.
'We were stunned to find that friends who are miles away have just as much impact on a person's weight status as friends who are right next door,' said co-author James Fowler of the University of California, San Diego.
Researchers analysed medical records of people in the Framingham Heart Study, which has been following the health of residents of that Boston suburb for more than half a century.
They tracked records for relatives and friends of nearly 12,067 people and found that a person's chances of becoming obese went up 57 per cent if a friend put on weight. If it is a sibling, the chance increased 40 per cent and if it is a spouse, it increased 37 per cent. In the closest friendships, the risk almost tripled.
After taking into account natural weight gain and other factors, researchers found the greatest influence occurred among friends and not among people sharing the same genes or living in the same household.
On average, the researchers calculated, when an obese person gained 7.7kg, the corresponding friend put on an extra 2.3kg.
Gender also had a strong influence. In same-sex friendships, a person's obesity risk increased by 71 per cent if a friend gained weight.
Dr Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard Medical School and a principal investigator in the study, says one explanation is that friends affect each others' perception of fatness. When a close friend becomes obese, obesity may not look so bad.
'You change your idea of what is an acceptable body type by looking at the people around you,' Prof Christakis said.
Obesity is a global public health problem. Much of the recent research focus has been on the intense hunt for obesity genes involved in appetite or calorie burning.
The findings could be helpful to treat obese people in groups instead of just the individual, researchers feel.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 27, 2007
Getting fat? It may be because of your friends
Obesity is socially contagious and the risk is highest among friends: Study
LOS ANGELES - IF YOUR friends get fat, chances are you will too, even if you live miles away from each other, researchers have found.
The study, published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that obesity is 'socially contagious'.
'We were stunned to find that friends who are miles away have just as much impact on a person's weight status as friends who are right next door,' said co-author James Fowler of the University of California, San Diego.
Researchers analysed medical records of people in the Framingham Heart Study, which has been following the health of residents of that Boston suburb for more than half a century.
They tracked records for relatives and friends of nearly 12,067 people and found that a person's chances of becoming obese went up 57 per cent if a friend put on weight. If it is a sibling, the chance increased 40 per cent and if it is a spouse, it increased 37 per cent. In the closest friendships, the risk almost tripled.
After taking into account natural weight gain and other factors, researchers found the greatest influence occurred among friends and not among people sharing the same genes or living in the same household.
On average, the researchers calculated, when an obese person gained 7.7kg, the corresponding friend put on an extra 2.3kg.
Gender also had a strong influence. In same-sex friendships, a person's obesity risk increased by 71 per cent if a friend gained weight.
Dr Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard Medical School and a principal investigator in the study, says one explanation is that friends affect each others' perception of fatness. When a close friend becomes obese, obesity may not look so bad.
'You change your idea of what is an acceptable body type by looking at the people around you,' Prof Christakis said.
Obesity is a global public health problem. Much of the recent research focus has been on the intense hunt for obesity genes involved in appetite or calorie burning.
The findings could be helpful to treat obese people in groups instead of just the individual, researchers feel.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
chrissy boo made me do this......
Rules of the game:
Each player of this game starts off with ten weird things or habits or little known facts about yourself.
People who get tagged must write in a blog of their own ten weird things or habits or little known facts as well as state this rule clearly.
At the end, you must choose six people to be tagged and list their names.
No tagbacks.
1. I broke my right arm in a car accident when I was 17. Lady driver. Explains a lot, doesn't it? :P
2. I used to hate the sight of blood. I'll cup my hand over my wound so that I wouldn't have to look at it and start crying... even if I hadn't seen how bad it is. Now, I like to see blood and gore on screen.
3. I'm really anal about the way I place my pens in my pencil case. They all have to face the same direction. Vic and Jud used to irritate the hell out of me by messing them up. Haha.
4. I love to eat fried silkworms and bamboo worms from Thailand.
5. I am terrified by rats! Once, I was talking to Moo on the phone and he told me there's a rat in front of me. I screamed my head off, forgetting that he's all the way in Sembawang. =D
6. I have been hooked on Yahoo Answers since February this year! And I love taking online personality tests!
7. I may look sweet and nice but I'm a rebel at heart. I like tattoos (especially the Maori ones), piercings, rock music, fast cars... you get the drift.. Although I like Hello Kitty and butterflies as well... :P
8. My best friend in New Zealand and I have an uncanny, almost telepathic relationship. She'll "happen" to be thinking about me when I'm down, and then she'll text me. And she'll pop into my mind and I'll text her and she'll tell me that she's not doing well!
9. I fear public speaking/ presentation/ leading teams. Get the jitters. Sta..sta..stammer.. I'm a follower.. :)
10. I love watching travel shows (Channel 16, Discovery Travel & Living), food shows (Jamie Oliver, Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Gordon Ramsey...) and plastic surgery shows (Channel 70, Discovery Home and Health)!
