Oh boy! It's good to be back!

My computer decided to take a break because it had a burn-out.. literally!

There I was checking my multiple emails, as usual, when my nose caught a whiff of a burning smell. I tried to ignore it but it got stronger and seems to be emitting from my CPU! I panicked, thinking that my comp will explode if I were to continue stressing it. So I switched it off immediately. With a proper shut down of course!

So my Dad got his friend to come fix it. That guy removed my hard drive and I was without connection to civilisation for a week! Thank God Moo was nice enough to check important emails for me! =)

Good news on my side! No, I'm not getting married!

My lil god-bro (yes, another one), just received his PSLE results and he's got 3 As and an A* for Math, with an aggregate of 251! This might not sound very impressive to you high-flyers out there, namely Thammy and Jim! Haha! Kidding! But we're all very proud of him! He has done execptionally well considering his results in school and his family background!

Blondie with Me God-bro, Yixiang

(I know he doesn't look like he's twelve! But he is, alright!)

I've got myself a new hair colour, finally getting rid of the Ah-Lian blond that the stupid stylist did. Guess who did it? *Wink*

New hair, new make-up and flabby arms

It's officially 6 days to camp. And we've got ourselves 13 Revamp campers from All Saint's Church! SK's determination to go all the way to Tanah Merah to publicise the camp paid off! Looks like we're going to exceed the target that was set, which was a hundred campers. =)
Whoopee! Jesus never fails!

Sweet and Sour

Went for our second recee to Sarimbun this afternoon. Wah! So many mozzies! And Noelle got the bulk of the bites because apparently, mozzies are attracted to heat and blood that is sweet.She thinks it's coz she's both HOT and SWEET! Haha!

On our way out of Sarimbun and back to church, we decided to stop by Garden of Remembrance to visit Ah Yeh and Elaine's grandparents. It was my first time looking at Ah Yeh's condo. Ha!

I was feeling a little emotional about seeing him, first time in 5 months. But was too prideful to show it. Am still saddened by his sudden demise. And miss him lots.

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On a happier note, take a look at the cute picture Josco took of us! We happened to be wearing green (ok. SK and Del happened to be wearing green and I happened to bring a green top along and changed into it) on the day we're suppose to meet a t-shirt supplier to discuss about our camp tee. =) How cute is that? Haha!

The Greenies

Thanksgiving Application

Someone I didn't expect, nor am glad to see, popped by service this morning.

Instead of lamenting, I shall take Lydia and Elaine's advice and apply last week's sermon in real life.

*Deep breath* This is so hard!

Here it goes....

Thank You, God, that You are in control of this situation and in the current relatonship.
Thank You, Jesus, that You are faithful and true.
Thank You, Heavenly Father, that You are able to transform lives and that You are going to a miraculous work in both their lives.
Thank You, Holy Spirit, for leading them to be REVAMPED. I pray for a real desire in each of them to want to be revamped by You.
Thank You, Jehovah, for situations like this to show Your love and Your grace to Your children.

In Jesus' Name,
Amen.

June the Klutz

So I was walking back from Bethel after camp comm meeting on Friday with Del... when I tripped on the mini slope leading to Heartfriends' Lounge. Don't ask me how. I just did! Del was really concerned and I thought my left foot was just in shock. But nnnoooo.... It was fine when we were walking to Jumbo for dinner and back. Then it became worse after worship prac and when I got home it was really really swollen.
(See pic.)

So I decided to ice it before I go to bed. Which brought down the swelling slightly.

My swollen left ankle

To cut to the chase, I got my Dad, the TCM practitioner, to rub it with Chinese ointment, plaster it with minty medicated plaster (the kind old folks use when they have rheumatism) and bandaged it with..er..bandage. My foot looks like a sausage!

(See pic.)

