A big shout out to the dance gals!

Yakitori's street jazz class is starting on Saturday and I wanted to give it a miss because I didn't want to get my mom to pay for it. It's $100 for 10 sessions, which, by the way, is really reasonable. But the glas, being their sweet selves, decided to help me out by sponsoring a big part of the dance fees! Praise God! Karen gave me the good news last Sunday!

Thank you thank you In Motion! Thank you for your big hearts!

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In other news.....

Go Fest Asia

I went for a YWAM Associates event yesterday, in conjuction with Go Fest 2006, which is happening in June. This time round, there'll be 4000 delegates coming together from all over the world and being sent, straight from the lil island of Singapore to 15 countries in Asia! Go Fest going to be joined by Arise!, which instils in children and youths a heart for the lost, equip them to share and be a blessing and send them out in God's love.
Which means, not only are adults and families sent to the nations, children and youths are going to be sent as well! It's really exciting to hear Daphne Kirk share about how children's prayers can be specific and powerful. How children as young as 7 can be church-planters, and how they can be praying in the Holy Spirit, crying out to God, feeling His love and compassion for His lost sheep.

It is time for the Jacob generation to rise up!!

To find out more, you can check out the www.gofestasia.com or www.arise-praiseandworship.com.

Went for drinks with Alisa, Saion and his friend Ian after. We bought drinks from 7-11 and headed to the Esplanade to chill. It was really fun!
Ian's an Associate Pastor at Brighton Community Church.. and he's only my age! He's quite a character and really has a huge heart for youths.
We hung out till about 4am before we oldies head home.

Okie.. pictures from Christmas my 56k modem is able to download so far...
No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you... I said 56k .. Sigh..

Narnia

Aiyoh!! The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is so so good!!

Went to watch it with Shin and Mei.. We're probably one of the slower ones to catch it.. But if YOU have yet to watch Narnia, please please do go!!!!

I was so teary throughout the show! It's amazing! It really is! Looking at Aslan and feeling the majesty of our Lord and King, as all of His subjects bow down before Him. Seeing the true meaning of sacrifice - His willingness to take on the consequence of Edmund's sins, being ridiculed and shamed by the White Witch. Him knowing Peter's name and background, just like how God knows each and everyone of His children by name. Aslan counseling Edmund - He is truly our Counselor. How Aslan can be authoritative and gentle, majestic and humble.

Our calling is to be soldiers and warriors for God! We're constantly in battle with the prince of this world, in the spiritual realm. What caught my eye were the shield - representing our faith, and the sword that Peter raised - the word of God.
I was and still am overwhelmed after watching Narnia. Wow!!

I have decided to read the Bible everyday by following the Bible-reading plan. Let's all do it together okie? =)

Gambatte ne!

Photos Time!

Music Ministry Encounter 05

In Motion

The Tambourine Gals

The Only Christmas Picture I Have... So Far =)

There was a purpose!!

Yes! There was a purpose!

I was unemployed for the whole of last year... well, not really... I had temp jobs here and there..
As I was saying, I was employed for most of last year because God had a purpose!

I attended quite a few funerals last year and 2 significant ones were my good friend, Alisa's mum's funeral, and Moo's grandfather's funeral.

I was able to be there for them in their time of grief because I was gainfully unemployed. I was able to go down to Alisa's mum's wake and funeral without taking leave from work (what work?) and I was able to spend time with her as she comes to terms with the demise of her mother.

I was also able to go down to Gemas for Moo's grandfather's funeral and spend a few days there talking to his grandma and being there for him and his family.

And because Moo doesn't want to celebrate his birthday out of respect for his grandfather, I could attend the Covenant Service for the very first time!
It was absolutely amazing!! I absolutely know what they mean when people in church say it's good to start the year right. It is!
Eventhough worship was in half-time (hehe..) and the convenant part, where we had to fill in the blanks on the slips of paper with our names, was really scary (the part under "Single Adults" read 'Here I am, send me'), service was fantastic! The food and masala tea from Little India provided so generously by Pastor Rennis and Aunty Amir made it all the sweeter.