Muahahaha... here comes the arrow.....
Thy holy arrow shooteth at
1. SK
2. Evelyn
3. D
4. Josco
5. Tracy
6. Wei Liang
Each player of this game starts off with ten weird things or habits or little known facts about yourself.
People who get tagged must write in a blog of their own ten weird things or habits or little known facts as well as state this rule clearly.
At the end, you must choose six people to be tagged and list their names.
No tagbacks.
1. I broke my right arm in a car accident when I was 17. Lady driver. Explains a lot, doesn't it? :P
2. I used to hate the sight of blood. I'll cup my hand over my wound so that I wouldn't have to look at it and start crying... even if I hadn't seen how bad it is. Now, I like to see blood and gore on screen.
3. I'm really anal about the way I place my pens in my pencil case. They all have to face the same direction. Vic and Jud used to irritate the hell out of me by messing them up. Haha.
4. I love to eat fried silkworms and bamboo worms from Thailand.
5. I am terrified by rats! Once, I was talking to Moo on the phone and he told me there's a rat in front of me. I screamed my head off, forgetting that he's all the way in Sembawang. =D
6. I have been hooked on Yahoo Answers since February this year! And I love taking online personality tests!
7. I may look sweet and nice but I'm a rebel at heart. I like tattoos (especially the Maori ones), piercings, rock music, fast cars... you get the drift.. Although I like Hello Kitty and butterflies as well... :P
8. My best friend in New Zealand and I have an uncanny, almost telepathic relationship. She'll "happen" to be thinking about me when I'm down, and then she'll text me. And she'll pop into my mind and I'll text her and she'll tell me that she's not doing well!
9. I fear public speaking/ presentation/ leading teams. Get the jitters. Sta..sta..stammer.. I'm a follower.. :)
10. I love watching travel shows (Channel 16, Discovery Travel & Living), food shows (Jamie Oliver, Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Gordon Ramsey...) and plastic surgery shows (Channel 70, Discovery Home and Health)!
Muahahaha... here comes the arrow.....
Thy holy arrow shooteth at
1. SK
2. Evelyn
3. D
4. Josco
5. Tracy
6. Wei Liang
Thursday, July 26, 2007
interesting......
i always thought primary love language is touch.. :)
The Five Love Languages
My primary love language is probablyQuality Time
with a secondary love language being
Physical Touch.
Complete set of results
| Quality Time: | 12 | |
| Physical Touch: | 6 | |
| Acts of Service: | 5 | |
| Words of Affirmation: | 4 | |
| Receiving Gifts: | 3 |
Information
Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.Take the quiz
Monday, July 09, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
lup eew lip lip
Just came back from Laguna, Philippines! :) Will update about the trip soon! Anyway, I spent my birthday there and it was amazing!
Another piece of good news.
June Wong will be starting work next Monday! :)
I'll update and post pictures when I can ya? Heh..
Another piece of good news.
June Wong will be starting work next Monday! :)
I'll update and post pictures when I can ya? Heh..
Monday, June 11, 2007
revelation
I have to document this.
Satan obviously found us threatening when we're preparing to go to Philippines for a mission trip.
I was extremely discouraged by how people view mission trips or even humanitarian trips. I felt really foolish for doing it because I was "paying to do hard labour". That was the word that came to mind - foolish. Another word that came to mind was loser. I have been feeling useless and incapable of doing anything right for a long while. Ever since I left my last job actually. There are fears that even if I get my dream job (if I know what it is), I'll still screw up. And the devil planted the word loser in my mind.
It was too late to call anyone that night so I talked to God instead. Telling Him how I feel, how people made me feel, what the world is saying. And then something clicked. I am not a loser because God is not a loser. God is my Creator. If I am a loser, that will make God a loser as well. And there is no point worshipping Him. But I know that He is real and He has value. I am a child of child and therefore, I am not a loser.
He said he'll never leave me nor forsake me and He is walking alongside me. Even if the world thinks lesser of me and wonder why I'm paying to go to villages and slums to be with the people or to do hard work, I am not alone. He is walking alongside me and He thinks the world of me. He is on my side! I am doing this not to proof anything to anyone but because His love has compelled me to. I have tasted God's goodness and have seen with my own eyes how He has been working in my life and in others. I want tell people how much God loves them and that they are fearfully and wonderfully made. That they are not accidents.
Spiritual warfare happens when we become a threat to Satan's plans. It's good news because it means that we're on the right track. :)
Leading worship yesterday was different for me. I believed when I was singing those songs that God is great, that God is for us and we need not fear man or circumstances, that He meant it when He said that "it is done"! Pastor Stanley's message was spot on as well. The Holy Spirit is our Helper and Advocate.