All thanks to Daddy, my ankle was well enough to walk without limping this morning! =)

Your True Birth Month Is June

Fussy Abiding Friendly Stubborn Talkative Sensitive Executive Hesitating Easily hurt Active mind Easily bored Daydreamer Loves to joke Tends to delay Temperamental Brand conscious Loves to dress up Having lots of ideas Good debating skills Funny and humorous Thinks far with vision Prone to getting colds Polite and soft-spoken Able to show character Seldom show emotions Knows how to make friends Easily influenced by kindness Takes time to recover when hurt Choosy and always wants the best Those who love me are enemies; Those who hate me are friends

What's Your True Birth Month?

Surprise surprise.....

Boredom Makes One Do Wierd Things

You Are 40% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

Pictures from Irene's ROM

Irene, Derek and the Lim Family

The bride and her 姐妹s

The bride and I at the chalet

The 2 Mdm Lims =P

It really frustrates the hell outta me that someone close to my heart is allowing herself to slip deeper and deeper into a relationship that is doing her no good!

Which boyfriend will sneak his girlfriend into a club with fake IDs?!
Which boyfriend will claim that he is a Christian, yet do not believe in God and putting such nonsensical ideas in his girlfriend's head and pulling her away from God?!
Which boyfriend will allow his ego to get into the way when his girlfriend's grandfather is in a state of comatose on a hospital bed?!

Not having a mind of her own and getting together with a smart aleck really doesn't help at all! And an asshole who doesn't have a brain to think before he speaks!
Honestly, I'm just waiting for things to happen so that I can say "I told you so". I know it's mean but there's no way she'll listen to me, or to anyone of us who care about her.

Just the mere thought of him makes my blood boil! Who does he think he is to lead her astray?! Who does he think he is to know what's best for her?! Does he really think he's God?! Well, SHE obviously think so!

Argh!! He's so annoying! Even trying to speak on her behalf! Making decisions for her! Does he really think he knows her so well that he can speak for her or decide what she wants?! He's one big-fat-no-good-useless-bum! No money don't go out lah! Don't go around getting people to pay for your meals and entertainment! Loser!

ARGH!!

Witnessed another happy occasion 2 Fridays ago, when my gal, Irene, got hitched to her boyfriend of 5 years!

She's just the sweetest! And she's the one who cracks us up alol the time. Haha! Really happy for her! But I had to ruin her buffet dinner coz my wisdom tooth was really hurting. And they had to fuss over me. Thanks Irene, Jo, Francis and Derek!

Preparation for the youth camp in December is getting more intense now.
Presenting Camp Revamp!
Theme: Godly Manhood and Womanhood
Dates: 7th - 10th Dec
Venue: Sarimbun

Camp commandant is SK and assisting him is Delci! My favourite support singers!
So is yours truly involved as advisor? Nope, that's Huan Yang's job.
Then what is a 26-year-old doing in a youth camp committee? Collect money lor! =P

Saturday

Decided to join the gals to do the dance at KopiStop for the DeepaRaya celebration. Learnt the steps within 10 minutes and messed up anyway. Heh. But it was really fun teaching some of the old folks how to do the Malay dance! I was teaching this really enthusiastic lady who has her own style of dancing, and this sweet old lady, who happens to be Uncle Richard's mum and Delci's grandmother! She's such a joy to be with! She even went up to Peishan to learn more dance steps!

Actually, we were all pleasantly surprised by the enthusiasm of the folks there. They needed a little coaxing to get them to come up and learn the dance. But the old ladies were all very willing and ready to learn! We had the great time just talking to them and teaching them the dance. I'm sure Natalie and Pearlyn, the Sec. 1 gals, had fun too. =)

Sunday

Intergenerational Service.

The camp comm met up to pray before service because Pastor Joshua was going to make an announcement about the camp. We prayed for parents to be excited about the cam and for them to release their children to come for the camp.

The video was only showed after the service because there wasn't any time during announcements. It was really well done! Great jo, Noelle!

Daphne Kirk, who spoke during GoFest and Arise! was the guest speaker. She spoke of the bible as being a generational book, and how the gospel should be passed down from generation to generation.