Was sharing with Ailing about what I thought was God's purpose for me last year, and she said there's a demand for 'funeral ministry'. Aunty Laura was doing a lot of funerals last year as well.
Okie.. what's my point of mentioning this? Hmm.. I forgot..

Yesterday's dancers' dinner at Peishan's was great! We had loads of pasta with different sauces (ALL made by Miss Chu Peishan herself!), grilled meat, sausages, salad with the most delicious dressing, coconut jelly (from Tiong Bahru market.. gonna go get some soon.. =))... Her 2 dogs are so cute! Especially Ladybird! And Karen's boyfriend, Andy, is really really funny!

I had fun! =)
*Though I feel really bad for not doing anything for Moo.. =P Sorry dude! I'll make it up to you once I get a job okie? =)

HAPPIE 2006, everyone!!

and

HAPPIE BIRTHDAY, Moo!

ALWAYS

DID YOU RISE THE SUN FOR ME?
OR PAINT A MILLION STARS THAT I MIGHT
KNOW YOUR MAJESTY?
IS YOUR VOICE UPON THE WIND? IS EVERYTHING I'VE KNOWN
MARKED WITH MY MAKER'S FINGERPRINTS?

BREATHE ON ME
LET ME SEE YOUR FACE
EVER I WILL SEEK YOU

'CAUSE ALL YOU ARE
IS ALL I WANT, ALWAYS
DRAW ME CLOSE IN YOUR ARMS
OH GOD, I WANNA BE WITH YOU

CAN I FEEL YOU IN THE RAIN?
ABANDON ALL I AM TO HAVE YOU
CAPTURE ME AGAIN
LET THE EARTH RESOUND WITH PRAISE
CAN YOU HEAR AS ALL CREATION
LIVES TO GLORIFY ONE NAME?

EVER I WILL SEEK YOU...................

Tribute

A Tribute to the Big and Beautiful Queen Latifah

She's so pretty! This just shows that you don't have to be stick-thin to be beautiful.

A Week of Celebration

25th Dec

Thanks to Sue-Anne, Shin and I need not spend Christmas alone.
She invited us to her Christmas family dinner, where we had great food (her mum's medium-rare roast beef and cheesecake are simply heavenly!!!) and had a blast getting to know her cousins and Victor!
Thanks Sue!

26th Dec

Shin and I spent the day rotting in front of the TV/computer watching 3 fantastic movies (which all happen to feature black people!). Not being racist here. I love black people...I mean.. African-Americans!

We watched:
Men of Honour (based on the life of Carl Brashear, US Navy's first African-American amputee and naval diver)















Coach Carter (first time watching it... yah.. I know I'm slow...)





















Beauty Shop (fell in love with the very beautiful Queen Latifah)




















*Christmas pics to be posted later (once I get them from Shin)

More pigging out on Thursday during NUS cell dinner at Su-Lene's place and Saturday for Moo's birthday celebration. =)

Counting down: 3 more days till Moo and sis comes back from KL...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

It's my Lord's birthday!!!

World of Narnia

Enter the World of Narnia

Do drop by the World of Narnia this season to experience the true spirit of Christmas, as depicted in C S Lewis' book.

Go vist Vicky at the Narnia Market! Can do your Christmas shopping there as well. =)

Also check out our very own SJSM dancers performing there!

For more information, check out the World of Narnia website.

Must go okie? =)

Really Random

Really?



What does your handwriting say about YOU?
The results of your analysis say:
You plan ahead, and are interested in beauty, design, outward appearance, and symmetry. You are a social person who likes to talk and meet others. You are affectionate, passionate, expressive, and future-oriented. You are a talkative person, maybe even a busybody! You enjoy life in your own way and do not depend on the opinions of others.

Amazing Thot

So my handphone fell into the toilet bowl at Por-por's place right... It totally went crazy! My keypad wasn't working... There was no light... And then it shuts down on me!
I couldn't get it to work even when I got home and charge the darn phone. I knocked it so hard on the table, threw it on the floor several times. But it wouldn't even come on.

Then I prayed and charge it a 2nd time.
After an hour....
God revived my handphone!!!! I was so relieved! You know I'm still unemployed right.. so a new handphone is outta the question. And so I desperately needed this phone to be able to last me till I start working and buy myself a swanky new flip phone. =)

He is faithful even in little things like this! =)

More Pictures from Gemas

2 more only lah..