I truly believed that whatever happened happen for a reason. And my convicted and faith has been greatly increased because of that. I guess Satan's plan backfired! Oops! :P
By the way, I'll be leaving for Laguna, Philippines in 4 days' time. Below is my prayer letter. I do appreciate your prayers! I'm actually short of S$341 for the trip, so if you're led to give a love offering, please contact me and I'll give you my bank details. :)
Satan obviously found us threatening when we're preparing to go to Philippines for a mission trip.
I was extremely discouraged by how people view mission trips or even humanitarian trips. I felt really foolish for doing it because I was "paying to do hard labour". That was the word that came to mind - foolish. Another word that came to mind was loser. I have been feeling useless and incapable of doing anything right for a long while. Ever since I left my last job actually. There are fears that even if I get my dream job (if I know what it is), I'll still screw up. And the devil planted the word loser in my mind.
It was too late to call anyone that night so I talked to God instead. Telling Him how I feel, how people made me feel, what the world is saying. And then something clicked. I am not a loser because God is not a loser. God is my Creator. If I am a loser, that will make God a loser as well. And there is no point worshipping Him. But I know that He is real and He has value. I am a child of child and therefore, I am not a loser.
He said he'll never leave me nor forsake me and He is walking alongside me. Even if the world thinks lesser of me and wonder why I'm paying to go to villages and slums to be with the people or to do hard work, I am not alone. He is walking alongside me and He thinks the world of me. He is on my side! I am doing this not to proof anything to anyone but because His love has compelled me to. I have tasted God's goodness and have seen with my own eyes how He has been working in my life and in others. I want tell people how much God loves them and that they are fearfully and wonderfully made. That they are not accidents.
Spiritual warfare happens when we become a threat to Satan's plans. It's good news because it means that we're on the right track. :)
Leading worship yesterday was different for me. I believed when I was singing those songs that God is great, that God is for us and we need not fear man or circumstances, that He meant it when He said that "it is done"! Pastor Stanley's message was spot on as well. The Holy Spirit is our Helper and Advocate.
I truly believed that whatever happened happen for a reason. And my convicted and faith has been greatly increased because of that. I guess Satan's plan backfired! Oops! :P
By the way, I'll be leaving for Laguna, Philippines in 4 days' time. Below is my prayer letter. I do appreciate your prayers! I'm actually short of S$341 for the trip, so if you're led to give a love offering, please contact me and I'll give you my bank details. :)
Friday, June 08, 2007
i knew it!
june wong -- [noun]: A person who makes a living suing celebrities 'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com |
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Updates
Just got back from KL last weekend. As usual we ate a lot and shopped a lot. But Moo and I didn't buy a single thing at all! I'm serious!
While we were there, I couldn't help but to take the picture below. It says "Traditional Massage. Relaxation, Sliming, After Birth". :P
While we were there, I couldn't help but to take the picture below. It says "Traditional Massage. Relaxation, Sliming, After Birth". :P
A Little Advertisement
Elaine and I went to Army Market to do buy some stuff and do up the badges for our mission trip to Laguna, Philippines. Josco, SK, Mel and Eve-Jie came down to meet us and they chanced upon this shop called The Little Shop located at #02-182. They've got the coolest t-shirts and bags! Eve-Jie bought 2 mini tees for $15! And I had my eye on 2 bags which my pocket didn't allow me to buy. :(
So far, Janice, the owner, who happens to be a jovial 4-month-old preggie, sells only stuff for girls because there are very few shops selling girls stuff at the Army Market. The shop is only in its first week. So do go check it out ya? They've got lots of pretty bags, dresses and funky mini tees! Think her website's still under construction though.
That's Janice in the middle!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
My dear friend, Saion, will be going back to Bangladesh for good this Friday. So we hung out just now at Clarke Quay. Brought him to Cafe Iguana, where my cell had dinner last Friday, to eat and have a few drinks. We kinda went crazy. We both had 2 House premium Margaritas, 2 shots of Sambuka (it's delish! Licoricey! Tastes like candy!). Then some Caribbean guy from Texas bought us 1 Mars Bar each (it's tequila and chocolate! Yummy!). We had to do our usual and got Baron's Strong Brew from Central and sat by the river to talk. Haha! I didn't feel the wooziness when I was with him but by the time I got home, I just wanna sleep! :P
That's the Dude!
After 1 beer
Second shot
My half-drunk, feeble attempt at photography. Haha!
Went to visit Ailing and Baby Sophie on Tuesday afternoon. Had fun catching up with Mummy Ailing and playing with Sophie. She's such a sweet girl! Her smile can melt any heart!
My only "good" shot of her. Think she was camera shy that day. :)
This has nothing to do with anything above. Haha! Just 3 vain pots being ourselves! :P But nice right? :)
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