After service, I had a semi-lunch with Elaine and Wan Lin before we met Vic at HV for Provance Bread. Heh. Then we're off to Sophie's first-month party at Rifle Range Road. She has grown quite a bit! And you know what the most amazing thing is? She slept through the adults' talking and Shanae and Emma's screaming! Such a good baby!

And then I went home, had dinner with parents, and slept at 8.30pm. Haha!

Update on Last Week's Activities =)

Tue, 10th Oct: Jojo's ROM celebration dinner/chalet

One of my buds from Pico got married to her boyfriend of 5 years! Really happy for her and she looked so good that day!
















Me with Mrs Jojo Yeo
















Sandra, Irene and me cam-whoring by the pool


Thur, 12th Oct: Spending time with Elaine

Was suppose to go tanning with Elaine. But the weak sun rays and haze deterred us from going to Sentosa. Actually, I was too lazy and unwilling to step out of the air-condition to make my way there. Haha! So we spent the day at Vivo City shopping and watching Singapore Dreaming. It's a great local flick! Catch it before it's over!

Er.. Is it still screening ah? Oh! If you've haven't heard, there's this great shop at Vivo City called Nichi which sells really cheap and nice clothes! Their basic spaghetti tops only cost a mere $2.90 each!!

Then met Ange at Holland for dinner before we head off to Leadership Summit, late!

















Fri, 13th Oct: Tanning and Dance

Finally got to soak up the sun with Elaine and Wan Lin at Sentosa! Basically, it was just myself and Wan Lin coz Elaine had to do her homework. =P

Then I joined the dancers to watch the great Wade Robson at Overdrive, Hip Hop Dance Finals at the Esplanade. He's so cute! And after watching him live, I can see why he's the one and only Wade Robson, chereographer of the stars! His moves are so controlled and tight. And his musicality is just great!














Sun, 15th Oct: Luncheon with Daphne and Zeng Jing

Met up with Daphne with secondary school, and her poly-mate for lunch at No Signboard Seafood Restaurant. Actually I met Daphne last Sunday for dim sum at Din Tai Fung and Ben & Jerry's after. *rubs tummy in satisfaction... and guilt*

As usual, it was sinfully good! We had Sechuen Spicy Crayfish, Oatmeal King Prawns, White Pepper Crab and pretty bad Ee-Fu Noodles.

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Isn't this pretty? =)

It's a graphic representation of my webby! How cool is that lah!

Click here and enter your website address to get your very own!

This might look like 3 ordinary pieces of mooncakes to you. But they're anything but ordinary. My parents have gone and bought 6 麻 辣 月 饼 (Spicy Mooncakes) with hei bi hiam (Spicy Dried Shrimp) inside. So adventurous right?

Sounds strange but tastes surprisingly good! Really! The saltiness of the hei bi hiam compliments nicely with the lotus paste, so it's not too sweet. =)

Happy birthday to Sophie

Happy birthday to Sophie

Happy birthday to Sophie

Happy birthday to you!

Welcome Sophie Grace Lim Jing!

Just had a go at one of the 12 OSIM iDesire massage chairs
on Level 4 at Suntec. Wah! Shiok!

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No wonder it retails at S$7,800.00!

Lucky b******s!

The IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting 2006 officially starts in 8 hours' time.

And eventhough my graveyard shift starts only at 10pm (yes, our site office is open 24/7 during the meeting), my phone hasn't stopped ringing since 10am this morning! Requests from everywhere to add plants, remove plants that were requested, requesting plants that were removed, reducing the size of landscapes which were done a week ago, additional landscapes requested by some from the organizing committee and rejected by others, security clearances, vehicle clearances, missing passes, changes in security procedures, etc etc etc. Last minute requests before the delegates officially come to Suntec. I heard that daily meetings start as early as 7am! Siow!

Have the time to update bloggie because I've got nothing to do till 6am. I've promised Elaine not to snore too loudly. Haha!