Pretty sun-rays streaming through the window

The 2 rascals.. =) Miss them!

Revivalth ofth meth blogth

Upon popular demand...
By Mr. Kwok Siew Keong.. =)

Am back from Gemas, West Malaysia. That's why I was missing on Sunday. You people missed me, right? =P
Went there with the initial intention of meeting Moo's grandma, visiting his grandpa and savouring the simple life in a small Malaysian town. But the turn of events had brought us there to attend his grandpa's wake. Gong-gong passed away peacefully the morning we were supposed to leave for Gemas.

Spent about 6 days there. Kept Por-por company while they were busy with the preparations. Thank God she's Cantonese! It's the only dialect i speak!
Well, have got some pictures to prevent you readers from getting bored hearing me rant.

On the train to Gemas

With Yen-yi and Desmond

Moo's 8-year-old cousin, Desmond

My adopted 5-year-old daughter, Yen-yi

Desmond has got to be the most active 8-year-old boy I know! He's very enthusiastic, very hyper, yet very sensible when he speaks. And he has beautiful eyes with such long eyelashes! He's so easy-going and was already showing me magic tricks the first day we were there.

Yen-yi has got to be the cutest 5-year-old! Her bright eyes and sweet smile can melt even the hardest heart. Love her because she speaks fluent Cantonese! I've got this thing for kids who can speak Cantonese. I want my children to be just like that! =) Have decided to "adopt" her as my daughter, since I kept mothering her. She just adorable!
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My wish is that Por-por will live strong!

Yet Another Bimbotic Thot

Bimbotic Thot 2

Unemployment has turned my brain into mush...

Aren't those the darling-est things you have ever seen? =) They're Coach iPod pouches. So pretty right?

Now...all I need is an iPod to complete the look. *Hint Hint* =P

Happi Thot

Went to see my 2 darling god-nieces yesterday. They're so adorable!!! Feon's two-and-a-half and she's already asking questions and speaking in complete sentences! Reon is 19-months and she's so smiley!

Pardon my excitement. Heh. I haven't seen them in months! They celebrated Dian's birthday as well (Dian's their domestic helper) and the kids had chocolate cake. Will post the pictures as soon as my big bro emails them to me. =)

Sian Thot

Am supposed to go for an interview this morning but I called them yesterday afternoon to cancel it. It's a Payment Officer position with People's Association at Kallang. This was to be the second interview (the first was at South-West CDC at Jurong). I went there out of obligation because my parents' friend recommended the job to me. But I couldn't stand sitting at my desk all day crunching numbers, making sure the right amounts of money get to the clients on time. Work is suppose to start at 0830 and it's at Kallang. I'll dread going to work since it's not what I want to do. And it's a 2-year contract position, which means I wouldn't be getting all the benefits given to permanent staff for the whole of the 2 years!

Mum isn't very happy about it.

Bimbotic Thot

Bimbotic Thot

Oh my gosh!!!! I have totally found the PERFECT moisturizer!!!

Presenting........
Chanel Precision Hydramax Moisture Boost Fluid It's absolutely phenomenal!! The gel is so fine that it absorbs right into my skin! My skin feels so hydrated, even when I wake up in the morning! Good stuff good stuff!

On a more serious note...
Spoke to Uncle Roy this afternoon regarding the Hum issue. He is so wise, I tell you! He said he had spoken to her about it and told me what he told her. It's amazing how he took the words right out of my mouth! I couldn't have said it better!
I told him that we're going to have to start from square one because things are never going to be the same. Even at Alisa's pot luck party next week, if she's going to get all chummy chummy with me, I'll probably tell her off.

Amazing Grace

Faithful Thots..

DADDY God is indeed faithful! Sunday's worship went well because of His grace! Thank God that He has used the team as vessels for His glory!

He wanted us to spend some time to pray for our unsaved friends and family. That was a powerful time for me personally. I haven't really been praying for my family's salvation and that was a good time to pray and to claim their salvation in His mighty name. Believing in faith! FAITH is the buzzword of the month!