Things I missed during this crazy period:

1) Spending time with God

2) Going to church

3) Going out with Moo

4) Having lunch with my colleagues-turned-friends, Irene, Jojo and Sandra

5) Having coffee and cake with Vic and Ange

6) Having farewell dinner with Sarah Ho

7) Spending time talking to Grandma

8) Hanging out with my cousins (Let's go to Romano's soon ok? =))

9) Meeting up with Deon and family, and having conversations with Feon

10) Going for dance training (Actually, I miss the hip-hop classes!)

11) Chilling out with Alisa and Saion

12) Catching up with secondary school friends

Sad case!

It hasn't been a bed of roses. But I'm surviving. =)

Thanks for your prayers and SMSes which are so divinely appointed! So timely! It's amazing how people just "happen to" be thinking about you and just "happen to" send you a text which brightens your day! Thank you!

Love you and miss you guys so much! Hopefully I get my life back after this event! =)

No time! No time!

Taking a breather from work to check my mail and to stop by to update. Things are heating up on site. 6 more days to the start of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting 2006 and everyone's in a mad rush to finish up last minute construction, deoration, landscaping (that'll be yours truly)......

Was even working on Saturday and Sunday (which was yesterday.. Duh) till 7.30, 8pm. First time in my life! If I were to be part of Pico permanently, then this will be part of the package. Sigh.

Grandma, the one who just lost her husband 2 months ago (it's been 2 months already?!) came over on Saturday to stay. Didn't have much time to spend with her coz of work. Didn't have to go for service and cell yesterday coz of work. Didn't have time to meet up with Secondary school friends ocz of work. Didn't have time.... Ok, you get the drift.

Busy-ness is good. At least mum and dad's not complaining coz I'm working. At least I'm finally able to make repayments to my dad's CPF. At least I'm doing something not too mundane. =)

An offer just came up last Friday. Quite timely I suppose. Pretty divine from what I was told and exciting to hear what's in store. Still praying about it. Somehow I seem quite unsettled coz of commitments to the family as well as my carnal desire for material things. Feeling a lack of satisfaction and a sense of discontentment that I am at this phase at the ripe old age of 26, turning 27 in 9 months.
I mean, if God's purpose for me is so, I'll obey. I guess I just need to learn how to be satisfied in Him.

I've been thinking about Grandpa lots these days.

Alright. Gotta run to check up on my plants and flowers now (how interesting... =P)!

Tu-da-lu!

Actually thinking about moving to KL after I came back from my visit there.

Alas! I'm only 43% Malaysian.. Haha!

Took this from Kenny Sia's blog. Heh...

Congratulations june, you are 57% not Malaysian.

That means you're as Malaysian as...


Guy Sebastian !

How Un-Malaysian Are You?

Dear mergal,

I am immensely grateful for your advice sent to me via the StarHub free Web SMS service.

A word of advice from me to you. Don't read my blog.
If what I say here bothers you so much, then why bother coming here anyway? Common sense will tell you that (unless....).
This is after MY blog and I'm entitled the right to say what I want here.

Yours sarcastically,
"mer-lion"

P/s: Oh. If you have anything to say to me, say it in my face. Don't hide behind a pseudonym like a coward.

Sarurday, 19th August 2006
StarHub Web SMS Monologue Part III

*Messages are accurately quoted, spelling errors and all.

2215 hrs: hi june i hope u aint angry anymore there's a reason to evrything god has planned evrything 4 us [reply to mergal?]
(Firstly, it's spelt as "everything". Secondly, who do you think you are that I should be angry? You're just wasting my time and yours. I'm very busy, you know. Unlike you.)

2217 hrs: y must we hurt one another with unsounding words. if u think hard we are all brothers n sisters. forgive n gorget this is my best advice =) [reply to mergal]
(WTH is "unsounding words"? Silent words? Sure, I do think hard. Question is, do you think at all? By the way, save your advice for yourself.)