Parents are away on holiday (without me!! hmmph!) in Genting this week. But DADDY is still faithful! I didn't have to have dinner alone this week!

Monday :
Met up with Keegs, who was in town with his girlfriend Ai Ling, and some of the YWAM peeps. Lynn was there, Papa Sam and girlfriend Adeline, Raji, Alisa, Abang Aldo and Siti (the Fijian, not the Malay). Had dinner at Hisatomo, a Japanese restaurant at The Atrium @ Orchard. Had such fun catching up! Ai Ling's such a sweet girl! I told her she's really pretty and she told me she was going to say that I was really pretty, but she was afraid to, lest I thought she's lesbian. Haha. She's really jovial and really likeable! And trigger happy too! =)
They're both doing a business degree in Monash. Keegs majoring in Economics and Finance and Ling's doing Accountancy, and they're going to Melbourne next February.

Tuesday:
Met Keegs, Ling and Alisa for dinner and drinks after. Ai Ling hasn't tried Mos Burger before since they don't have it in Malaysia, so that was what we had for dinner. Haha. The cheesecake there is Amazing (yes! With a capital 'A')!
Drinks was at this Irish pub at Chijmes. Ling was really cute! She turned red and was a little tipsy after 1/2 a Singapore Sling. Hehe.

Wednesday:
Dinner with Saion and then down to Ailing and James' place for Mark Banyard. Good stuff!!
He shared on Romans 5:5 and some other verse that I have forgotten. =P About how God as our Father has LAVISHED His love on us, His children. Wow!
Mark also took time to pray and minister to us individually.

This is what He spoke through Mark:

• Wonderful surprises are to come. But I have to be open to Him. I was just afraid He'll say that! Ailing said to come with faith and I wanted to reply her that I'm really afraid that He'll call me to be sent. Haha. I'm really not ready to be sent as a missionary, although Mon Peng and people from the missons department had been insinuating for a long while now. Sigh.....
• Pray against being a perfectionist. Quit trying to pit my own spirituality with others. I am always thinking that I'm not spiritual enough because of how liitle time I have been spending with God. But I never knew I was a perfectionist! I guess He DOES know me better than I know myself!
• Rivers of living water running in me.

How Deep The Father's Love For Us

How deep the fathers love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give his only son
And make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many son's to glory

Behold the Man upon the cross
My sin upon His shoulder
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice
Call out amoung the scoffers

It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life

I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts no power no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I from His reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Bummers United



Amazed Thot

Spotted on Christmas decor at Tangs: "Even wise men seek Jesus"

Curious Thot

Why me?? Why do I always get annoying messages from people I don't know on my tagboard??

It's Finally Over!!

Happi Thots

1) Went beach bumming with Ange on Thursday. Haha.. Had a great time though the sun wasn't out. As usual, we were doing stupid things on the beach - like singing and playing the guitar, taking bo liao pictures, gorging ourselves with fried calamari and garlic bread. =P

2) Worship practice on Friday went really well, even with the two new songs on the list. Hehe.. My poor musicians! But they sounded GOOD!
Arrived at Mandy's 21st birthday celebration, just in time to give her the pressie. We got her a pair of jazz shoes! So exciting! Hung around for about 1/2 hour before we left. Hehe..

3) MME was today and it's finally over!! Hahaha! It's quite amazing that we managed to remember ALL our steps for the tambourine dance. We did great, Wendy, Jen and Jamie! Ange, Peishan, Mandy and Karen, as usual, were fabulous as well!

Milestone: Today's my dance debut! =)

All in all, MME was really great - God songs, God stories, dances. making our commitment to God to use our gifts in the Creative Arts.

4) Started learning street jazz in class this morning as well. Very technical. We danced to Destiny's Child's Lose My Breath. Fun fun fun!

I'm happi! =)

Thanksgiving

Happi Thot

Daddy's been discharged today!!! Praise the Lord! His blood platelets count has gone up to 94 and he was allowed to be discharged. Went to the hospital after lunch to see him with Shin and her parents but found the bed empty. Found out from his roomies that he was discharged. So why wasn't I informed? Reason given in next post. *Sigh*

Went home after shopping for dance costume for Saturday's MME expecting to spend time with Daddy and Mummy. But I came back to an empty house. My very gui lan (translated: stubborn) father decided to go play petanque! He said he had to go out rather being "locked up" in hospital for the past 2 days. So smart.

THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT!!!! Really really.

Careless Thot

I lost my handphone this morning. At Clementi. MacDonald's. Stone table outside.
Sigh... Feel so lost now. Had my line suspended. Gonna go get a new SIM and a $0 phone tomorrow. Need to get ALL your contacts again. Sigh...
Praying for a miracle.. =P

Worried Thot

Worried Thot

Daddy was admitted to NUH last night coz of suspected dengue. He was having fever on and off for the past week and when he cut his finger and the wound refused to stop bleeding, he knew he had dengue.

So... Under his doc's recommendation, we waited for 5 hours at A & E before we was warded for suspected dengue.

He looks pale today, though he hasn't been feverish for the past 2 days. But his blood platelets level is still really low - 64 (the normal blood count for an average person should be 150... I think.. Wendy! Help me with this!). So he's still under observation.
Being a good boy, Daddy has been drinking lots of water and eating lots of fruits.

THANKS ALL FOR KEEPING MY FAMILY IN PRAYER!!!
Mummy hasn't been sleeping well either. But the battle is not lost! Though pessimistic thoughts have been running through my mind, I believe that God is in ultimate control. And I trust that He will not take daddy away since he has yet to know Him.
How apt that we'll be starting a sermon series on faith! =)

Please do continue to keep my parents in prayer. That this will be the time when they'll see His glory and His grace revealed!

Scary Thots

We started doing soul in dance class on Saturday. Will be doing it for next week as well. We were doing jazz for the last 2 weeks. Wah.. Damn tough ah..
Realized that I really don't have the aptitude to do dance. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to all dancers man! It's really hard work! Getting the tempo is one thing. Remembering the steps is another. And then there are stuff like control and isolation. Wah.. Damn tough man...
Hats off to Ange, Mandy, Karen and Peishan!! Really!

Had our first practice for tambourine dance on Sunday. Maggie, Mandy's friend, came down to teach us the basic steps for tambourine dance. Exciting! So far so good lah. I can catch it faster than I can with Yutaki's class. Heh..
Will be doing the dance with Wendy, Jamie, and hopefully Zac and Jen, for Music Ministry Encounter (MME) 2005. =)

Oh oh! I found out that Yutaki actually did a cameo on Light Years (some local teenage series on poly life) as a Japanese exchange student. Okie.. Random information..

Greedy Thot

Met Wendy, Peishan, Ange, Mandy and Zac later on Sunday evening for ChiJazz. It's this annual jazz festival at Chjmes. Had loads of food! Can you imagine? They splurged $102 on food just for the 6 of us! We had roast chicken, salad, ice-cream, yoghurt, grapes, 12-inch Subways. Not forgetting out Barcadi Breezers. Yum Yum~~ *rubs BIG tummy*

Music was ok. Got pretty bad towards the end. There was this lady in a lil pink dress with a weird name, who was screaming the head off on stage and flirting with the musicians.
Beverly something from the Singapore Idol fame (remember her? The crying one lah..) also did a few songs with a local band, which had a constipated vocalist. She was really good! Take it from someone who don't like her very much on SI .. =)

Good company, good food, so-so music, stuffing ice in each other's shirts, being "blessed" by Peishan's grape stalks dipped in ice-water... =P

Ange!! I want the pictures!! =P

W-O-L-S Thot

Am ploughing my way through The Da-Vinci Code. Yah lah.. very slow, I know.. Heh.. and I'm barely half-way there.
But it had been interesting. =) Am now at the part where they explain the secret behind Mona Lisa's smile. Apparently, she's supposed to be androgynous. Amon is the Egyptian god of fertility and Isis (L'ISA) is his female counterpart.

AMON L'ISA
Hence the name, Mona Lisa. Interesting right? =)
Truth or hoax.. Got to go find out more.

Festive Thot

HAPPY DEEPAVALI!!

Enjoy the rest, you working and studying peeps! =)